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Latest news on Nigel Farage, covering Reform UK, by-elections, Westminster politics, and the Brexit campaigner's career, controversies and political future.

Nigel Farage is one of the most influential and divisive figures in modern British politics. A veteran of the campaign to take Britain out of the European Union, he previously led both UKIP and the Brexit Party before taking charge of Reform UK. He won the Essex seat of Clacton at the 2024 general election, entering Parliament after seven earlier attempts to reach the Commons.

Farage has faced intense scrutiny over donations and gifts received before entering Parliament, with investigations involving the parliamentary standards watchdog. Denying any wrongdoing, he resigned as MP for Clacton in July 2026, triggering a by-election in the constituency and announcing he would stand as a candidate. The contest is widely viewed as a test of his personal mandate and of Reform UK's momentum.

By-elections have become a recurring theme of Farage's leadership and a key measure of his party's progress. Reform UK claimed its first parliamentary by-election victory at Runcorn and Helsby in 2025 and has since won a string of council contests. It fell short at the Makerfield by-election in June 2026, where Labour's Andy Burnham returned to Parliament in a result widely seen as a setback for the party.

Beyond Westminster, Farage is a familiar broadcast presence, known for his GB News shows and a large social media following. His long friendship with Donald Trump has drawn international attention, as have his outspoken views on immigration and the political establishment. Few British politicians divide opinion so sharply, attracting devoted supporters and fierce critics in equal measure.

Farage first rose to prominence as a founding member of UKIP and served as an MEP for two decades. He led UKIP through its rise in the 2010s and played a central role in the 2016 referendum that ended Britain's EU membership. The Brexit Party, which he launched in 2019, topped that year's European elections before evolving into Reform UK.

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