About this episode

Mark Dolan discusses Nigel Farage's failed by-election gamble and the surrounding controversies.

Mark Dolan unpacks Farage’s Clacton by-election gamble faltered after Labour, the Conservatives and others refused to contest what they called a stunt. He denies wrongdoing over undeclared donations, including £5 million from Christopher Harborne and alleged support from George Cottrell. Meanwhile, Reform’s Deputy Leader Richard Tice accused the National Crime Agency of leaking confidential bank records to smear the party. Wake up with Talk Breakfast in full on YouTube, DAB+ radio, Samsung TV Plus or the Talk App on your TV from 6am every morning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Mark Dolan

Topics covered

• politics
• by-elections
• donations
• party dynamics
• crime agency
• media

Keywords

• Farage
• Clacton
• by-election
• donations
• National Crime Agency
• politics
• Richard Tice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Labour, Conservatives, Reform, National Crime Agency

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