Defiant, unrepentant Nigel Farage taking the fight to his political enemies.

Mr Farage must know that his chances of entering Downing Street are close to being extinguished and this is his last chance to move the dial – and that is the real reason for this…

While the Reform leader casts himself as the victim questions about his finances are unlikely to disappear

Defiant, unrepentant Nigel Farage taking the fight to his political enemies.

His gambit will make him look sad, pitiful, pathetic, and about as far away from prime ministerial as it is possible to imagine

His byelection stunt shows he is clearly rattled by a perilous position. Wildcards rarely endure: his future is behind him, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins