Farage claims win as vindication but watchdog immediately restarts £5m gift probe as Tories call by-election a pointless farce ⊕⊕
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Farage
6 days ago
Reform UK's leader was re-elected MP for Clacton with 22,239 votes, more than he won at the 2024 General Election but with a smaller than predicted share of ballots cast (63.3 per cent)
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Farage faces renewed watchdog probe after Clacton by-election victory ⊕
The investigation into a £5m gift received by Farage reopens, as he returns as the MP for Clacton.