LONDON: Reform UK leader Nigel Farage announced Tuesday that he will quit his seat in Parliament and seek reelection in an effort to clear his name over financial allegations linked to millions of dollars’ worth of donations. The unexpected resignation is an effort by the anti-immigration politician to preempt a standards investigation that could have seen him ejected as a lawmaker, and to present himself as the victim of a witch hunt by the media and his political foes. “I have done nothing wrong. I have not broken the law in any way at all.

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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…

Reform UK leader has come under heavy scrutiny over his finances

Reform party leader has faced intense scrutiny over his finances