UK's Clacton by-election, triggered by Farage, to take place on August 13

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LONDON, July 10 (Reuters) - The election to decide if Nigel Farage, ​leader of Britain's populist ‌Reform UK Party, will return to parliament after quitting ​earlier this week will ​take place on August 13, ⁠the local authority said ​on Friday.

Farage, who is under ​investigation in parliament over millions of pounds of gifts from ​wealthy backers, quit on Tuesday ​saying he wanted voters in his ‌electoral ⁠district in southeast England to judge his actions, not what he said was ​a liberal "establishment" ​bent ⁠on discrediting him.

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Farage is likely to be ​the only mainstream ​candidate ⁠after other parties said they would refuse to take ⁠part ​in what they ​characterised as a stunt.

Reporting by William ​James; Editing by Muvija M

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