Farage says he is resigning but will stand in ‘people vs establishment’ byelection – UK politics live

Nigel Farage says he is resigning his seat but plans to fight the resulting byelection, framing it as a contest between, in his words, the people and the establishment. According to The Guardian, the move comes after Labour asked the Electoral Commission to investigate claims that the Reform UK leader broke electoral law by failing to disclose gifts he received. Speaking as the pressure mounted, Farage also pushed back on any suggestion of tightening press rules, saying he had faced criticism and abuse from the press but had never called for curbing it, and that he would be worried about a Reform government using state power to control newspapers.

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