Why has Nigel Farage resigned as an MP?

This Is Why · Jul 7, 2026 · 19m

A fight for his political future or nothing more than a publicity stunt? Nigel Farage has announced he’s resigning as MP for Clacton only to stand to again in the by-election he’s triggering.

Mr Farage calls it a case of the “people versus the establishment” but did he jump before he was pushed?

He has faced intense scrutiny over his financial affairs, after it was reported he had received support from his long-time ally, the convicted fraudster George Cottrell – and is also the subject of a parliamentary investigation over a £5 million gift from Reform donor Christopher Harborne.

So why…