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Fox-Costumed Activist Challenges Farage in Clacton, £5 m Gift Probe

7/10/2026

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A wildlife activist is running in a fox costume against Nigel Farage, a candidate, in the Clacton parliamentary by-election.
Robert Pownall, founder of Protect the Wild, says his candidacy aims to highlight Farage’s support for country sports.
Nigel Farage faces a police investigation over an alleged failure to declare a £5 million gift from a cryptocurrency billionaire and questions about his association with convicted financier George Cottrell.

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A wildlife activist is running in a fox costume against Nigel Farage, a candidate, in the Clacton parliamentary by-election.
Robert Pownall, founder of Protect the Wild, says his candidacy aims to highlight Farage’s support for country sports.
Nigel Farage faces a police investigation over an alleged failure to declare a £5 million gift from a cryptocurrency billionaire and questions about his association with convicted financier George Cottrell.