Read our Privacy noticeKemi Badenoch has vowed to put forward a "serious candidate" in Clacton should a parliamentary standards investigation lead to a second by-election in the Essex constituency. The Reform UK leader is seeking re-election and is one of 34 individuals listed on the extensive 3ft-long ballot paper. Mrs Badenoch wrote: “Mr Farage wants the people of Clacton to settle his problems for him. “He wants to point to you and say, ‘even after the £5 million scandal, Clacton still chose me.'” She added that “the people of Clacton are entitled to ask why someone would donate Nigel Farage that kind of money”.