# A month in the spotlight? Nigel Farage’s Clacton gamble

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Podcast: [Politics At Sam and Anne's](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-at-sam-and-anne-s-6630360)
Published: 2026-07-08T06:53:00+00:00
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Nigel Farage has triggered a political earthquake by quitting as an MP – but is he trying to get ahead of an inevitable scandal? Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy unpack why Farage has called a by-election in Clacton and why none of the major parties are standing against him – with some describing it as a “gimmick.” The duo also examine whether his plans will have any material impact on the Parliamentary Standards investigation into his links with Christopher Harbone and George Cottrell. And could this extraordinary political gamble end with a stranger twist of a second by-election just weeks later? Plus, what impact will Rupert Lowe’s Restore Party have on potential Reform supporters.

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