{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/3b497baf-71cb-4c27-ae5a-f1e801822221/6a4d03117c0256f639556022?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Nigel Farage's Clacton by-election gamble","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/621f5d0f4892fde41624d4ac/1783432036920-ea7f91d7-92b5-4c3c-a8f7-e917ab17a26c.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>A furious Nigel Farage has said he will ‘stick two fingers up to the establishment’ by resigning and then winning a by-election in Clacton. Kemi Badenoch has accused him of having a hissy fit and Andy Burnham has said it's a gimmick designed to distract from questions over undeclared gifts. </p><ul><li>Will the Conservatives and Labour field candidates in the Clacton by-election?</li><li>Will a Reform UK victory in Clacton boost Nigel Farage's standing in the rest of the country? </li><li>And can Nigel Farage be suspended after a parliamentary standards investigation even if he wins the by-election?</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Who is George Cottrell, aka Posh George? Listen to the series here </em><a href=\"http://podfollow.com/posh-george\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>podfollow.com/posh-george</em></a></p><p><br></p><p>Steven Swinford, political editor, The Times</p><p>Lara Spirit, deputy political editor, The Sunday Times</p><p>Patrick Maguire, chief political commentator, The Times</p><p><br></p><p>Producers: Euan Dawtrey, Harry Kitson</p><p>Executive producer: Molly Guinness</p><p><br></p><p>Picture: Getty Images</p><p>Audio: Reuters</p><p><br></p><p>Email us: thestateofit@thetimes.co.uk</p>","author_name":"The Times"}