Nigel Farage quits as MP amid scrutiny over finances

According to The Guardian, Nigel Farage has announced he will resign as MP for Clacton to trigger a byelection. The move comes as he faces a second investigation by parliament's standards watchdog into undeclared gifts, including contributions from crypto gambler and fraudster George Cottrell. Farage has described his decision as pushing back against the establishment and says the byelection will prove the public wants him to remain an MP.

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