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Nigel Farage Wins Clacton By-Election Amid Donation Probe

Nigel Farage has won the Clacton by-election, securing a seat in the UK parliament. His victory comes as a parliamentary probe into a €5.8 million gift he received has resumed.

14 Aug, 08:29 — 14 Aug, 18:10
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BBCHigh3h ago

What Next For Nigel Farage After The Clacton By-Election?

The parliamentary standards investigation into Farage's £5m gift has reopened.

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FTVery High4h ago

Farage wins… and donation probe resumes

Plus, is Burnham mulling an early election?

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le-mondeHigh4h ago

Probe into €5.8 million gift to Nigel Farage reopens as he wins by-election

The leader of the far-right Reform UK party reclaimed his Clacton seat, triggering the reopening of a parliamentary standards probe into a £5 million donation from a crypto billionaire.

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The GuardianMostly Factual2h ago

The Guardian view on Nigel Farage: Clacton cannot acquit him | Editorial

Reform won a contrived byelection, but scrutiny continues – while the party increasingly attacks the watchdogs and journalists asking awkward questions Nigel Farage didn’t attend the count of the byelection he forced upon Clacton. Instead, Reform UK’s leader celebrated his win with supporters at a “Farage Fest”, filmed by a friendly TV channel. For a politician who claims to speak for the people, it was telling that at his triumph he preferred an audience of believers. Mr Farage won because h...

By Editorial

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Fox NewsMixed2h ago

Farage puts seat on the line over ‘establishment hit job’ — voters send him right back

Nigel Farage reclaimed his Clacton seat with 22,239 votes, but the parliamentary investigation into his undeclared £5 million gift is now active again.

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The IndependentMostly Factual6h ago

Despondent Clacton reacts to Farage’s return: ‘It’s a joke of a by-election and you have to treat it like a joke’

Nigel Farage has been re-elected in Clacton with a resounding majority in a by-election against joke and fringe candidates. But not all of this seaside down is happy, as Dan Haygarth finds out

By Dan Haygarth

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Times of IndiaMostly Factual3h ago

The UK's 'PM-in-waiting' just beat a guy wearing a trash can

Farcical by-election victory for ‘PM-in-waiting’ Nigel Farage epitomises Britain’s post-Brexit funk.

By Nirmalya Dutta

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rte-newsMostly Factual11h ago

Questions over finances remain as Farage wins by-election

The result was never really in doubt. Local MP Nigel Farage was widely predicted to win the by-election he caused when he gave up his seat amid mounting questions over donations and gifts he received worth millions of pounds.

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channel-news-asiaMostly Factual1h ago

UK parliament probe into Farage resumes after polls win

The UK Parliament has reopened its investigation into Nigel Farage’s £5 million (US$6.7 million) gift after he regained his seat in Clacton.

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The WeekMostly Factual6h ago

Was Nigel Farage’s by-election ploy a success?

Reform UK leader's big fight against the establishment has left everyone a bit bemused

By Jamie Timson, The Week UK

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myjoyonlineMixed4h ago

Count Binface receives over a quarter of votes in Clacton by-election

Count Binface, the self-styled intergalactic space warrior, has received nearly 10,000 votes in the Clacton by-election, his best performance yet.

By Emmanuel Tetteh

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rte-news14 Aug, 08:29First to report

Questions over finances remain as Farage wins by-election

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The Independent14 Aug, 13:33

Despondent Clacton reacts to Farage’s return: ‘It’s a joke of a by-election and you have to treat it like a joke’

The Week14 Aug, 13:37

Was Nigel Farage’s by-election ploy a success?

der-standard14 Aug, 13:49

Siegerfoto ohne Nigel Farage, dafür aber mit dem "Mülltonnen"-Kandidaten

helsingin-sanomat14 Aug, 14:23

HS-analyysi | Farage voitti, mutta järjesti samalla itselleen nöyryytyksen

myjoyonline14 Aug, 14:51

Count Binface receives over a quarter of votes in Clacton by-election

der-spiegel14 Aug, 14:53

Nigel Farage: Nach Wahlsieg gegen Count Binface droht Neuwahl

FT14 Aug, 15:25

Farage wins… and donation probe resumes

le-monde14 Aug, 15:45

Probe into €5.8 million gift to Nigel Farage reopens as he wins by-election

Times of India14 Aug, 15:48

The UK's 'PM-in-waiting' just beat a guy wearing a trash can

BBC14 Aug, 16:07

What Next For Nigel Farage After The Clacton By-Election?

Fox News14 Aug, 16:52

Farage puts seat on the line over ‘establishment hit job’ — voters send him right back

The Guardian14 Aug, 17:06

The Guardian view on Nigel Farage: Clacton cannot acquit him | Editorial

observador14 Aug, 17:29

Farage vence intercalares contra "Conde Cara de Caixote"

channel-news-asia14 Aug, 18:10

UK parliament probe into Farage resumes after polls win

irozhlas14 Aug, 18:12Latest update

Otázkou nebylo, zda Nigel Farage vyhraje, ale o kolik, říká po bizarních volbách novinářka Hepburn