Elisabeth Matthews

[Elisabeth Matthews @ElisabethMatth1]

@BBCWalesNews You must be joking!

[Elisabeth Matthews @ElisabethMatth1]

@MatBaldwin @neilevans216 @ospreys @OspreysPodcast The PRA 25 which has just been signed is not the same as the one originally offered. Ammendments have been made ( thankfully) which resulted in it being signed.

[Elisabeth Matthews @ElisabethMatth1]

@ospreylian3 Certainly does seem strange timing? Maybe he has had a very good pay off?

[Gabriel Pogrund @Gabriel_Pogrund]

EXCLUSIVE

The Metropolitan Police is conducting a criminal investigation into at least £500,000 in donations from George Cottrell's mother to Reform UK before last election.

Two people interviewed under caution about "disguising" source or making false statements about funds.

[Elisabeth Matthews @ElisabethMatth1]

@Nigel_Farage Con man of the people!

[funf.studio @radartabs]

Vote Count Binface for Clacton!

[Elisabeth Matthews @ElisabethMatth1]

@Nigel_Farage They probably have a lot of bins there too.

[Elisabeth Matthews @ElisabethMatth1]

@maitlis @justdavenow89 @Nigel_Farage @CountBinface Cmon Count Binface!
Binface👏👏👏Binface👏👏👏Binface👏👏👏

[ALASTAIR CAMPBELL @campbellclaret]

Hope it is right that the main parties are all sitting out the Clacton distraction and not playing Farage’s Trumpian game. But it is a tough call for @CountBinface …. I mean, Farage stock falling so fast he could win. And I suspect he would be a better local representative than Nigel No Surgeries has ever been

[(((Dan Hodges))) @DPJHodges]

This gives today's events fresh context. Farage knew this story was dropping today. And wanted to deflect by it. Also tried to spike the Guardian by passing to another paper. Even more serious questions for Reform to answer. Especially because the phrase "money laundering" keeps popping up.

[Steven Swinford @Steven_Swinford]

Further to this, the Liberal Democrats have now called for all parties to stand aside and refuse to give oxygen to Farage's 'vanity project'

Ed Davey: "If this by-election does go ahead now, we are calling on all parties to stand aside and refuse to give oxygen to Farage’s vanity project.

"But the Government should just say no to Farage’s ego-trip and block his resignation until the Standards Commissioner has finished investigating him.

"The people of Clacton should have all the facts before they cast their votes."

[Steven Swinford @Steven_Swinford]

It is entirely possible - indeed it looks very likely - that none of the main parties stand against Nigel Farage in Clacton, paving the way for an effective coronation

Some Tories are saying that it's a no-win situation for them - if they enter and lose by a significant margin it fuels Farage's argument that they are dead

Burnham has made clear that he views the whole thing as a gimmick. His whole campaign strategy in Makerfield was about playing the ball not the man, talking about Reform in broad terms rather than by name

Rupert Lowe, the leader of Restore Britain, says his party will stand in the second by-election later this year, which could come if Farage is censured by the standards commissioner

Farage could stand almost entirely uncontested and end up with a majority that far eclipses the 46.2 per cent of the vote he won at the general election

[Ed Davey @EdwardJDavey]

Nigel Farage has spent his whole life dodging responsibility for his actions. This new stunt is his latest attempt to escape consequences for his biggest grift. We won’t let him.

[Ed Davey @EdwardJDavey]

I hope it’s that you haven’t got one.

You’ve caused more than enough damage already.

[Elisabeth Matthews @ElisabethMatth1]

@LeeAndersonMP_

[Elisabeth Matthews @ElisabethMatth1]

@Telegraph @nw_nicholas

[Elisabeth Matthews @ElisabethMatth1]

@Nigel_Farage

[Elisabeth Matthews @ElisabethMatth1]

@Nigel_Farage You personally have cost the country far more than that!

[Scarlets Rugby @scarlets_rugby]

A busy summer of recruitment and retention ✍️☀️

With more to come...

Llawer o gyhoeddiad wedi'u neud yn barod... gyda mwy i ddod 👀

#YmaOHyd

[Elisabeth Matthews @ElisabethMatth1]

@scarlets_rugby Dyfodol disglair!#YmaOHyd