At the end of Clacton Pier, where the salty North Sea breeze tangles with the sickly stench of the nearby amusement hall, a row of amateur fishermen gaze way off past the horizon, towards Europe.

CLACTON-ON-SEA, England — This is a little Brexit town, straining against stubborn poverty, alarmed by rising immigration. It’s a faded seaside resort filled with empty arcades and shuttered ...

Nigel Farage today announced that he is standing in the Essex seaside town of Clacton in an eighth attempt to win a seat in the House of Commons (as was first revealed in The Independent).