{"id":203714,"date":"2026-07-08T11:56:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T11:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2026\/07\/08\/what-do-farages-constituents-think-about-his-resignation\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T11:56:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T11:56:32","slug":"what-do-farages-constituents-think-about-his-resignation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2026\/07\/08\/what-do-farages-constituents-think-about-his-resignation\/","title":{"rendered":"What do Farage’s constituents think about his resignation?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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People living in Nigel Farage’s constituency have shared contrasting feelings of frustration and support after he resigned as their local MP.<\/b><\/p>\n

The Reform UK leader triggered a by-election earlier, but vowed to fight to regain his now vacated Clacton seat in Essex when voters returned to the polls.<\/p>\n

It comes amid a row over his financial support, after the Sunday Times reported he had not declared benefits and questions were raised about a \u00a35m gift.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Graham Smith pledged to vote for Farage again, alleging there had been a campaign against him.<\/p>\n

“Everybody who can is trying to poison the political atmosphere against him,” said Smith, speaking on Connaught Avenue in Frinton. <\/p>\n

“I think he’s a breath of fresh air in politics and I really don’t care if he’s got six houses, after all that’s gone on in the Labour party and the Tory party in the past.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Memmzy Ozy, a barber in Frinton, said: “He’s alright, you know. I trust Nigel. Hopefully he’ll be the winner.”<\/p>\n

The 31-year-old said he agreed with Farage’s policies on illegal immigration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Dean Gardiner, who owns a shoe shop on Connaught Avenue, said: “Perhaps [the by-election] will straighten things out and the public will either show their support or they won’t. <\/p>\n

“I think more people will vote for him, I certainly will.”<\/p>\n

However, 18-year-old Frankie Ashworth, from Clacton, said she disagreed with the Reform UK leader on most subjects.<\/p>\n

“I don’t really want my child to grow up in a country with Nigel Farage being a politician,” she said.<\/p>\n

“I hope the local people aren’t stupid enough to vote him back in and no, I definitely won’t be voting for him.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Denise Webb, a 61-year-old who works as a support worker in the area, accused Farage of being “biased”, “negative” and “not a very nice man”.<\/p>\n

She added: “His idea of getting [illegal immigrants] out is not going to work because who’s going to fill all of those places? <\/p>\n

“I hope that people will actually look at what they’re voting for this time.”<\/p>\n

Callers to BBC Essex have also been having their say.<\/p>\n

Mark, from Jaywick, said: “All we hear all the time is promises, promises, promises. They get elected, they get placed in Parliament\u2026 And nothing ever happens.<\/p>\n

“We watched this space, we live in this space and he hasn’t done nothing.”<\/p>\n

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    Clacton-on-Sea resident Ted added: “I quite like the bloke, but if he’s going to do what he’s done now [again], you think what’s the point of voting him in again?”<\/p>\n

    He questioned if it was a popularity contest for Farage, adding: “It’s just a very, very strange decision.”<\/p>\n

    A spokesman for Tendring District Council confirmed that Farage had offered to cover the cost of the by-election.<\/p>\n

    But they added: “General election (and parliamentary by-election) costs are covered by central government, so it is a matter for them.”<\/p>\n

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