{"id":76921,"date":"2026-08-14T02:28:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T02:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/videos\/76921\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T02:28:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T02:28:21","slug":"farage-says-he-wont-attend-clacton-count-and-claims-there-are-plans-to-disrupt-declaration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/videos\/76921\/","title":{"rendered":"Farage says he won&#8217;t attend Clacton count &#8211; and claims there are plans to disrupt declaration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title = \"Farage says he won&#039;t attend Clacton count - and claims there are plans to disrupt declaration\"   width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_n80LVyu_cI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\nFarage says he won&#8217;t attend Clacton count &#8211; and claims there are plans to disrupt declaration<br \/>\n<br \/>\nNigel Farage has announced that he will not attend the Clacton by-election declaration, in which he is a candidate.<\/p>\n<p>The Reform UK leader claimed to an audience at a party event in the constituency: &#8220;I&#8217;ve been advised tonight by Essex Police that there is an organised campaign to disrupt and degrade the result that will take place in a few hours time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Once again it shows you the sheer intolerance, the sheer loss of fundamental democratic principles that those that went before us, fought in world wars, to fight for and preserve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Farage added: &#8220;I&#8217;m not scared of these people, far from it. But I&#8217;m damned if I&#8217;m going to stand on a stage, having won a resounding victory, a ringing endorsement of all that I&#8217;ve tried to fight for, and you&#8217;ve tried to fight for, and be demeaned and humiliated by nobodies, and I will not sadly be attending the count.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sky News has contacted Essex Police for comment.<\/p>\n<p>#Farage #ClactonByElection #UKPolitics <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&#038;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Why not listen to one of our podcasts? 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