Reform UK leader Nigel Farage resigns as MP amid financial probe
Nigel Farage stepped down as a Member of Parliament on 7 July 2026 while leading Reform UK, citing a parliamentary investigation into undeclared financial support. He maintains he has done nothing wrong.
Nigel Farage, the leader of the Reform UK party, resigned as a Member of Parliament on 7 July 2026 amid a probe into undeclared financial support, gifts or donations. He said he had done nothing wrong regarding the financial allegations.
According to MiddleEastEye, Farage announced he will stand again in the by‑election triggered by his resignation. Times of Israel reported that he said his resignation was intended to force a by‑election or snap vote.
Bluesky reported that taxpayers will bear the cost of the by‑election. The South China Morning Post reported that Farage is facing a parliamentary probe over a £5 million gift from a billionaire investor and an aristocrat convicted of fraud.
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