I’ll be a bloody nuisance, vows Nigel Farage if he’s made MP during Clacton trip

And later when he was leaving a nearby Wetherspoons in conquering hero mode, a woman flung a banana milkshake in the Reform leader’s face.After this raucous end of the pier show, there’s little doubt he would be that.

I'll be a bloody nuisance, vows Nigel Farage during his campaign trip to Clacton
I’ll be a bloody nuisance, vows Nigel Farage during his campaign trip to ClactonCredit: Getty
A crowd of several hundred crammed beneath a ferris wheel lapped up his every word
A crowd of several hundred crammed beneath a ferris wheel lapped up his every wordCredit: AFP
The old political trouper knows how to work a crowd
The old political trouper knows how to work a crowdCredit: i-Images

Almost 80 miles north-east of London on the Essex coast, the seaside resort of 53,000 twice voted for a UKIP MP.Balanced on a picnic table in front of a fish and chip restaurant, he told the adoring throng: “Without Clacton, Brexit would never have happened!”It was met with chants of “we love you Nigel, we do”.Enjoying a cup of tea outside the Moon and Starfish Wetherspoons, Clacton born and bred David Bye, 77, revealed: “I’ve seen Clacton go from a booming holiday resort into what it is today. We’re a dumping ground for London.”

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Friend Nicolette Barda, 65, added: “Immigration has to be curbed. I think Nigel will do better on that than Labour or the Conservatives.”Some in the crowd wore Trump baseball caps and T-shirts, others had brought along their pet bulldogs. One onlooker held up a sign reading “Nigel Farage for Prime Minister”.
Watch The Sun’s new DAILY Never Mind the Ballots Election Countdown show on our brand new YouTube channel here.It was again met with a roar of approval.

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It’s an area that has its share of hardships. The constituency includes Jaywick, the poorest neighbourhood in England.The crowd here today pay their taxes and don’t want to be screwed over.

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Yesterday, another king of comebacks Nigel Farage was running through his repertoire on the resort’s pier.Every weekday Sun Political Editor Harry Cole brings you the latest news and analysis from the election campaign trail.“Hello Clacton!” Farage bellowed to wild cheers as if he was starring in a Radio 1 roadshow.David, who served 17 years in the Navy, wants Farage to push for veterans rights and for more help pensioners.There was some dissent. A couple received cat calls when they held up a giant banner reading Farage Not Welcome Here.He had finished his end of the pier show by telling the crowd: “Send me to Parliament to be a bloody nuisance.”Clacton and its surrounds has long been a retirement destination for London’s East Enders.Little wonder Farage, 60, cherry-picked the constituency to break his Westminster duck. It’s his eighth attempt at being elected to Parliament.

A woman flung a banana milkshake in the Reform leader’s face
A woman flung a banana milkshake in the Reform leader’s faceCredit: AFP
Victoria Anne who threw milkshake over Nigel Farage in Clacton
Victoria Anne who threw milkshake over Nigel Farage in ClactonCredit: Social Media
The former UKIP boss had been given a rock star’s welcome on Clacton Pier
The former UKIP boss had been given a rock star’s welcome on Clacton PierCredit: Getty

Eating chips on the seafront, undecided voter Marilyn Dixon, 70, said: “A lot of what Farage says does make sense. I definitely won’t vote Tory.”And he received a rapturous cheer when telling his audience that the Tories had “betrayed” the trust of voters. Farage explained: “They opened up the borders to mass immigration like we have never seen before and they deserve to pay a price for that.”

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For this is Brexit-on-Sea where over 70 per cent voted to quit the EU in 2016’s referendum.After watching Farage drop his electoral scatter bombs, retired publican Judith Forster, 62, commented: “Nigel had the crowd eating out of his hand. He really sticks it to the establishment.”

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Chris Mankelow, 40, believes Farage can turn the area around.
And a crowd of several hundred crammed beneath a ferris wheel lapped up his every word.

A bookie was giving odds of 11/4 on Farage to win the Tory-held seat.THEY’VE got a Cliff Richard impersonator and Roy Chubby Brown doing turns in Clacton this summer.Yet earlier the former UKIP boss had been given a rock star’s welcome on Clacton Pier .The ex-support worker insisted: “I think Nigel is the most charismatic politician in the country. I first really noticed him in the jungle on I’m a Celebrity. He was such a salt-of-the-earth, charming character that I backed him to win it.”

When I caught up with her she gave her name only as Victoriaand said she did it because Farage is “an a**”.Army veteran Tristan Barber

The key points you need to know about the next UK General Election are:The old political trouper knows how to work a crowd. But in truth, he’d won them over years ago.Research for a local health programme showed half of all people over 16 in the town were economically inactive and one in five have never had a job.

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Farage ran through his greatest hits, promising to be tough on immigration and telling local voters: “You won’t get any woke PC nonsense from me.”Supping a Guinness, Army veteran Tristan Barber, 44, said: “The crowd here today was made up of ordinary, hard working people.
“They pay their tax and just don’t want to be screwed over.”

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The veteran added: “Nigel’s got charisma, he’s a popular guy. The Tories here have shot their bolt. We wanted out of Europe but the trouble is the Government gave us a wishy washy deal.”

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