{"id":360568,"date":"2026-07-12T16:00:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T15:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/senior-conservative-defends-partys-decision-not-to-stand-candidate-against-farage-in-clacton\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T16:00:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T15:00:25","slug":"senior-conservative-defends-partys-decision-not-to-stand-candidate-against-farage-in-clacton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/senior-conservative-defends-partys-decision-not-to-stand-candidate-against-farage-in-clacton\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior Conservative defends party&#8217;s decision not to stand candidate against Farage in Clacton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/U3hB87jZZSE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Senior Conservative defends party's decision not to stand candidate against Farage in Clacton\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U3hB87jZZSE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Sir Mel Stride is defending his party&#8217;s decision not to stand in the Clacton by-election.<\/p>\n<p>The Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats, and Green Party all say they won&#8217;t field candidates.<\/p>\n<p>Stride says Farage &quot;wishes to distract&quot; from an investigation he is currently under by the parliamentary commissioner for standards into whether he should have declared a \u00a35m gift from Thai-based British billionaire Christopher Harbone in early 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Farage &#8211; who insists he hasn&#8217;t broken the rules, resigned as an MP this week but announced at the same time that he would stand in the resulting by-election.<\/p>\n<p>Live updates: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/ann-widdecombe-death-live-murder-investigation-police-12593360<\/p>\n<p>#skynews #clacton #byelection #politics #uk <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Why not listen to one of our podcasts? 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