Raheem Kassam, Editor-in-Chief of The National Pulse, discovered Afghan migrants being paid to distribute anti-Nigel Farage material in Clacton, where the Reform UK party leader is fighting a parliamentary by-election.

PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Afghan migrants were found distributing anti-Nigel Farage material in the Clacton-on-Sea constituency (electoral district), where the Reform UK party leader is contesting a parliamentary by-election (special election), by Raheem Kassam, Editor-in-Chief of The National Pulse. DETAIL: In a video report shared on X (formerly Twitter), Kassam explained he had been campaigning in Clacton with Farage and Reform when they “stumbled upon two recent Afghan migrants” being paid to deliver copies of Babelfish, an anti-Farage newspaper, by Dale Vince, a prominent Labour and Green Party donor. Kassam added that the newspaper contained “anti-Farage and anti-Reform messaging from groups like Hope Not Hate,” which previously employed Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s controversial strategy chief, Matthew McGregor. Kassam also stressed that Babelfish is not a registered campaigner in the election, meaning Vince could potentially be breaking electoral law. The Afghans told The National Pulse chief that they were not from Clacton, but Ipswich, which is in an entirely different parliamentary constituency. KEY QUOTE: “On the campaign trail today in Clacton, we encountered a group of recent Afghan migrants delivering leaflets on behalf of Dale Vince’s anti-Reform Babelfish newspaper. Vince, a Labour and Green Party donor, recently announced he intended to spend money campaigning against Farage, though hasn’t registered as a campaigner in the constituency. Not only is this legally murky, but ethically an obviously huge issue.” – Raheem Kassam IMPACT: The involvement of Afghan migrants in distributing campaign materials on behalf of an organization that is not registered as a lawful participant in the Clacton by-election raises serious legal and ethical questions, particularly concerning its unregistered status in the election.

DIRTY TRICKS EXCLUSIVE: Afghan Migrants Paid to Campaign in Clacton, Against Farage, by Labour/Green Donor.

On the campaign trail today in Clacton, we encountered a group of recent Afghan migrants delivering leaflets on behalf of Dale Vince’s anti-Reform Babelfish newspaper.… pic.twitter.com/ytOhga9P4H

— Raheem J. Kassam (@RaheemKassam) August 6, 2026

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