Farage-mania has come to Clacton-on-Sea this lunchtime. Hundreds of locals gathered around the Essex seaside town’s pier to hear Nigel Farage speak after his shock announcement that he would stand for election after all. The Reform leader was introduced by Richard Tice – the former leader, who stepped aside on Monday to make way for his boss’s return. Much of Tice’s warm-up act was interrupted by shouts of ‘We love you Nigel’ from the crowd.
‘Send me to Parliament to be a bloody nuisance,’ Farage told the crowd
When it was Farage’s turn to address voters, he spoke of his hope to be elected come 5 July as the MP for Clacton: ‘I hope that having a national figure representing this constituency will put Clacton on the map. No longer will you be ignored. I hope I can get investment that will bring jobs. I will stand up and fight for you…send me to Parliament to be a bloody nuisance.
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