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The UK lawmaker declared victory following a by-election, triggering a resumption of an investigation from the parliamentary commissioner for standards into his crypto donations.<\/p>\n
UK Reform leader Nigel Farage will face an investigation that had been briefly paused following his resignation from Parliament after winning a by-election on Thursday with no major party candidates participating.<\/p>\n
As of Friday, the UK Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards website showed<\/a> that Farage was currently under investigation for \u201cfailure to register an interest\u201d related to the Reform leader receiving millions of dollars\u2019 worth of donations and gifts from two figures tied to the crypto industry. The investigation was halted in July after Farage resigned as a member of Parliament<\/a>, but resumed following his reelection as Clacton\u2019s MP.\u00a0<\/p>\n The commission will probe cryptocurrency billionaire Christopher Harborne giving Farage $6.7 million<\/a> as well as the Reform leader\u2019s staff and security funded by George Cottrell<\/a>, a convicted fraudster tied to a crypto casino. Should the investigation determine that Farage violated parliamentary rules, he faces a possible suspension from parliament, which could trigger another by-election. <\/p>\n