'Tax the rich' flags put up in Nigel Farage's constituency

Take Back Power supporters hoisted pink, yellow and blue flags on lampposts in the town centre, which is a part-time home to MP Nigel Farage.

The group is calling on the UK government to establish a "house of the people" - a permanent citizen-led assembly with the power to tax extreme wealth.

Flags - more of Take Back Power's flags in the Esplanade (Image: Take Back Power)

Wilf, a 24-year-old student who took part in hanging up the flags, said he is from a seaside town like Clacton and "understands why people are angry".

He said: "For decades we’ve been abandoned by politicians like Keir Starmer and Nigel Farage who’d rather line the pockets of their billionaire buddies than help people put food on their tables.

"The same politicians are desperate to shift the blame.

"But I also know that the people in these towns are welcoming, hard-working and have enough common sense to see through the bulls*** and recognise the problem is the people in mega-yachts, not the small boats.

"That’s why we’re here, to call for a wealth tax and put ordinary people first through a house of the people.”

Fly - one of the flags in Connaught Avenue (Image: Take Back Power)

The action comes following last week’s record breaking, climate-fuelled heatwave which saw transport chaos, schools closed and hospitals at breaking point.

A spokesperson for Take Back Power said: “We are proud of many things about our country – our diverse communities, our democracy, our NHS – which is precisely why we don’t like our flags being misrepresented by organised hate groups.

"We believe our flags belong to all of us. That’s why we are reclaiming the flag as a symbol of community and welcome with a message we can all get behind - tax the super rich.

Politics - another flag flying in the Esplanade (Image: Take Back Power)

“The super rich are the only minority threatening our way of life. Their goal is to distract and divide us while they rip off our country.

"The super-rich must pay their fair share so we can invest in our communities, our public services and our people and protect them from the coming food crisis caused by war and climate breakdown.

"We need to come together to decide how to tax extreme wealth, with a citizen-led assembly."