▶Nigel Farage quits as Clacton MP and will contest by-election over funding claims
- Farage quits as Clacton MP over funding rule allegations.
- He will contest the by-election he triggered.
- He denies wrongdoing and wants voters to judge.
Nigel Farage has resigned as the MP for Clacton-on-Sea and confirmed that he will stand in the resulting by-election, turning the Essex contest into a referendum on his own conduct. The Reform UK leader's decision to quit Parliament and immediately seek re-election in the seat he won at…



