Farage quits Commons to fight in by-election boycotted by rivals

Zia Yusuf: If Other Parties Thought They Could Win, They Would Stand in Clacton

Zia Yusuf has claimed that the boycott of a Clacton by-election by Labour, Tories, Greens, and LibDems is only because they know they would lose to Farage. He told BBC Breakfast: “The legitimacy of those elections is not determined by which parties coordinate together to not stand candidates. It is very much down to the

Farage quits as MP to seek new mandate amid probe into gifts

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage quit as a Member of Parliament and said he would fight for a new mandate in the resulting special election following a growing backlash over undeclared gifts. The shock announcement comes after Farage faced ...

UK Parties to boycott by-election triggered by Farage

Parties across the political spectrum in the UK have rejected a by-election triggered by Nigel Farage, who said he would quit as an MP in protest at the intense scrutiny over unregistered donations of cash and support to him.

Nigel Farage is just ‘playing the game of politics’ like any other politician would

TalkTV Weekend Editor Phil Dave says Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage is just “playing the game of politics” as any other politician would. “The difference is what he’s doing is he’s actually using this opportunity to highlight to the British public what most politicians don’t want us to see, and that is just some of the dirty tricks that politicians play,” Mr Dave told Sky News host James Macpherson. “If we are picking on someone for receiving a donation here, then there are plenty of politicians that also receive very, very questionable donations. “It just so happens that this is a classic case of deflection.”

It’s a bold strategy. Let’s see if it pays off for Nigel Farage

I would expect Nigel Farage to win the first by-election even if Rupert Lowe’s take a chunk of votes from Farage, I just cannot see Labour, Lib Dems, and Greens vote tactically for the Tories here. A second by-election might be a bit more complicated, Nigel Farage’s resignation only pauses the investigation. The campaign for this by-election might be exciting because there’s lot of unanswered questions about the donations Farage has received, last night showed he doesn’t like scrutiny. TSE

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Opinion: Is democracy a joke? Count Binface says no.

Populist British MP Nigel Farage resigned from Parliament over questions about his finances, and is running for re-election in his constituency. His biggest rival? Count Binface.

UK Reform leader Farage to quit and re-run for election

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said he would quit as a lawmaker to trigger a by-election in his parliamentary seat and would stand for re-election in that vote. #farage #reformuk #uk #politics

By-election triggered following Farage’s exit from parliament

By-election triggered following Farage’s exit from parliament

Scandal-Hit Nigel Farage Resigns As MP but Will Run in Byelection

Nigel Farage will quit as an MP in order to trigger a byelection, in a bid to regain control of the narrative as he faces a deepening scandal over his finances. The Reform leader said on Tuesday he will stand in a new “people versus the establishment” election in Clacton, where he has served as []

Meet Count Binface, a comedian who plans to run against UK's Nigel Farage

Facing awkward questions about his finances, Nigel Farage dramatically announced that he’s quitting Parliament in order to run again, a move critics denounced as a ploy to dodge a parliamentary probe. So far only one candidate has announced plans to run against Farage: Count Binface, a comedian with a trash can on his head. #uk #politics #news Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

A month in the spotlight? Nigel Farage’s Clacton gamble

Nigel Farage has triggered a political earthquake by quitting as an MP – but is he trying to get ahead of an inevitable scandal? Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy unpack why Farage has called a by-election in Clacton, and why none of the major parties are standing against him – with some describing it as []

The Westminster Resignation: Nigel Farage Abruptly Quits Parliament Ahead of Multi Million Pound Corruption Findings

Nigel Farage has stunned the British political establishment by resigning from the House of Commons, triggering a high stakes flash by election in Clacton to get ahead of dual ethics investigations into millions in hidden financial benefits.

Strait of Hormuz threat level raised to ‘severe’ after Iran attacks tankers using US Navy route

Labour, the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats, the Green Party and Restore Britain have all ruled out contesting the Clacton by-election triggered by the resignation of Nigel Farage.

English fans' drinking gives Starmer-Burnham transition a headache

The outgoing and incoming prime ministers are already at odds over letting fans drink in the stands.

