Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleNigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, has resigned as MP for Clacton, triggering a by-election in Clacton-on-Sea, which he intends to contest.Labour leader and prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer, criticised Farage, calling it a "desperate stunt" and accused the Reform UK leader of being “up to his neck in sleaze”.Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch labelled it an "ego by-election" and an "admission of guilt." Badenoch said: “In doing this, what he is saying is that he's already guilty, it feels like an admission of guilt,” she said.Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey called for Nigel Farage to fund the Clacton by-election himself. “We have just sat through a self-obsessed diatribe delivered by a Temu Trump who seems to think he is sat in the Oval Office,” said Sir Davey.Green Party leader Zack Polanski said: “Nigel Farage is once again trying to con the public with this stunt – trying to duck the fact that his history of taking dodgy donations is finally catching up with him.”In fullNigel Farage latest: Reform UK leader resigns as MP to force by-election after donation scandalMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has resigned as MP for Clacton, triggering a by-election he says will allow voters—not political opponents—to judge him. The move comes as he faces…

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The Reform leader had faced intense security over his financial arrangements

The Reform leader announced he would step down from his Clacton seat amid claims he broke parliamentary rules with undeclared cash payments and financial assistance before he…

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…

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Reform UK leader has come under heavy scrutiny over his finances

The Reform UK party leader has come under scrutiny about his finances

"I've decided that the people of Clacton should be the judges of my actions," Farage said. "It's a chance to stick two fingers up to the entire establishment". #EuropeNews

From claims of undeclared donations and properties to lobbying the Bank of England on crypto policy, Mr Farage is facing scrutiny in four key areas

Reform party leader has faced intense scrutiny over his finances

The resignation will trigger a by-election in the coastal electorate of Clacton, which Farage says he will contest.

Reform UK leader reveals he faces second inquiry over financial gifts but says he will fight byelection in Clacton

Reform U.K. leader Nigel Farage has quit as MP for Clacton, forcing a by-election that he has said he will fight.

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Nigel Farage triggers a by-election to test voter support

Nigel Farage has announced he is resigning from the House of Commons to fight a by-election in Clacton. In a 16-minute live statement from Milbank Tower, the Reform leader gave…

"A chance to stick two fingers up to the entire establishment..."