Nigel Farage wins Clacton byelection in contest boycotted by every other major party
Reform UK leader beats nearest challenger, Count Binface, in byelection he caused amid deepening scandal over £5m gift
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/aug/14/clacton-byelection-nigel-farage-count-binface-reform-uk-finances-donations-investigation-latest-news-updates">Clacton byelection – UK politics live
Nigel Farage has seen off Count Binface to win the Clacton byelection in a contest boycotted by every other major political party.
The Reform UK leader in July triggered the byelection in an attempt to shake off a deepening scandal over a https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/29/revealed-nigel-farage-was-given-undisclosed-5m-by-crypto-billionaire-in-2024">£5m gift he received from the cryptocurrency billionaire Christopher Harborne.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/14/nigel-farage-wins-clacton-byelection-count-binface-boycotted-major-parties">Continue reading...Farage beats Binface in Clacton by-election
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