
NIGEL FARAGE declared he will stand for election after all, the Reform party owner said today in a U-turn that will come as a bitter blow to the Tories.
Mr Farage announced he will contest Clacton in the forthcoming poll and set an aim of winning more votes than the Conservatives as well as improving on the four million that predecessor party Ukip gained in 2015.
He also pledged to challenge Labour for votes in “red wall” constituencies and to drive down the party’s share of the vote, while claiming that “[party leader Sir Keir] Starmer has already won this election.”

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