Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage has called for the deportation of foreigners imprisoned in UK correctional facilities. However, he doesn't have the legal personality to do so, having resigned as Member of Parliament for Clacton on 8 July 2026.
A by-election for Clacton MP is scheduled on Thursday, 13 August. Major political parties have called it a farce, since Farage's resignation triggered it. Many believe Farage resigned to prevent a suspension or recall following controversies regarding a previously undisclosed £5 million ($6.5 million) gift from cryptocurrency billionaire Christopher Harborne and undeclared financial backing from convicted fraudster George Cottrell.
