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Special parliamentary by-election in Clacton after Farage's resignation

started August 13, 2026 at 8:59 AM · last changed 3d ago

Summary

A special by-election is being held in Clacton after Reform UK leader Nigel Farage resigned his Commons seat, with Labour and the Conservatives fielding no candidates; among a record 34 candidates is satirist Jon Harvey running as Count Binface, and the vote is linked to a parliamentary inquiry into an undeclared £5 million donation Farage received in 2024.

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Farage, lider antimigracijske stranke Reform UK, povukao se iz Donjeg doma britanskog parlamenta nadajući se da će novi izbori utišati pitanja o njegovim finansijama. Opozicija

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Total — band povišeno (20–39)

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