Nigel Farage Claims Victory in By-Election

Nigel Farage was re-elected as an MP with 62.82% of the votes in the by-election held in Clacton, where he resigned following an investigation into his financial situation. Farage said at the event organized by his supporters in Essex: 'The decision has been made. "This is a convincing and overwhelming victory," he said. Count Binface came in second with 26.71%.

While experts were certain that Farage would win, they predicted that Binface's votes could reach 20%. Election turnout remained at approximately 44.7%. While voters did not show much interest in the election, even some Reform UK volunteers said the race was 'just a joke'.

Jane Embelton, a Reform UK campaigner, said: 'It's a bit ridiculous. Essentially this is all being done to make a fool of Nigel Farage. "But to me or to those who support him, he doesn't look stupid at all," he said.

Professor from Queen Mary University of London. Stijn van Kessel emphasized that Farage's plan to turn the by-election into a serious political struggle failed and that the resulting picture made Farage 'look ridiculous'.

London police have confirmed they launched an investigation last year into donations made to the Reform UK movement ahead of the 2024 election. According to reports in the British press, the subject of the police investigation is the 'undeclared donations and financial support' of Farage's long-time ally George Cottrell, who was convicted of fraud, and his mother.