Reform byelection campaign risks a replay of the Johnson error

Nigel Farage has called an optional byelection in Clacton, a move that will give opponents weeks to press claims about his finances. Inside Reform UK, the mood is upbeat. According to The Guardian, Farage is a skilled campaigner who relishes the combat and the message of 'Clacton versus the establishment'—even if his first opponent is literally a giant bin, and even if he may have to fight the entire political establishment not long after. Some observers see a self-inflicted trap, but Farage's team is saying, 'Bring it on.'

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