Parliamentary investigation resumes into Farage hours after he wins Clacton by-election

A parliamentary investigation into Nigel Farage has resumed hours after he won the Clacton by-election - a brief timeline The Reform UK leader secured 22,239 votes in the contest, which was boycotted by major political parties When Farage resigned as an MP last month, triggering the by-election, an investigation into whether he should've declared a £5m gift was paused The website of Parliament's standards commissioner has now been updated to say the probe is no longer suspended, writes our political reporter Earlier, Farage didn't attend the result declaration, with Reform saying police advised against it - the BBC understands that is not the case The BBC's Chris Mason, in Clacton, says Farage failed to turn up to his own political wedding. Here, he looks at why Farage spoke at a Reform UK event overnight but did not attend the count Nigel Farage is once again Clacton’s MP after winning the by-election he triggered last month. Farage won with 63.34% of the vote, increasing his vote share by 17.16 percentage points. Count Binface - the comedic persona played by Jonathan Harvey - came second with 26.9%. A win for Reform had been widely anticipated as the party enjoys significant supp