Nigel Farage has been re-elected as the Member of Parliament for Clacton, the BBC reported. His victory followed a resignation in July that triggered a by-election in the constituency.

The parliamentary standards investigation into a £5 million gift received by Farage has been reopened, according to the BBC. Details surrounding the by-election campaign and Farage's absence from the count, as well as a canceled speech, were discussed.

Farage, the honorary president of the Reform UK party, had not been a Member of Parliament for over a year prior to this election. The Newscast program, featuring analysis from BBC's Adam Fleming, covered the results and potential future developments for Farage.