Newark by-election: Candidates fight to become next MP
Candidates will contest the Newark by-election on June 5. The seat is vacant after Patrick Mercer quit as MP for Newark for allegedly taking cash to ask questions in Parliament.
UKIP candidate Roger Helmer speaks to Newark voters
Roger Helmer, the Ukip MEP for the East Midlands, is to fight the parlimentary by-election in Newark next month.
He has been out in the constituency today speaking to voters about the seat he will contest instead of party leader Nigel Farage who said his candidacy would be a distraction.
The seat was vacated by former Tory MP Patrick Mercer who resigned after a cash for questions scandal.
The by-election will be held on June 5.
The Conservatives have selected Robert Jenrick to try to retain the seat after Mercer's resignation while Labour's candidate is Michael Payne.
The Liberal Democrats are expected to announce their choice in the coming days while the Buss Pass Elvis party are also likely to announce their runner.
More top news
-
Barnsley man who died from stabbing named
At around 11pm on Friday night police were called to Darley Avenue in Athersley to reports that a man had been stabbed.
-
UK weather forecast. Calendar weather. Cloudy with rain, heavy in west.
This Evening and Tonight: Showers or longer spells of rain are forecast through the evening and night.
-
UK coronavirus death toll rises by 100
For the second day running there were no deaths of people who tested positive for coronavirus in Scotland.