POLITICSJul 7 · 14:52 UTCPOLITICO EUROPEMatt Honeycombe-Foster, Anne McElvoy

Badenoch says Farage ‘cracking under pressure’ as he triggers by-election

Conservative Leader Kemi Badenoch accused Nigel Farage of 'cracking under pressure' after he triggered a by-election in Clacton. Badenoch refused to confirm if the Tories would field a candidate, calling the move a 'gimmick' and a waste of taxpayer money.

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