Nigel Farage at risk of second Clacton by-election as Commons probe into £5million gift expected in days

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Nigel Farage at risk of second Clacton by-election as Commons probe into £5million gift expected in days.

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Nigel Farage is at risk of facing a second by-election in Clacton after insiders revealed the parliamentary standards commissioner will reveal its findings into whether the Reform UK leader should have declared a £5million gift in just days.Mr Farage, who won August's Clacton by-election with an increased majority of 12,784 votes, was interviewed by the standards commissioner Daniel Greenberg last month.

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The Reform UK leader received the £5million gift from the Thai-based cryptocurrency billionaire Christopher Harborne before returning to frontline politics ahead of the 2024 General Election.

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Parliamentary rules require MPs to register financial interests and any registrable benefits which were received in the 12 months before their election.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Mr Farage, who claims the gift was intended to fund his personal security, denies any wrongdoing.

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