Nigel Farage claimed he “didn’t want to resign” as the MP for Clacton in July 2026, stating he was forced into the tactical maneuver to halt a parliamentary inquiry into his finances, before successfully winning the subsequent high-profile by-election
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Farage resigned as the MP for Clacton-on-Sea, which paused a parliamentary standards investigation into a £5 million gift and other donations. He cast the sudden resignation and subsequent by-election as a battle between ordinary people and the political establishment rather than addressing the funding rules directly
Farage stood as a candidate in the Clacton by-election and won back his seat with a large majority.Following his victory in the by-election, the parliamentary standards commissioner resumed the investigation into his declared interests and financial gifts.
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