POLL OF THE DAY: Has Farage done the right thing to resign as MP?

Cast your vote on the biggest talking points of the day, every dayFinal results will be announced in tomorrow's poll See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy DAILY MAIL REPORTER Published: 12:00 BST, 8 July 2026 | Updated: 12:11 BST, 8 July 2026

Nigel Farage said he will quit as an MP to fight a 'people versus the establishment' by-election in protest at scrutiny over unregistered donations of cash and support.The Reform UK leader and Clacton MP insisted he had done nothing wrong as he accused Westminster opponents of using sleaze investigations as a 'political tool'.But Labour, the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats, the Green Party and Rupert Lowe's Restore Britain have all said they will not stand candidates in the election.Mr Farage, who was elected as Clacton's representative two years ago, is under scrutiny from the Parliamentary watchdog for his failure to declare donations.His resignation does not prevent the standards commissioner from looking into the claims against him if he wins or loses the ensuing by-election. Now it's time to have your say – do you think Mr Farage has made the right call? Vote in our latest poll:

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