Britain's Farage resigns as MP to stand for re-election amid furore over gift worth millions

North America Politics Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:34:48 GMT High confidence — 75/100

Farage said he had been thinking about resigning over the weekend due to the intense scrutiny he and his family are facing over allegations that he failed to declare a multi-million-pound gift.
The scandal has led the British media to dig deeper into Farage's finances and unearth potential irregularities with other donations.
But Farage on Monday said he had done "nothing wrong" and as such would resign as MP in order to trigger a by-election in his constituency of Clacton in which he would stand for re-election so that the people could decide whether he should continue.

Farage said he had been thinking about resigning over the weekend due to the intense scrutiny he and his family are facing over allegations that he failed to declare a multi-million-pound gift.
The scandal has led the British media to dig deeper into Farage's finances and unearth potential irregularities with other donations.
But Farage on Monday said he had done "nothing wrong" and as such would resign as MP in order to trigger a by-election in his constituency of Clacton in which he would stand for re-election so that the people could decide whether he should continue.

Sources: France 24