It is a mark of Nigel Farage’s position on the nation’s consciousness that he has succeeded in pushing the judgement in the Prince Harry vs Associated Newspaper’s legal case – an absolute cataclysm for Harry which on any other day would dominate the airwaves and has huge implications for the future of royalty – into second place on the news. Did he deliberately choose to go head to head with Mr Justice Nicklin in order to test his power and influence over national life? If he did, he has won hands-down.

Farage resigns to fight Clacton by-election

Prince Harry has lost his most high-stakes gamble

Farage has taken a huge risk in resigning his Clacton seat and fighting to regain it in a by-election on an ‘us vs the establishment’ ticket. Yet there will be an enormous prize if he wins. Every time he........

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