- Nigel Farage admitted he misspoke about personally buying a house in Clacton, clarifying that his partner purchased the property.
- Farage had previously stated he bought the house to demonstrate his commitment to the constituency.
- The clarification follows Angela Rayner's resignation over stamp duty underpayment, prompting renewed scrutiny of second home tax implications.
- Richard Tice, Farage's deputy, dismissed questions about his leader's tax affairs as "irrelevant" to voters.
- Separately, Farage reportedly uses a private company, Thorn in the Side Ltd, to manage his media earnings, a practice he defends as legitimate for business overheads.
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