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Not really - the headline notes that the election was boycotted by the other major parties, so while his vote share increased 17.1% the 2nd through 5th placed parties last time didn't run and they previously won 52.7% of the vote.

There may be a second by-election in Clacton following the results of the ongoing investigation which the other large parties have stated they would stand in.

The speed of light provides a limit on distance for a given RTT, and taking the examples in the article which are less than 0.5ms and considering the speed of light (300km/ms) the measured exit countries must be accurate.

The speed of light in fiber which probably covers most of the distance is also even slower due to refraction (about 2/3).