Exclusive: Party hoped to mount serious challenge in mayoral race but attention has been diverted to Essex
Reform UK activists have been urged to divert from the Greater Manchester mayoral byelection to support Nigel Farage’s “fake” contest 250 miles away in Clacton.
A WhatsApp message shared with party members in northwest England said: “The message could not be more clear. We now need all of our fantastic activists, branch officers and councillors to come and help us in Clacton.”








