Nigel Farage reveals bombshell plan as Reform leader returns to Parliament

Nigel Farage has revealed plans for a tour of the country as he returned to Parliament after his by-election victory. The Reform UK leader quit his Commons seat to trigger the “people versus the establishment” contest, which he won with more votes than in the last General Election.

Speaking after his swearing in, the Brexiteer said he had “met a vast number of constituents” as a result of his campaign trail this summer. He told GB News: “We’re not a big party in the House of Commons, and the size of the party is where precedence comes in the big debates.

“So, I’ll be here doing my stuff, but really, it’ll be Richard Tice and the rest of the gang doing more of the work in here as I travel around the country. And in fact, I’m even planning another tour of the country.”

Mr Farage also said he was not surprised by Sir Keir Starmer‘s announcement that he is quitting Parliament.

He said: “It doesn’t surprise me. I think the manner of Starmer’s leaving. And if you think back to the words that he gave in his last speech here, it was pretty much ‘my work is done. So he’s going quietly.”

Mr Farage called the by-election in Clacton amid scrutiny over his financial affairs.

But the race was snubbed by all the major parties, and his main rival was Count Binface.

A parliamentary investigation into a £5 million gift he received from the crypto-billionaire Christopher Harborne before he was first elected to the Commons in 2024 has resumed following his victory.

The probe is looking at whether the amount should have been declared when he became an MP.

Mr Farage has said the gift was not political and insisted he has done nothing wrong.

It comes as the latest poll by More in Common shows that the Tories have overtaken Reform UK for the first time in 18 months.

The survey put Labour in the lead on 26%, while Kemi Badenoch’s party is on 23% and Reform on 22%.