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Politics The Guardian By Andrew Sparrow 08 Jul 2026 08:19 1 min read

Lib Dems tell Reform UK leader ‘the game is up’ as political rivals vow to boycott ‘stunt’ Clacton byelection Revealed: Farage’s £5m gift reported to UK crime agency over money laundering concerns The Greens were the last of the main parties to say they would not be standing against Nigel Farage and Reform UK in Clacton. A party source said that was because they take their internal democracy particularly seriously, and the local party had to be consulted. A spokesperson for the Tendring Green

Lib Dems tell Reform UK leader ‘the game is up’ as political rivals vow to boycott ‘stunt’ Clacton byelection

Revealed: Farage’s £5m gift reported to UK crime agency over money laundering concerns

The Greens were the last of the main parties to say they would not be standing against Nigel Farage and Reform UK in Clacton. A party source said that was because they take their internal democracy particularly seriously, and the local party had to be consulted.

A spokesperson for the Tendring Green party said last night:

We care deeply about the people of Clacton and Tendring, and we have no intention of helping to legitimise a by-election that appears designed not to serve local residents but to serve Nigel Farage’s personal political ambitions.

We will not stand in this political circus of a by-election.

The byelection shouldn’t be happening. It’s Nigel Farage who has chosen, I think, frankly, to disrespect the people of Clacton by just doing this.

This is a stunt that is all about his own interest. It’s not about the people of Clacton. It’s not about the country. He was elected in a general election.

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