Tendring District Council:
“A date has been set for a Parliamentary by-election in Clacton.
Following receipt of the Writ from the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery by the Acting Returning Officer this morning (Friday, 10 July), the timetable is now set for the election – with polling day on Thursday, 13 August.
The poll was triggered by the resignation of the sitting MP, and the publication of the Notice of Election will take place on Monday (13 July).
Potential candidates will then have four days, from Tuesday 14 July to Friday 17 July at 4pm, to submit their nominations.
Residents not already on the electoral register have until 28 July to apply to vote in time for the by-election, and until 5pm the following day (29 July) to apply for a postal or postal proxy vote.”
Reform had initially claimed the by-election would be on the previous Thursday 6th. Not so…
Farage was asked if he expected all the other parties to boycott the election, saying: “No, of course not. Why would they [not contest]? It’s a real election.” Reform has to decide on a new comms strategy for this one…
Lord Khan in the Telegraph: “I hope, and I say this in a non-pompous way, that the public service I do will bring rewards in this world and the hereafter,” he says. “I’m hoping the work I do is earning me Brownie points.”