{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/35669120-6056-4c38-8f33-80df7112e8df/6a7f25d36e5b5bfda685c6c6?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The State of It: Farage wins Clacton – but his £5m headache remains","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba0e441a8cbeb3393cf13c/1786717637292-d4f87e33-d7e5-4e35-a1b8-f5325176405b.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Nigel Farage has done the inevitable and defeated Count Binface in the Clacton by-election. To celebrate, Reform threw a gigantic Glastonbury-style festival on Clacton beach. Farage-fest 2026 featured disco, live music and even a Ferris wheel. But during his victory speech, Farage admitted for the first time that he may have made a mistake by failing to declare the £5m gift he received from Christopher Harborne. Now, just hours after his victory, the parliamentary standards watchdog has resumed its investigation into the Reform leader. So, after the Ferris wheel and the fanfare, what next for the embattled Farage?</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Hosts:</strong></p><ul><li>Steven Swinford, political editor, The Times</li><li>Lara Spirit, deputy political editor, The Sunday Times</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Producers: </strong>Euan Dawtrey, Harry Kitson</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Picture: </strong>Getty images</p>","author_name":"The Times"}