Clarification: Sky News was not at the property at 7.41am. As has already been acknowledged, and as shown in the footage from 10.19am, Sky News was outside a property where Mr Farage was registered to vote at the last election. Sky News did not interact with Mr Farage’s daughter.
On a single occasion, we approached the property without a camera operator, identified ourselves as Sky News, and the adult occupant chose not to engage. We were seeking to contact Mr Farage to ask questions about the gift he accepted from Mr Cottrell. This is a well-established and routine journalistic practice when reporting on matters of legitimate public interest.
The footage clearly demonstrates that Sky News did not “hound” or pursue Mr Farage’s daughter. At no stage did we seek to speak to anyone other than Mr Farage in connection with this story.
🚨🚨FAKE CLACTON BYELECTION
💀LABOUR WILL NOT STAND
💀CONSERVATIVES WILL NOT STAND
💀RESTORE WILL NOT STAND
💀LIB DEMS WILL NOT STAND
Increasingly likely Farage's attention seeking summer will be spent fighting Count Binface