The by-election in Clacton was entirely unnecessary. Now that the Reform UK leader is returning to Parliament, an official investigation into the £5m he received from a Thailand-based billionaire will resume
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage won the Clacton seat with 63% of votes, but faces renewed scrutiny over a £5 million gift from a cryptocurrency investor, as parliament investigates whether he should have declared it before the election
Nigel Farage has won the Clacton by-election, but has he succeeded in framing this as a ‘people versus the establishment’ contest? The FT’s Lucy Fisher asks George Parker, FT political editor, in the latest episode of Political Fix.
Nigel Farage declared victory in the Clacton by-election on Friday. But as he cancelled a major speech planned for later in the morning, many were already calling it a Pyrrhic one.