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Politics

'Welcome to one of the most bizarre by-elections in recent history'

BBC News Politics · 13 August 2026 at 23:21

'Welcome to one of the most bizarre by-elections in recent history'

Votes are being counted in the Clacton by-election, with results expected in the early hours of Friday.

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