UK's Farage resigns amid financial scrutiny, will fight by-election

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2026-07-07

London (PA Media/dpa) - The leader of the populist Reform UK party, Nigel Farage, has resigned as a member of parliament, saying however that he will fight the subsequent by-election. Farage had come under intense pressure over unregistered donations of cash and support. In a video statement on Tuesday, Farage said: "I have done nothing wrong. I have not broken the law in any way at all." He accused the media of harassment and vowed to fight a "p......

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