The campaign launch for the new candidate for the Essex seat revealed that people are as divided there about him as anywhere else
, Nigel Farage rolled into his chosen seat of Clacton-on-Sea on Tuesday, promising to “stand up for the little guy”, and “be a bloody nuisance” to those in Westminster.A young woman throwing a milkshake at Nigel Farage during his general election campaign launch in Clacton-on-Sea on 4 June.But an event that started with the inevitable on-brand pint in the local Wetherspoons concluded with a milkshake to the face, after a young womanas he made his exit a couple of hours later.
“What do I have to offer you? Well I can promise you that I do know one thing. That a woman can’t have a penis! You won’t get any woke PC nonsense from me!” Stuart and Charlotte Williams were equally enthusiastic, although like several the Guardian spoke to in the crowd they are not Clacton constituents but had driven from elsewhere – in their case nearby Maldon – to hear Farage, so excited were they that he was standing.
Farage is certainly not assured of victory here; Tory MP Giles Watling had a 72% vote share and an almost 25,000 majority in 2019 . While there is little detectible affection for the Tories among Clacton residents, some rankle at the town’s sudden adoption by the Reform leader.
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