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Farage’s By-Election Is ‘Devaluing Politics’, Says Former Clacton MP
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8:03Now Playing“The major parties … pulled a blinder because it’s a ridiculous by-election.”
The Clacton by-election is “extraordinary” and constituents are “fed up with every leaflet that comes through the door” says former Clacton MP Giles Watling.
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