Rupert Lowe Won’t Stand Candidate in Farage By-Election

Another potential exciting by-election?

We are a long way from Nigel Farage being censured by the Commons authority let alone the threshold for a by-election being triggered so talk of a by-election is premature. What I find interesting from this article is the following (the bold is my emphasis) Farage has told friends that he is worried about the prospect of facing a by-election in the seat, according to an insider. Ex-Reform MP Rupert Lowe has warned that his Restore party would throw everything... Read More Read More

U.K. populist leader Farage to quit parliament, seek re-election after gift allegations

'This will be a people versus the establishment by-election,' Nigel Farage said during a televised announcement. 'It is a chance to stick two fingers up to the entire establishment.' Farage faces scrutiny over financial disclosures as his party continues to lead in polls

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Nigel Farage Demands General Election to ‘Fix Broken Britain’

Nigel Farage, leader of the right-wing populist Reform UK Party, has published a video demanding that the successor to the resigning Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the United Kingdom be chosen by a general election, not by the sitting Labour MPs. The post Nigel Farage Demands General Election to ‘Fix Broken Britain’ appeared first on Hungarian Conservative.

Farage's by-election gamble descends into farce: NO major party will stand against him because he faces another contest after sleaze probe

Farage's by-election gamble descends into farce: NO major party will stand against him because he faces another contest after sleaze probe

‘He thought he could settle the debate’: Farage by-election versus Binface set for August 13

​ANU Senior Lecturer Pat Leslie says Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage thought he could “settle the debate” on the controversy regarding his finances by resigning and triggering a by-election. ​“I think when Nigel Farage called the by-election to try to get ahead of increasing speculation in questioning about his financial situation, he thought he could settle the debate politically with a by-election against all of the major parties,” Mr Leslie told Sky News Australia. ​“But what’s happened is all of the major parties have decided not to field a candidate.”

BREAKING: Badenoch reacts to Farage resigning as an MP to stand again in by-election

The Conservative leader says she doesn't have to jump to the beat of Nigel Farage's drum, and he'll find out what the party will do in their own time as she sits down for questions with Politico's Anne McElvoy. The post BREAKING: Badenoch reacts to Farage resigning as an MP to stand again in by-election appeared first on Conservative Home.

Hannah Spencer vs Reform: 'The Maths Is Not Maths-ing'

What could be funnier than the idea that Nigel Farage is an honest man? On Newsnight, Green party MP Hannah Spencer faced off against Reform's candidate for London mayor Laila Cunningham – and laughed at the suggestion that Farage has been "very honest" amid a scandal over an undeclared £5m gift. Spencer said Farage’s decision to trigger and then stand in a new byelection – which he has presented as a referendum on his character amid allegations of wrongdoing – will be bad for his constituents. "What it does is it throws people in that constituency, who are already struggling, like so many people in the country, into further turmoil," Spencer said.

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 ...

Tom Kelly: There is a political joke being played out in full sight – and it’s not Count Binface

Nigel Farage wants to present the Clacton by-election as David against the establishment. There’s a slight problem: Farage isn’t David; he’s Goliath

Only Count Binface willing to take on Farage in his ‘fake and pathetic’ by-election

As it stands, only Count Binface will run against Farage

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 []

By-election triggered following Farage’s exit from parliament

By-election triggered following Farage’s exit from parliament

Who is Count Binface – the man behind the bin?

He’s currently the only candidate running against Nigel Farage Yesterday, Nigel Farage managed to do what he does best – getting in there and making everything about him. Following a public meltdown after he was asked by a Sky News reporter about undeclared gifts from convicted criminal George Cottrell, he went on to accuse the []

Scoff at Farage all you want but he knows what voters want – and they like him

Politics as 'normal' simply doesn’t exist anymore

[Video] NOW - Nigel Farage resigns as MP to force a by-election: "I will fight to win!

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Badenoch Says Tories Won’t Stand in Clacton

Badenoch: “We will be standing a candidate in the real by-election, which will follow the standards investigation into Nigel Farage’s fishy finances. We will not be standing a candidate in the fake by-election that Farage is causing to distract people from what is happening. We need to let that investigation run its course, and I

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

Editorial: ​By-elections are unpredictable ... Nigel Farage's resignation move involves some peril for the Reform UK leader

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A man dressed as a rubbish bin emerges as Farage’s biggest rival

Labour and the Conservative Party have mocked Farage for calling a byelection and have chosen not to stand candidates against him. Count Binface saw his chance. “I am Binevitable,” he posted.

MAGA Ally Quits 24 Hours After Trump Backing

Jonathan Bachman / Jonathan Bachman/Getty ImagesDonald Trump’s embattled ally in the U.K. announced he’s stepping down as an elected official less than 24 hours after the president posted a message of support. Nigel Farage, the 62-year-old leader of the populist right-wing Reform UK party, says he is, bizarrely, resigning as a British member of parliament to trigger a fresh contest for the seat he already holds—a move that will apparently allow him “to stick two fingers up to the establishment.”Farage has faced mounting outcry over a slew of scandals concerning alleged personal donations from high-net-worth individuals and, in one case, a convicted criminal. Trump, 80, had on Monday thrown his weight behind the controversial politician. Read more at The Daily Beast.

Amid donations scandal: Nigel Farage resigns as MP for Clacton, triggering byelection

After resigning his Clacton seat amid a standards investigation into millions in undeclared donations, Nigel Farage has triggered a by-election in which he will stand again – but with other parties boycotting, his only confirmed opponent so far is the novelty candidate Count Binface.

UK’s Nigel Farage to quit as lawmaker, seeks re-election to clear name

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says he will quit as a lawmaker and seek re-election to clear his name over financial allegations linked to millions of dollars’ worth of donations. “I have done nothing wrong. I have not broken the law in any way at all. I have not misused public money,” Farage, a prominent ally of US President Donald Trump, said in a broadcast statement that did not take questions. Farage faces a probe by parliament’s standards watchdog over a £5 million (US6.7 million) gift from...