Farage quits Parliament to force Clacton by-election amid gift probe
What's next: Voters in Clacton will decide whether to return him as Parliament's standards watchdog examines a disputed £5 million gift.
Nigel Farage said he will resign as the member of Parliament for Clacton and run again in a by-election, casting the contest as a direct verdict on allegations about his finances. The Reform UK leader is under investigation by Parliament's standards watchdog over a £5 million gift from a billionaire cryptocurrency investor that critics say was not properly disclosed. Farage also said a separate inquiry had opened over donations linked to a former aide convicted in the United States of wire fraud. He denied wrongdoing and said extra support had helped cover personal security costs. Labour and Conservative figures dismissed the move as a stunt as Reform UK continues to lead most national opinion polls.