Farage Used 'Trumpian' Tactics In Clacton By-Election | Martin Farr

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"Reform and Farage are saying to the public that your opinion is more important than due process." Nigel Farage's decision to trigger the Clacton by-election sends a dangerous, "Trumpian" message to voters that public popularity should override parliamentary scrutiny and financial investigations, says senior lecturer in contemporary British history at Newcastle University, Martin Farr. Martin Farr was speaking to Geoff Norcott on Times Radio. Listen live every Friday, 7–10pm. Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/live Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=timesonlinevideo Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timesandsundaytimes/ Find us on X: https://x.com/thetimes Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetimes/

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