Clacton by-election: When does voting close and will there be an exit poll?
The clacton by-election will be held on 13 August and will have a total of 34 candidates Polling stations will be open to voters on Thursday for the high-profile snap…
When is the Clacton by-election and who are the dozens of candidates standing against Nigel Farage?
Voters will head to the polls on Thursday Voters heading to the polls this week in Nigel Farage’s by-election in Clacton will have a record number of candidates to choose…
Scotland’s public spending deficit falls as tax take rises
Scotland’s public spending deficit fell by £600m last year to £25.3bn after an increase in the amount raised in taxes, figures show. The annual Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (Gers)…
Interview: Count Binface on Farage, Flakes, Ferraris and Clacton
With the Clacton by-election just days away, In The Room welcomes perhaps Nigel Farage’s most unusual opponent: Count Binface. The intergalactic candidate joins Helen MacNamara and Cleo Watson to defend…
Nigel Farage and Count Binface: a visual guide to their electoral careers
Nigel Farage has been standing in British elections since 1994, when he narrowly beat Screaming Lord Sutch of the Monster Raving Loony party into fourth place in a Commons byelection.…
UK extreme heat prompts Cobra emergency meeting
The prime minister will chair a meeting of the Cobra emergency committee on Wednesday in response to extreme heat, which has caused wildfires and plunged many parts of Britain into…
All-British chocolate bar made by scientists using Reading-grown cocoa
The late queen was the only person in history to have ever eaten a chocolate bar made with 100% British ingredients, after she was given one as a six-year-old in…
Interview: Count Binface has some advice for Nigel Farage if he loses in Clacton
Two days before an historic by-election in Clacton, the ‘independent space warrior’ sits down with the hosts of In The Room to talk Farage, ice creams, and the royal family.…
Voices: ‘Farage is the joke’: Readers have their say ahead of Clacton by-election
Ahead of Thursday’s Clacton by-election, readers tell us Nigel Farage has done little for the town since 2024 – and many suspect he called the vote to dodge scrutiny of…
“Hell yes, I’m tough enuss!” Count Binface takes on UK politics’ most memorable ‘gotcha’ questions
The Clacton-on-Sea by-election is looming, forcing the question: does Count Binface have what it takes to be an actual MP? To find out, In The Room hosts Helen and Cleo…