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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...
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Arab Times Online
· Jul 7, 2026
Nigel Farage Quits UK Parliament, Seeks Re-Election Amid Donations Probe
LONDON, Jul 7: Nigel Farage has resigned as a member of the UK Parliament and announced he will contest his seat again in a special election, saying he wants voters to judge him am...
DawnNews English
· Jul 7, 2026
BREAKING: UK's Nigel Farage Resigns as MP Amid Funding Row, Seeks Re-Election | Dawn News English
Nigel Farage has resigned as a Member of Parliament following a funding controversy and is seeking re-election, a move that has intensified debate across UK politics. The decision places the spotlight on political accountability, campaign financing, and voter confidence. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dawn News English is your window into the latest news, insight, and features from South Asia and beyond. Website: www.dawn.com Official Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/dawnnewsenglish Official Twitter: https://x.com/dawnnewsenglish Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dawnnewsenglish #nigelfarage #ukpolitics #britain #parliament #breakingnews #globalnews #reformuk #dawnnewsenglish #news #latestnews #dawnnewsenglish #dawnnews
Reuters
· Jul 7, 2026
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
Al Jazeera
· Jul 7, 2026
Nigel Farage resigns as MP, will run in UK by-election
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says he will resign as an MP to trigger a by-election and stand again.
Daily Mail
· Jul 7, 2026
Nigel Farage quits as an MP claiming he's been 'vilified' over financial row and vows to stand in by-election to let voters 'be the judge of my actions'
Nigel Farage quits as an MP claiming he's been 'vilified' over financial row and vows to stand in by-election to let voters 'be the judge of my actions'
ABC News
· Jul 7, 2026
Reform UK’s Nigel Farage says he’ll quit as a lawmaker and seek re-election to clear name
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says he’ll quit as a lawmaker and seek re-election to clear his name over financial allegations
BOL News
· Jul 8, 2026
Nigel Farage quits UK parliament amid finance scandal
LONDON: Nigel Farage, leader of Britain’s Reform UK party, met with President Donald Trump when he traveled to Mar-a-Lago in March, underscoring the close relationship between the two political figures. Farage has led the populist right-wing Reform UK party since 2024, following his election to Parliament in that year’s general election. Reform UK has led ... Read more The post Nigel Farage quits UK parliament amid finance scandal appeared first on BOL News.
NPR News
· Jul 11, 2026
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.
Disclose.tv
· Jul 7, 2026
[Video] NOW - Nigel Farage resigns as MP to force a by-election: "I will fight to win!
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KSAT San Antonio
· Jul 7, 2026
Reform UK’s Farage says he’ll quit as lawmaker and seek re-election amid donation allegations
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says he’ll quit his Parliament seat and seek re-election in an attempt to clear his name over financial allegations.
Novara Media
· Jul 7, 2026
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 []
BBC News
· Jul 7, 2026
Watch: Clacton's mixed views on Farage's resignation
Nigel Farage announced he is resigning as an MP, triggering a by-election he will stand in.
Liberty Nation
· Jul 7, 2026
Exit Mr. Brexit: Nigel Farage Resigns – Sort Of
Exit Mr. Brexit: Nigel Farage Resigns – Sort Of
Russia Today
· Jul 7, 2026
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
Associated Press
· Jul 7, 2026
Reform UK’s Nigel Farage says he’ll quit as lawmaker and seek reelection amid donation allegations
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage announced Tuesday that he will quit his seat in Parliament and seek reelection in an effort to clear his name over financial allegations linked to millions of dollars’ worth of donations. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home
The News Letter
· Jul 7, 2026
Editorial: By-elections are unpredictable ... Nigel Farage's resignation move involves some peril for the Reform UK leader
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JOE.co.uk
· Jul 7, 2026
The real reason Nigel Farage has resigned as MP for Clacton
He will stand again Why has Nigel Farage decided to resign as an MP and call a by-election on himself? – Well, unsurprisingly, he has a scheme. This afternoon, Farage gave a lengthy speech in which he took aim at “the establishment”, the current government as well as the press. He also resigned as MP []
Conservative Review
· Jul 7, 2026
Potential Future British Leader’s Resignation Sets Off Bizarre Fight
British populist leader Nigel Farage announced he is resigning his spot in Parliament only to run in the upcoming election for the same seat. The Reform UK leader resigned on Tuesday after the revelation of his ties to cryptocurrency entrepreneur George Cottrell, a convicted fraudster who provided him with financial and security support before his []
RTÉ News
· Jul 12, 2026
The week that changed everything for Nigel Farage
The week in politics for Nigel Farage began with his resignation as a member of the UK parliament; it ended with the murder of his party's justice and immigration spokesperson.
