Podbit · The Rest Is Politics
Voters in Farage's Clacton constituency largely hadn't heard about the £5 million gift. And even those who had — calling it disgusting and hypocritical — were still not sure they'd vote differently. The prevailing mood: all politicians are corrupt, Farage is just the one I dislike least.
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Alastair presses on whether the parliamentary standards machinery actually has the appetite to see this through. Cat draws comfort from conversations with people who worked on the Partygate inquiry — the most recent major standards case — who believe not only that Farage has breached the code of conduct, but that the magnitude of the sum makes a significant suspension likely, potentially long enough to trigger a by-election under parliamentary rules [1] — Cat Neilan "People who worked on the Partygate inquiry believe Farage has broken the code of conduct, and that the size of the £5 million sum is large …" 09:04 . However, Cat's visit to Clacton on the hottest day of the year offered a sobering reality check: many constituents hadn't heard about the gift at all. Those who had called Farage 'a thief' and 'a hypocrite,' yet still wouldn't commit to voting differently [2] — Cat Neilan "Voters in Farage's Clacton constituency largely hadn't heard about the £5 million gift. And even those who had — calling it disgusting and …" 09:35 . The dominant worldview in Clacton, Cat found, was a weary plague-on-all-their-houses cynicism — everyone is corrupt, Farage is just the one they dislike least.
Many residents of Farage's own Clacton constituency had not heard about the £5 million gift when Cat Neilan visited on a Friday.
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