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Farage Challenger Faces £37,000 Bill After Losing Court Case

A by-election candidate who sought to wind up Reform UK lost his case and was ordered by an insolvency judge to pay £37,000 ($49,300) of the party’s legal expenses.

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Farage Challenger Faces £37,000 Bill After Losing Court Case – KnowGov