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Why did Farage trigger Clacton by-election and what happens next? | BBC News
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3:09Now PlayingNigel Farage has won the Clacton by-election… again. So why did he resign in the first place?
When Farage announced his resignation as an MP last month, an investigation into whether he should've declared a £5m gift by the crypto-billionaire and Reform donor Christopher Harborne was paused.
Farage has denied breaking any rules in relation to his finances and said he was triggering the by-election because “the people of Clacton should be the judges of my actions.”
But now Farage is back in Parliament - watch BBC Political Correspondent Joe Pike explain what could happen next to the investigation into the £5m gift.
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