he will because the deadline is not until friday — which is also my birthday, i'lljust drop that in now, in case you want to send me a present — i think thatjust set the kind of hares running in, the excitement buzzing, and then everyone was like, "what was going on?" and i mean, i, like everybody else, put in the calls and was told, "0h, we don't know." but i was also from somebody in reform ukjust said like "classic farage theatre". and that's exactly what it was, and that's what he does. right, let's hear the moment, then. so this was just after 4pm on monday afternoon, and this is nigel farage doing the double, announcing that he's going to stand as a candidate in clacton, in essex, and also that he would, from that second on, live take—over as leader of reform uk — basically booting out richard tice, who'd been doing thatjob for most of that party's existence. i've changed my mind. it's allowed, you know! it's not always a sign of weakness. it could potentially. be a sign of strength. so i am going to stand in this election. - i'll be launching my candidacy- at midday tomorrow, in the essex seaside town of clacton.