Reform UK leader Nigel Farage wins Clacton by-election
Nigel Farage won a second term as the standards watchdog prepares to resume its probe into an undeclared £5 million gift.
- Nigel Farage won the Clacton by-election with 22,239 votes, securing approximately 63% of the vote and returning to Parliament after major parties boycotted the election.
- The by-election was triggered by Farage's resignation amid an investigation over an undeclared £5 million gift he received before becoming an MP, with the probe resuming after his re-election.
- Count Binface, a satirical candidate, came second with 9,455 votes and was the only other candidate to retain his deposit among the 34 contenders.
- Critics described the election as costly and unnecessary; Farage faces ongoing investigations and possible suspension if found guilty by the parliamentary standards committee.
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Nigel Farage Wins Clacton By-Election With 63% Vote
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage won back his parliamentary seat with 63 percent of the vote in a special election he forced himself, then refused to share a stage with the costumed satirist who finished second. Farage, who resigned from Parliament in July over a financial disclosure investigation he called baseless, routed his nearest challenger in the Clacton by-election on Thursday. That challenger was Count Binface, a comedian in a trash-can he…
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