Can Nigel Farage win in Clacton? | LBC

Nigel Farage has said he will be the "voice of opposition" to Labour as he announced he would stand at the General Election for Reform UK, in a last-minute change of heart.

Mr Farage, who will stand in the Essex seaside town of Clacton-on-Sea, told LBC that the election was already "over".

"Labour have won, the Tories will probably hate each other even more in opposition than they do in government," he said.

"And we're going to be a very clear voice of opposition for those who don't like what is offered by the London metropolitan elite."

Mr Farage had previously said he would not stand, announcing that he would focus on campaigning for Donald Trump in the US instead.

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[Brockite]

Let us face it, Douglas Carswell is an expert at failure.

[mike]

There’s a sweet irony that the only election Farage has won was for the European Parliament.

[peterjeffery]

Mississippi "Freedom"? You've picked the state of the US Union that finishes dead last in every single significant measurement of freedom, health, corruption, upward/economic mobility, infant mortality etc.

[chrishughes]

He will win Clacton and put the Tories out of the is his intention for now.After that, we'll have to wait and see

[jimmeltonbradley]

Carswell is himself was a pretty third-rate MP, so he knows what he's talking about.

[yddraigoch]

The Tories labelled as a 'social-democratic' lot - says it all FFS 😡

[Albert-nfjk]

Carswell talking bobbins as usual; utterly deluded. So safe in his own skin that he's left the UK; what a spam spear.

[oohermissus]

When a patient is very ill, the local Snake Oil salesman provides entertainment, but little else.

[algie-tw]

Will Farage have as his deputy his chum Liz Truss?

[david-pbbi]

Worked in Clacton, dumbest town in the UK.

[colinmelling]

A vote for Tory’s is a waisted vote as labour has already won . The new opposition is Reform. Go Nigel.

[roc]

Tories are socialists now? only if you add national before socialists.

[dbnpej]

The fact that Carswell describes the current Conservative party as Social Democratic is, I would suggest, a reliable indicator of just how extreme the right is in the United States. Isn't it time to look into their political influence operation in the UK?

[TheAymsa]

Between Andrew’s weird mouth movements and his guest’s equally bizarre mouth structure, I’ve been too distracted to care😅

[danl]

Of course NIGEL FARAGE will win Clacton. People are fed up of immigration and Tory and Liebour😂😅😂😅

[Garcwyn]

Clacton is by the sea so he might lose to a dolphin yet again

[bobbates]

Reminds me of Roger Melly the man off the telly but less lifelike

[mnkeyboot]

Agree...he will walk it. And yes the Tories have no personalities except Mordaunt.

[mrsmirnoff]

I think it's brilliant. He'll end up splitting the Tory vote and let Labour win the seat. (Edited due to spell check error!)

[ArjunGhag-ixte]

No one calls an olympian a failure for not winning a gold. UK loves underdogs & ballsy triers..