Clacton-on-Sea
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- Oct 7
Reform UK clears aides over donation sting but acknowledges internal failings
An internal Reform UK investigation concluded that two senior officials did not breach electoral funding laws when discussing prospective overseas cash, though both remain suspended during a Metropolitan Police inquiry.
- Aug 16
Reform UK unveils £50bn welfare cut plan targeting disability benefits and foreign nationals
Reform UK will detail plans to cut £50bn from Britain's welfare bill, abolishing PIP for 2.89 million disabled claimants and barring foreign nationals from almost all benefits, at a press conference on 17 August.
- Aug 14
Farage wins Clacton by-election against Count Binface as donation probe restarts
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage regained his Clacton-on-Sea seat on 14 August 2026 in a by-election he triggered, winning between 62.8% and 63.3% of the vote against satirical candidate Count Binface, while a parliamentary probe into a £5 million undeclared donation restarts.
- Aug 14
Farage reclaims Clacton seat with 22,239 votes, defeating Count Binface in boycotted by-election
Nigel Farage won 22,239 votes in the Clacton-on-Sea by-election on August 14, 2026, defeating satirical candidate Count Binface and returning to Westminster after resigning in July over undeclared donation scandals.
- Jun 14
Nigel Farage vows to evict foreign nationals from social housing, deport those who don't leave
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage proposed evicting all foreign nationals from social housing within three months or face deportation, in a Substack essay that also attacked anti-white discrimination claims ahead of a by-election.
