FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 9 | History Defined

Wednesday briefing: How Farage’s byelection gambit may already have backfired

In today’s newsletter: Reform UK’s leader has quit as Clacton MP to set up a ‘people v the establishment’ vote over his financial record. Here’s what happens now

The Guardian - UK · Jul 8

Farage is likely to win in Clacton but can his credibility survive?

While the Reform leader casts himself as the victim questions about his finances are unlikely to disappear

The Guardian - UK · Jul 8

Farage by-election bid risks backfiring as main parties will not contest vote

The Reform UK leader said he would quit as an MP as he came under further scrutiny over his finances.

Evening Standard · Jul 7

Parties reject by-election triggered by Farage amid scrutiny over his finances

The Clacton MP said he had done nothing wrong as he accused Westminster opponents of using sleaze investigations as a ‘political tool’.

The Independent UK · Jul 7

Nigel Farage accused of ‘desperate stunt’ after quitting UK parliament in face of financial scrutiny

Reform UK leader says he has ‘never been angrier’ as he triggers byelection – but critics say he is ‘up to his neck in sleaze’

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7

Trump Ally Nigel Farage Turns Donations Inquiry Into Reelection Bid After Quitting UK Parliament

Trump ally Nigel Farage resigns as a UK lawmaker amid a donations inquiry and launches a Clacton reelection bid framed as a fight against the establishment.

International Business Times · Jul 7

Nigel Farage wins Clacton backing after announcing resignation as MP and by-election bid

The Reform UK leader announced he would resign as an MP on Tuesday, triggering a by-election he will stand in

Evening Standard · Jul 7

Nigel Farage’s donations: four key claims fact checked by an expert in political finance

It was prototypical Nigel Farage. A cryptic announcement that a statement is about to be made, a wholesale hijacking of the news agenda hinting at a “will he won’t he?” state of affairs, followed by a blistering attack on “the establishment” (or, at least, Farage’s conception of the establishment), and…

The Conversation · Jul 7

Clacton voters back ‘shining light’ Nigel Farage to regain seat after triggering by-election

The Reform UK leader said he would contest a ‘people versus the establishment’ by-election in the Clacton constituency

The Independent UK · Jul 7

Nigel Farage resigns as MP to fight Clacton by-election after intense scrutiny over his finances

The Reform UK leader is set to step down in his Clacton constituency in protest and then fight the subsequent by-election

Evening Standard · Jul 7