The Reform UK leader gambles on “a people versus the establishment by-election” — in which he’ll stand as a candidate — as scrutiny mounts.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has resigned as MP for Clacton, saying he will fight the forthcoming by-election.

Nigel Farage has resigned as an MP to trigger a Clacton by-election amid allegations over gifts and donations. The contest will test his public support while the standards watchdog examines his conduct.

Nigel Farage's latest wheeze to avoid scrutiny is to pose as the anti-establishment candidate in a by-election he himself is initiating. Will it work?

The best way to deal with growing scrutiny over undeclared financial support is to step down ... and stand again. That's the conclusion Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has come to by forcing a by-election.

Nigel Farage said he would resign as an MP to trigger a by-election and contest it again. He cast the vote as a test of support amid scrutiny over his finances and claims of establishment pressure.

Farage said he wanted his constituents to decide if they still wanted him to be their lawmaker. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Nigel Farage described the contest as "people versus the establishment", while opponents called it a political stunt to deflect attention from the allegations.

Tory leader gives first response to Farage’s Reform rival’s resignation gambit at POLITICO’s London Playbook Live.