Political editor David Maddox says Nigel Farage has failed to learn lessons from history – and it could result in career-ending embarrassment for the Reform UK leader

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

His resignation amid a donation scandal will trigger a byelection, which the Reform UK leader says he will contest – and no major party will field a candidate against him.

Main parties boycott vote as distraction ploy, leaving only a satirical challenger