Nigel Farage beat a bin on Thursday to return to the House of Commons as Reform UK MP for Clacton in an unnecessary by-election of his own making.
His victory resolves none of the matters that have been afflicting him this year and which have dragged down the poll ratings of him and his party.
The scale of his win was convincing. He took 63 per cent of the vote, up 17 points on the 2024 general election. He won 1,000 more votes than two years ago, even on a reduced turnout (which at 43 per cent was nevertheless impressive for a
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