{"id":56162,"date":"2026-07-07T16:16:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T16:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/scotcast-will-nigel-farages-gamble-pay-off\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T16:16:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T16:16:30","slug":"scotcast-will-nigel-farages-gamble-pay-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/scotcast-will-nigel-farages-gamble-pay-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Scotcast &#8211; Will Nigel Farage&#8217;s gamble pay off?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"sw-text-body-copy sw-pt-4 sw-text-secondary\">Available for over a year<\/p>\n<p class=\"sw-text-body-copy sw-whitespace-pre-line sw-pt-4 sw-text-secondary\">If you\u2019re interested in this episode, you may also like Malcolm Offord: I can be a Reform First Minister: https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/m002n9d4. <\/p>\n<p>Nigel Farage will resign as an MP for Clacton, triggering a by-election which he says he will stand in. <\/p>\n<p>Martin Geissler and the BBC\u2019s David Wallace Lockhart dissect the Reform leader\u2019s speech. <\/p>\n<p>Scotcast is the BBC\u2019s Scottish news podcast.  <\/p>\n<p>Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/m002ykvg\" aria-label=\"Programme Website of Will Nigel Farage's gamble pay off?\" data-testid=\"programme-website-link\" class=\"sw-group sw-inline-flex sw-items-center sw-pt-4\"><span class=\"sw-text-primary sw-font-bold sw-transition sw-ease sw-transition-colors sw-duration-350 motion-reduce:sw-transition-none group-active:sw-text-accent group-active:sw-underline group-focus-visible:sw-text-accent group-focus-visible:sw-underline group-hover:sw-text-accent group-hover:sw-underline sw-text-brevier\">Programme Website<\/span><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" class=\"sw-ease sw-transition motion-reduce:sw-transition-none sw-duration-350 sw-transition sw-ease sw-duration-350 motion-reduce:sw-transition-none sw-ml-2 sw-ml-1 sw-inline-block sw-fill-accent\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M21.9,16.9v11.5H3.7V10.2h11.1V7.6H1V31h23.6V16.9H21.9z M18,1v2.6h10.2l-0.5-1.1L11,19l1.9,1.9L29.6,4.3l-1.2-0.5V14H31V1 H18z\"\/><\/svg><\/a><button class=\"sw-group sw-text-pica sw-block sw-w-fit sw-pt-4\"><span class=\"sw-text-primary sw-font-bold sw-transition sw-ease sw-transition-colors sw-duration-350 motion-reduce:sw-transition-none group-active:sw-text-accent group-active:sw-underline group-focus-visible:sw-text-accent group-focus-visible:sw-underline group-hover:sw-text-accent group-hover:sw-underline sw-mr-0.5\">Show less<\/span><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"0.75rem\" height=\"0.75rem\" viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" class=\"sw-ease sw-transition motion-reduce:sw-transition-none sw-duration-350 sw-ml-1 sw-mt-1 sw-inline-block sw-fill-accent\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M0 18L16 0l16 18z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/play\/m002ykvg?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Available for over a year If you\u2019re interested in this episode, you may also like Malcolm Offord: I can be a Reform First Minister: https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/m002n9d4. Nigel Farage will resign as an MP for Clacton, triggering a by-election which he says he will stand in. 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