Poll of polls: Coalition slump continues, but Labour’s path to power lies with Opportunity

Poll of polls: Coalition slump continues, but Labour’s path to power lies with Opportunity

Reform will struggle to survive if Farage is brought down

Kitty Donaldson: Nigel Farage is facing off against a bevy of scandals – and they could reshape British politics as we know it

Green Party spoiling for a fight in Keir Starmer's constituency if Prime Minister triggers by-election as parting gift to Andy Burnham

Green Party spoiling for a fight in Keir Starmer's constituency if Prime Minister triggers by-election as parting gift to Andy Burnham

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Nigel Farage Throws Down the Gauntlet

Nigel Farage has never been one to let the Westminster crowd call the shots. On Tuesday, the Reform UK leader announced he’s resigning as MP for Clacton-on-Sea, but it’s not that simple, because he’s running for the same seat again. Farage’s resignation triggers a by-election, which he intends to win. Thus, he is turning what...

WATCH: David Lammy swipes at 'Putin admirer' Nigel Farage ahead of Count Binface contest

Liberal Democrats deputy leader Daisy Cooper has called on David Lammy to heap pressure onto Rachel Reeves to block Nigel Farage's by-election bid.Mr Lammy accused Mr Farage of trying to distract from the fact that he's up to his neck in sleaze with the snap contest.The Labour minister added: He's got serious questions to answer and he can't run away from them. Labour isn't going to be part of this circus.I hear it's the people versus the establishment: the city trader, Putin-admiring professional politician whose pals with crypto billionaires versus Count Binface.WATCH ABOVE. Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter

‘Desperate’, ‘cowardly’ and ‘like a toddler’ – what do MPs make of Farage’s resignation?

Each month, Farage becomes a greater liability for his own party. Gone are the days when he could be wheeled out in front of a crowd and watch Reform's polling skyrocket. He is a marmite politician now The post ‘Desperate’, ‘cowardly’ and ‘like a toddler’ – what do MPs make of Farage’s resignation? appeared first on Conservative Home.

Loke orders RTD to issue summonses against helmetless Harapan riders

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Count Binface For Clacton!

With all we’ve got going on in the US, I haven’t followed British politics closely. Nigel Farage seems to have gotten himself into some sort of tax trouble and had to resign from Parliament. But he plans to run for his abandoned seat! He’s got competition, though! Count Binface wears a garbage bin on his [] The post Count Binface For Clacton! appeared first on Lawyers, Guns Money.

Farage vs Count Binface: how UK hard-right leader’s poll gambit could backfire

British anti-immigrant politician Nigel Farage faces the embarrassing prospect of going head-to-head with perennial joke candidate Count Binface in a by-election after he decided to quit parliament. His surprise move threatened to backfire on Wednesday after other heavyweight parties confirmed they would not contest the vote for Farage’s seat in southeast England. Count Binface, a self-described “intergalactic space warrior”, is the only other person to have said so far that they would run. In a...

Nigel Farage steps down to force election

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has resigned as MP and will contest his seat again in a bid to “stick two fingers up to the establishment” Read Full Article at RT.com

Here’s a look at ridings where voters can expect federal byelections to be called

OTTAWA — Richard Martel and Nate Erskine-Smith resigned their seats in the House of Commons on Tuesday, setting a clock ticking ahead of a pair of byelections in Quebec and Ontario — and they are not the only ones. Voters in a number of ridings across the country will be asked to choose new federal [] The post Here’s a look at ridings where voters can expect federal byelections to be called appeared first on Loonie Politics.

Farage quits UK parliament, will run in byelection

Farage denied wrongdoing in his address

Leftists already plotting UK breakup if Reform UK takes power

The rise of Nigel Farage has prompted political leaders across Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales to game the unthinkable: the breakup of the United Kingdom. Unionists who wish to save the union and nationalists who wish to end it are bracing for constitutional turmoil if Reform UK emerges triumphant – with Farage as prime []...Click to read more

Pressure mounts on U.K. PM Starmer to resign as Trump weighs in

Labour is losing liberal voters to the growing Green Party and facing a rising Reform UK, the Nigel Farage -led anti-immigration party.