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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rowena Mason Whitehall editor

Farage faces questions over his claim of second standards investigation

Farage holds a book and speaks during his swearing-in at the House of Commons
Farage was sworn in as an MP again on Tuesday after winning the Clacton byelection. Photograph: House of Commons

Nigel Farage is facing questions about why he claimed his finances were the subject of a second standards investigation, as he was sworn in again as Clacton’s MP.

The Reform UK leader said when he resigned in July that the standards system had become a “political tool” because “yet another standards investigation is under way” into his finances.

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