“Nigel Farage, leader of Britain’s right-wing Reform UK party, has won re-election to parliament in a vote he triggered himself last month by stepping down amid controversy over his finances,” CNBC reports.
“Farage, who has previously been praised by U.S. President Donald Trump and was a figurehead in the U.K. campaign to leave the European Union, faces a parliamentary investigation over failure to declare a £5 million ($6.7 million) donation from a Thailand-based crypto investor ahead of his 2024 election.”
“The probe was suspended following his resignation on July 7. Farage has said the gift was a personal gift intended to contribute to his security costs.”
Bloomberg: UK’s Farage defeats Count Binface in special election.
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