What do Farage’s Clacton constituents think of his resignation?

Denise Webb, a 61-year-old who works as a support worker in the area, accused Farage of being “biased”, “negative” and “not a very nice man”.

She added: “His idea of getting [illegal immigrants] out is not going to work because who’s going to fill all of those places?

“I hope that people will actually look at what they’re voting for this time.”

Callers to BBC Essex have also been having their say.

Mark, from Jaywick, said: “All we hear all the time is promises, promises, promises. They get elected, they get placed in Parliament… And nothing ever happens.

“We watched this space, we live in this space and he hasn’t done nothing.”