# Has Reform UK leader Nigel Farage’s political gamble paid off?

https://mins.news/en/video/22463

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-08-14 18:09 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrOH8_lz5aw

> Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has won back his parliamentary seat in a vote triggered by his resignation, which he said was in protest against inquiries into his finances. A joke candidate came second after the main parties boycotted the contest. The programme examines the result’s wider impact on UK politics.

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