RedState
· Jul 7, 2026
Nigel Farage Resigns in By-Election Challenge to UK Establishment
Nigel Farage Resigns in By-Election Challenge to UK Establishment
ArcaMax
· Jul 7, 2026
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 ...
The Daily Beast
· Jul 7, 2026
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.
Hungarian Conservative
· Jun 23, 2026
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.
Independent Journal Review
· Jul 7, 2026
Nigel Farage Resigns From UK Parliament
Reform leader and British Member of Parliament (MP) Nigel Farage announced Tuesday he was resigning from Parliament to force a by-election he will run in.
Sky News Australia
· Jul 7, 2026
Nigel Farage makes statement on the future of Reform UK
Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage addresses the nation and makes a statement on the future of Reform UK.
Al Arabiya English
· Jul 7, 2026
Nigel Farage Resigns as MP to Trigger By-Election
British politician Nigel Farage announces he will resign as a member of parliament to run in a snap by-election for his own seat, in a high-stakes gamble following weeks of scrutiny over his finances.
Lawyers, Guns & Money
· Jul 9, 2026
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.
Sweden Herald
· Jul 7, 2026
Nigel Farage resigns as Clacton MP to trigger by-election he plans to contest
Nigel Farage resigns as Clacton MP to trigger by-election he plans to contest
JFeed
· Jul 7, 2026
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.
The Daily Wire
· Jul 9, 2026
Nigel Farage Makes Election Gambit After Resignation, Now He Faces A Man With A Trash Can Head
Nigel Farage resigned his seat in Parliament this week, hoping voters would clear his name amid an ethics investigation. Instead, Britain’s populist leader now finds himself campaigning against Count Binface, a satirical candidate who wears a trash can on his head. Farage, leader of the surging Reform UK party, stepped down Tuesday as the member ...
RTL Today
· Jul 7, 2026
'I have done nothing wrong': UK hard-right leader Farage resigns as MP to force snap vote in finances row
Nigel Farage has resigned as an MP to trigger a snap by-election in Clacton, casting the vote as a test of public confidence amid mounting scrutiny over his finances.
Western Standard
· Jul 7, 2026
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage resigns to seek re-election amid alleged donation scandal
Nigel Farage, the leader of the Reform UK party, has resigned as an MP for the riding of Clacton in an effort to clear his name amid alleged discrepancies in donations and gifts he had received.
Ya Libnan
· Jun 24, 2026
10 years after vote, majority of Britons say “Brexit” was an absolute disaster
PHOTO- Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage , an ally of President Trump speaks at a press conference for a Reform candidate on June 10, 2026 in Ashton in Makerfield, England.Ryan Jenkinson/Getty London — A decade after the public referendum vote that led to the United Kingdom’s “Brexit” from the European Union, a majority of Britons now []
The i Paper
· Jul 7, 2026
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
Washington Examiner
· Jul 7, 2026
Nigel Farage to resign, run again for Parliament in ‘people vs. the establishment’ by-election
Nigel Farage, sandbagged by investigations and hounded by the press over financial gifts received in the run-up to his seating in Parliament, is hoping his voters will help him shake off the legal woes with a redo. The leader of Reform U.K. is vacating his seat in the British Parliament amid yet another government investigation []
The Hill
· Jun 21, 2026
Trump says UK prime minister Starmer ‘will resign’
President Trump on Sunday claimed that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to resign. “Keir Starmer will resign as Prime Minister of The United Kingdom. He failed badly on two very important subjects- IMMIGRATION AND ENERGY (OPEN NORTH SEA OIL!). I wish him well!” Trump said Sunday morning, referencing the U.K.'s refusal to drill...
Toronto Sun
· Jul 7, 2026
Farage quits UK parliament, will run in byelection
Farage denied wrongdoing in his address
Crikey
· Jun 25, 2026
As Britain prepares to crown yet another PM, is it a battle of the vibes against Nigel Farage?
The UK has made quite a habit of crowning prime ministers at a dizzying pace. This time, it's Labour's last roll of the dice against Nigel Farage. The post As Britain prepares to crown yet another PM, is it a battle of the vibes against Nigel Farage? appeared first on Crikey.
The Daily Signal
· Jul 8, 2026
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...
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