An Essex man who vowed not to shave his beard until his favourite team lifted the Premier League trophy has finally reached for the razor — a full decade later ... "I was shaking inside, but I am a man of my word."Advertisement.
The Tories, meanwhile, have had some patches of success in areas of London – but are getting absolutely hammered on the fringes in Havering and in Essex. During the election campaign, Nigel Farage was keen to talk up the importance of Essex.