{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/695e7828a32e86d77573ead2/6a6b0939a585d3be78cbd718?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Could Farage's gamble over cash scandal BACKFIRE?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/695e7828a32e86d77573ead2/1785399061851-a8eec5a3-53a6-4bf1-b07c-d938feacfa82.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Reform UK's Nigel Farage will compete against a record 33 candidates in the Clacton by-election in August in a political gamble for the politician after he resigned as an MP amid controversy over his finances.</p><p><br></p><p>Farage is facing an investigation by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards over an undeclared £5 million gift from a crypto investor. The Reform UK leader is also facing scrutiny over his professional relationship with George Cottrell, a man convicted and imprisoned over fraud charges in 2017.</p><p><br></p><p>Farage denies any wrongdoing and is now seeking to regain support from his former constituents in Clacton-on-Sea in Essex.</p><p><br></p><p>But his main competition will not be representatives from the UK’s major parties, who have boycotted the election, it will come from a satirical candidate, the self-described “intergalactic space warrior”, Count Binface.</p><p><br></p><p>Farage has taken a massive gamble, will his ambitions of political leadership be thwarted by a man in a costume?</p><p><br></p><p>Joining Enda Brady for this discussion:</p><p><br></p><p>Cindy Yu</p><p>Columnist at The Sunday Times</p><p><br></p><p>Scarlett MccGwire</p><p>Former Labour Party Adviser</p><p><br></p><p>Charlie Rowley</p><p>Former UK Government Adviser</p><p><br></p><p>Follow the podcast to keep up to date and access the back catalogue of Roundtable discussions at https://www.youtube.com/@RoundtableTRTWorld</p>","author_name":"TRT World"}