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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Millie Cooke

The four crises facing Nigel Farage as Reform leader’s future hangs in the balance

Nigel Farage has announced he is resigning as an MP in order to trigger a by-election in his Clacton constituency, as part of an attempt to fend off mounting questions over his personal finances.

In a shock press conference this afternoon, he insisted he’s done “nothing wrong” and said he would be fighting the by-election in the constituency in order to give voters a chance to “stick two fingers up to the establishment”.

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