Nigel Farage resigns as Reform MP for Clacton | IN FULL

Nigel Farage has announced his resignation as an MP, forcing a crucial “people versus the establishment” by-election in Clacton-on-Sea. The Reform UK leader said he would be fighting the by-election in the constituency, to give voters a chance to “stick two fingers up to the establishment”. Delivering a statement on his “future in public life”, Mr Farage criticised the “establishment” over their handling of a series of donation scandals that have rocked Reform UK, and insisted he had done nothing wrong. Watch more on Independent TV: https://tinyurl.com/yc7ukx9n The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded. Subscribe: https://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-Independent Find us on social: TikTok /   / independent   Instagram /   / the.independent   X (Twitter) /   / independent   Facebook /   / theindependentonline   Download the iOS & Android app: https://tinyurl.com/2s3ts5dh Sign up to our newsletters: https://tinyurl.com/2bmw565x Help to support truly independent journalism. Every dollar you contribute will directly fund additional special reports and investigations from a free-thinking, award-winning newsroom you can trust: https://www.independent.co.uk/donations