Reform United Kingdom (UK) leader Nigel Farage has resigned as a Member of the British Parliament (MP) during his “future in public life” statement on Tuesday 7 July 2026.
The 62-year-old politician has announced plans to stand in the “people versus the establishment” by-election in Clacton-on-Sea, adding that this will give voters in his constituency a chance to stick two fingers up to the establishment.
This comes after the now former MP faced intense scrutiny over a series of donation scandals. Farage insisted he has done nothing wrong, adding: “I will fight to continue the political revolution that reform has started.”
He described the allegations against him as outright lies, while accusing the establishment of using ugly means to beat Reform UK. Farage maintained that he had not broken any law in any way or misused public money.
The politician expressed serious anger that the media “harassed his family”. He said: “I will not tolerate intimidation of my family.”
Reports suggest the series of donation scandals involve funding from longtime ally convicted criminal George Cottrell for security and staff a year before Farage was elected to public office.
The Reform UK leader was already under investigation for a $6.69 million gift received from crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne.
