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Nigel Farage faces accusations he is spending more time in the United States than his Clacton constituency - after speaking alongside Putin supporter at glitzy event in Chicago

By Kamal Sultan
DAILY MAIL
14 September 2024 


Nigel Farage last night faced accusations that he is spending more time in the US than his constituency after his third trip to the country in two months.

The Reform UK leader was the main speaker at an event for the Heartland Institute think-tank in Chicago on Friday, where tables cost up to £38,000.

A politician from Austria who supports Vladimir Putin was among the speakers.

Mr Farage insisted last week he was in Clacton-on-Sea at least twice a week and was buying a home in the area. But locals claim they have hardly seen him since July's election.

Nigel Farage at a boxing show in London in July. The Reform UK leader was the main speaker at an event for the Heartland Institute think-tank in Chicago on Friday, where tables cost up to £38,000


Mr Farage campaigning in Clacton for the July General Election. Mr Farage insisted last week he was in Clacton-on-Sea at least twice a week and was buying a home in the area. But locals claim they have hardly seen him since July's election

A poster put up by Led By Donkeys in Clacton displaying the amount Mr Farage has earned from other jobs

Martin Suker, 31, who campaigns for Clacton Labour, accused Mr Farage of 'swanning off over the Atlantic' rather than doing the duties he was elected for.

'I hear complaints all the time,' he said.

'There's no office or staff sorted, his emails don't get responded to.'

Carla Lewis, 43, added: 'He needs to do more than having a pint in Wetherspoons once in a while.'

Last night, a spokesman for Mr Farage said: 'Nigel told the people of Clacton that he would spend some time in America if elected. They gave him a majority of 8,405.'