London —
Nigel Farage, leader of the populist right-wing Reform UK party, has resigned from parliament and will stand for his seat again in a special election, amid mounting controversy over financial donations.
Farage announced the decision to resign as a member of parliament for Clacton-on-Sea, his constituency in Essex, on his YouTube channel Tuesday.
The surprise move appears to be an attempt to tackle recent negative press reports regarding the source of his personal wealth, which is also the subject of an investigation by parliament’s standards watchdog.
In his speech on Tuesday, Farage denied any wrongdoing. “Let me be absolutely clear, I have done nothing wrong. I have not broken the law in any way at all,” he said.
