Nigel Farage has announced he will stand in the general election for Reform UK and is taking over as the party's leader.

He will be Reform's candidate in Clacton, after previously saying he would not stand in July’s general election.

The former UKIP and Brexit Party leader said he had changed his mind after spending time on the campaign trail, adding he did not want to let his supporters down.

The Essex seat, which was the first to elect a UKIP MP in 2014, has a Conservative majority of 24,702.