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Farage Probe Opens; Reform UK Polls Surge, By-Election Loss

7/7/2026

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The Parliamentary Standards Commissioner opened a formal investigation into the £5 million donation Nigel Farage, Reform UK MP, received from a crypto billionaire.
A YouGov poll shows 61 percent of Britons now view Reform UK as a main party, up from 19 percent two years earlier.
Insiders attribute Reform’s by-election loss, despite leading polls, to organisational strain after recent ex-Conservative defections.

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The Parliamentary Standards Commissioner opened a formal investigation into the £5 million donation Nigel Farage, Reform UK MP, received from a crypto billionaire.
A YouGov poll shows 61 percent of Britons now view Reform UK as a main party, up from 19 percent two years earlier.
Insiders attribute Reform’s by-election loss, despite leading polls, to organisational strain after recent ex-Conservative defections.