Reform leader Nigel Farage resigns as MP for Clacton, triggering by-election he says he will stand in Follow live reaction and analysis:

Playing the victim. He’s grifting.

A costly gimmick designed to divert attention from Farage's dodgy donations from a convicted fraudster and a shady crypto-billionaire. Farage is a manipulative narcissist desperate to evade scrutiny, using his dull-witted supporters to hide behind.

‘I’ve done nothing wrong, however I’m going to resign’. Come on people of Clacton, let’s get this man out of UK politics!

So Farage is planning to play the fools for fools again.

Brilliant speech Nigel . Media trying to do a political stitch up on him once again . Live your frankness and approach to the number of times you have been assaulted. Newspapers highlighting your daughters home is shocking . What would Starmer say if his kids were on the front ??

It's his cut and run to avoid parliamentary scrutiny. Farage knows he won't get re-elected.

I knew Reform supported fire & rehire but this is ridiculous!

Nigel Farage's chance of winning the forthcoming Clacton by-election is already at 85% in our embryonic market - that's up from an opening 67%.

This is just a distraction tactic. He is dangerous and corrupt, he must lose.

So the poor tax payers of Clacton will have to pay for Nigel Farage's vanity by-election. Estimated cost of £250,000

Looks like leftie controlled BLOB and Media out to circumvent British Democracy. AGAIN. The Globalist leftie Fabians, wolves in sheep clothing have infiltrated every aspect of the establishment and will force their OWN control. Unfortunately they forgot about the British people

*A MASTERCLASS* in #Trump BS Spin: • Play the victim • Brag about yr success & wealth • (&) how you sacrificed it all for your country • Blame the media & everyone else for your own sh*t • Claim *they'll* all be after you next • Create a situation to deflect from the truth

arrogant wanker. You should not be allowed to do this, a massive waste of time and money all for the benefit of one ego.

Jumped before being pushed...or investigated. Another turd gone at least. 🙄

Also why THE 🦆 were you doing a live broadcast for the Fraud?

Slippery dodgy charlatan says what?😉

Congratulations to Clacton who will finally get an MP who cares about them. 😁

Stand my arse. He will feign cancer and "have to withdraw" and blame the stress of "harassment of his fake 'family' by the media."

Wished he’d get in a boat and go to France 🇫🇷

Convicted criminals… er, and Nigel Farage.

He wants to leave behind the £5m and get back to the tried and trusted racism. That's what he's good at and the Clacton gammons will lap it up.

Vote Binface

Clownshow!

Trump's scam?????

Why? There no countrywide mandate by winning in Clavcton again. Just another distraction ?

Ending a sentence both with a preposition and without a period is somehow very You, these days.

Jumped before he was pushed. But getting reelected won't prove anything orher than he can win in places like Clacton because there are enough people who have right to vote, but have no idea what it means.

Has he ever been there? Good riddance - at least we know this useless “politician” won’t end up in the HoL……

Up the Binface

Now Burnham and the Labour MP who stood down now rewarded with a 200k a year job by Burnham in his communications team should pay for Makerfield by election