Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has hailed his victory in Clacton has he beat all other candidates with over 20,000 votes.

Addressing his constituency, Farage told his supporters: "The belief that Westminster is just completely out of touch with ordinary people says to me that my plan is to build a mass national movement over the course of the next few years, and hopefully be big enough to challenge the general election properly in 2029.

"What is interesting is there's no enthusiasm for Labour. There's no enthusiasm for Starmer whatsoever. In fact, about half of the vote is simply an anti-Conservative vote.

"This Labour government will be in trouble very, very quickly and we will now be targeting Labour votes. We're coming for Labour be in no doubt about that."