
Alexandra Topping and Rowena Mason discuss the fallout and what the byelection means for Reform UK and its leader
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Nigel Farage resigned from his seat to trigger the Clacton byelection, during which his political finances were under investigation.
Nigel Farage has won the Clacton byelection he triggered by resigning from the seat because he wanted to allow voters to ‘stick two fingers up at the entire establishment’.
The Reform UK leader’s political finances were under investigation at the time. That process has now resumed, posing the risk of another byelection if Farage is found to have broken the rules.
Has his party emerged stronger or weaker as a result of the byelection? And what next for Reform UK and its leader? Alexandra Topping and Rowena Mason discuss the fallout, and what it means
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Investigation into Farage's political finances will continue.
Likely · Within weeks

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