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Reform UK is pivoting its activists from the high-stakes Greater Manchester mayoral race to Nigel Farage’s Clacton byelection — a move that signals desperation or strategy, as Farage’s personal recontest threatens to overshadow their regional momentum. After smashing Labour in local elections across Greater Manchester, winning over a hundred seats and polling neck-and-neck with Labour, the party now faces a choice: defend their gains or rally behind Farage’s controversial, establishment-battling bid. Critics call the Clacton race a “vanity project,” with only fringe candidates stepping up to challenge Farage — while Labour, bruised by recent losses, remains on high alert in Greater Manchester, where the July 30th mayoral showdown could reshape the political landscape.

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