Reform Activists Urged to Switch Focus from Manchester to Farage’s Clacton Contest Reform UK's decision to shift its focus from the Greater Manchester mayoral byelection to Nigel Farage's embattled constituency in Clacton has raised eyebrows among observers.
The party had initially pinned its hopes on Sian Astley, its candidate in Manchester, but now appears to be conceding defeat in a region where it had hoped for a major victory.
The WhatsApp message instructing party members to redirect their efforts to Clacton, where Farage is seeking re election, has sparked questions about the party's confidence in its Greater Manchester candidate.