Parliamentary authorities have resumed investigating Nigel Farage for an alleged failure to declare a financial interest after his new election win.
According to Express UK, as per the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards’ website the investigation, which was suspended during the Clacton by-election, has been resumed.
It comes after the Reform UK MP appeared suggest he may have broken declaration rules, saying: "Maybe I haven’t filled in a piece of paper."
Farage said he was "confident" he was in the right, and had "enough of being judged by mainstream media being called a criminal."
He added, "Do you know if I’ve made one sin? I haven’t filled in a piece of paper. I’ve broken no law. I’ve broken no tax law. I’ve taken no public money. I don’t even own a motorhome. All right. And, you know, maybe I haven’t filled in a piece of paper. I’m confident I’m right. We’ll see where we go."
Farage won the Clacton by-election, which took place on 13 August 2026, after he stepped down from the seat amid growing scrutiny over his finances.
Lee Anderson MP, who serves as the party's chief whip, earlier said Reform UK would cooperate with any investigation into Farage.
He also told the media that he believed "the slate is wiped clean now in Clacton", adding he would "of course" cooperate with the investigation.
Bridget Philipson MP, the Chair of the Labour Party, took to the airwaves after the result to say there was "no hiding place now" for Farage.
She told Sky News that the Reform UK leader would need to "answer to the public" and "set out... what’s been going on in recent weeks and months."
Philipson accused Reform UK of being "engulfed" in "sleaze and scandal" adding, "Whether it’s the £5 million dodgy gift or his connections to a convicted fraudster, these are just piling up.
If Farage is found to have not correctly declared his donations in breach of parliamentary rules, in regards to a £5 million gift he received from Christopher Harborne shortly before becoming an MP, a second by-election may be triggered.
