Nigel Farage, leader of the populist right-wing Reform UK party, has resigned from parliament and will stand for his seat again in a special election, amid mounting controversy over financial donations.

Farage has maintained that the money was a personal gift used to pay for security and that it was received before he became a member of the House of Commons.

Reform U.K. leader Nigel Farage has quit as MP for Clacton, forcing a by-election that he has said he will fight.

Nigel Farage announced Tuesday he was resigning from Parliament to force a by-election he will run in. British Member of Parliament (MP) Nigel Farage announced Tuesday he was resigning from Parliament.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has resigned from Parliament to force a snap by-election following an ongoing parliamentary investigation into a €5 million gift from a crypto billionaire, which Farage defended as necessary funding for his personal security.

A murder investigation was launched on Friday into the death of Ann Widdecombe, a former member of Parliament who was found dead in her home in southwest England, police said. The 78-year-old had “sustained serious injuries” when she was found on Thursday in Haytor,