More than half of voters view Farage and Reform as ‘very sleazy’ as Clacton by-election called for 13 August– UK politics live
원문 보기The negative perception of the party and its leader has grown, according to a polling expertTendring district council, which covers Clacton, has announced that the byelection there will be held on Thursday 13 August.This marks the first setback for Reform UK, whose leader Nigel Farage is defending his seat after resigning to trigger a byelection in the hope of seeing off the threat that a standards inquiry will lead to a recall byelection being held later this year anyway. Reform wanted the byelection to be held a week earlier, on 6 August.Potential candidates will … have four days, from Tuesday 14 July to Friday 17 July at 4pm, to submit their nominations.Residents not already on the electoral register have until 28 July to apply to vote in time for the byelection, and until 5pm the following day (29 July) to apply for a postal or postal proxy vote.Now, therefore, by and with the advice of His Majesty’s Privy Council, it is hereby ordered, that the name of the said Jeffrey Donaldson be removed from the list of Members of His Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council. Continue reading...