Nigel Farage Quits As MP To Trigger By-Election Amid Row Over His Finances

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Nigel Farage leader of the Reform UK party gestures during a press conference in London, Monday, April 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)Nigel Farage leader of the Reform UK party gestures during a press conference in London, Monday, April 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Nigel Farage has dramatically quit as an MP to trigger a by-election in his Clacton seat.

The Reform UK leader made the shock announcement amid the mounting furore over his personal finances.

He said it would be a “people versus the establishment” contest as he accused the media and his political opponents of waging a vendetta against him.

In a statement broadcast on social media, Farage said: “I will fight to win. I will fight...

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