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  "title": "Questions over finances remain as Farage wins by-election",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/questions-over-finances-remain-as-farage-wins-by-election-876242",
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  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T08:29:56.000Z",
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        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Voting underway in Farage by-election battle with bin-wearing comedian",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/voting-underway-in-farage-by-election-battle-with-bin-wearing-comedian",
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        "title": "Reform UK leader Farage faces parody candidate in by-election",
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        "outlet": "Financial Times",
        "title": "Investigation into Farage to resume after he wins Clacton by-election",
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        "published": "2026-08-14T05:58:37.000Z"
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        "outlet": "City AM",
        "title": "Nigel Farage wins Clacton by-election",
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        "published": "2026-08-14T06:16:44.000Z"
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        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Nigel Farage beats Count Binface to regain UK parliamentary seat in widely mocked by-election",
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        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Questions over finances remain as Farage wins by-election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/questions-over-finances-remain-as-farage-wins-by-election",
        "published": "2026-08-14T08:29:56.000Z"
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