It’s easy to look across the Atlantic and despair at the state of American politics under Donald Trump, but the Old Continent has its fair share of shenanigans.
Brexit champion, prominent Eurosceptic, fervent Trump supporter and leader of right-wing populist party Reform UK Nigel Farage has regularly made headlines for his antics, the most recent being his resignation as an MP to trigger a by-election in his Clacton constituency.
Farage claimed an “establishment stitch-up" after facing scrutiny over an unregistered £5 million donation from a cryptocurrency tycoon and gifts from a convicted criminal.
Many have seen this move on his part as a way to dodge the investigation by the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner and distract from the serious allegations regarding Farage's funders.
Still, by standing in the resulting by-election, Farage will attempt to win his seat back.
