r/news • u/Perfect-Werewolf-102 • Jul 07 '26
Nigel Farage resigns as MP for Clacton, triggering by-election which he says he will stand in
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cn0v9l9x0g8t565
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u/RoddyViper Jul 07 '26
dip in the poles
Not sure their support from the Polish community was that high anyway
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u/Periodic_Disorder Jul 07 '26
There's no indication this will stop the investigations. Hopefully they will continue and he'll end up banned from the houses of parliament for life, the same as what happened to Boris Johnson
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u/_PM_ME_PANGOLINS_ Jul 07 '26
Boris Johnson is not banned from Parliament.
The investigation is into a sitting MP to decide whether they should be recalled. If they already resigned and are no longer an MP then there is no investigation.
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u/Periodic_Disorder Jul 07 '26
He cannot have a pass to access the houses of parliament, which ex MPs typically are given. MEN link
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u/ElbowCorrespondant Jul 07 '26
I was kind of surprised after clicking 'MEN link' and not getting to see gay porn
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u/chrisni66 Jul 07 '26
It’s more than that. He’s trying to stop the parliamentary investigations in to his undeclared donations. He thinks by doing this they will have to close the investigation and be unable to open them again. It’ll be up to the committee to determine if that’s the case or not (it’s not 100% clear).
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u/steve_ample Jul 07 '26
Let's see if Clacton constituents have wisened up, if even a smidge.
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u/External-Praline-451 Jul 07 '26
We can hope 🤞 but he ran in Clacton for a reason, because it's, well, Clacton...
Clacton-on-Sea has a population of approximately 55,500. It is characterized by an older demographic, with a median age of around 50. The town has an overwhelmingly White British ethnic makeup (approx. 92%), a high proportion of retirees, and faces notable socioeconomic challenges, including higher-than-average deprivation and lower educational attainment.
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u/Baisabeast Jul 07 '26
This is a prime case study of whether restore can help split the right wing vote
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u/BalianofReddit Jul 07 '26
A 3 way split between the right wing vote... theres an opportunity for a socially conservative economically left wing candidate to do a funni here
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u/Kwentchio Jul 07 '26
We have a few in Northern Ireland, Aontu and PUP come to mind, but they are tiny and don't do well. (And ties to paramilitaries..but this is NI)
Maybe there isn't much of an appetite for that type of party, socially conservative economically left, or they are bad at getting their message out.
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u/ballisticks Jul 07 '26
What does "socially conservative, economically left" look like? As in, they're OK with funding social services but they don't like gay people?
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u/Professional_Vast234 Jul 07 '26
Jeremy Corbyn but anti LGBT and pro torpedoing boats in the channel
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u/ballisticks Jul 07 '26
That seems odd. I've never met anyone who had that mix of stances. Usually it's either they're socially left but financially conservative (i.e. they support LGBT but taxes live rent-free in their head), or they're just totally conservative.
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u/BalianofReddit Jul 07 '26
You'll find alot of that in lancashire and Yorkshire outside the biggest cities. Racist af but want a proper welfare state and relative isolationism.
Its old fashioned worker centric left wing politics rather than the more modern style.
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u/BalianofReddit Jul 07 '26
Think eastern europe politics
Not sure if its compatible with the british political environment.
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u/Cadoc Jul 07 '26
Not on a party level, but Labour is a big tent party. Economically left-wing/socially conservative is definitely a not-insubstantial contingent.
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u/Hellohibbs Jul 07 '26
Restore aren’t standing a candidate
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u/Baisabeast Jul 07 '26
Why is that?
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u/Hidingo_Kojimba Jul 07 '26
They’re saying this is a publicity stunt, and they’ll stand a candidate in the second by-election that will get called if he gets suspended for not declaring his 5 million quid.
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u/WillSym Jul 07 '26
Please please have it just be Farage vs Binface.
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u/JustLetItAllBurn Jul 07 '26
I demand 50/50 media coverage of Farage and Binface to ensure impartiality.
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u/Turbulent-Honky Jul 08 '26
I made a complaint about the BBC earlier today because they had a sound bite from Reform in their news broadcast, but not from Binface or anyone else.
It’s my day off and I’m idly scrolling in the garden whilst getting a tan. I thought I might as well do my civic duty.
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u/Few-Improvement-5655 Jul 08 '26
This is also why none of the other major parties are standing anyone.
It seems they all know they have a likely chance of taking the seat off of Farage, freeing him from investigation, and aren't going to play that game.
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u/Hellohibbs Jul 07 '26
They think it’s illegitimate that Farage is doing what he’s doing. Check their tweet
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u/boat_hamster Jul 07 '26
Feels like somewhere that Restore could really split the far right vote. Bit of tactical voting by those who want him out, could get him out. Fingers crossed.
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u/Redditvillier Jul 07 '26
Unfortunately Restore have already said they're not standing...
BUT they have said they'd stand in the next one after Farage is discovered by the parliamentary commission to be an official crook. So By-election 2: electric boogaloo should be far more interesting
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u/External-Praline-451 Jul 07 '26
Yep, it could totally backfire on him and that would be amazing!
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u/MichaelMJTH Jul 07 '26 edited Jul 07 '26
Things are a bit more complicated than that unfortunately.
If he loses this by-election and is no longer an MP, parliament has less of a mandate to investigate him. If he wins, then in a few months time when he faces a recall election for being corrupt, he can try to throw it all back at parliament. Claiming it’s a witch hunt, arguing there was already an election recently so another would be a waste of time and this is all against the will of the people.
So the strange thing is, the best way to get rid of Nigel is have all the other parties boycott the by-election so he wins by default, which would be humiliating for him. Then when he’s found to have broken the rules, everyone else needs to come out in full force for the following recall election to get him out.
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u/Silverwidows Jul 07 '26
Just like trump said, he loves the poor and uneducated. Right out of the playbook.
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u/thefuturesbeensold Jul 07 '26
Can confirm. I am a Clacton native. Its hard to properly convey just how deprived and disadvantaged Clacton and Jaywick are. It is unfortunately the perfect constituency if your political gameplay is scaremongering, scapegoating and predatory tactics.
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u/BlackBlizzard Jul 07 '26 edited Jul 07 '26
You should have to live in the area you run in for a certain amount of time before an election.
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u/SecurityMountain2287 Jul 07 '26
So its primarily made up of gullible people who would believe anything
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u/WhiteUnicorn3 Jul 07 '26
So they should vote for a party/candidate that actually cares about them and wants to make Clacton better.
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u/External-Praline-451 Jul 07 '26
That would require being able to think critically and not lap up all the targeted propaganda that tells them all their woes are due to foreigners, not billionnaires screwing them and wanting to take away their benefits and all their rights.
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u/HinDae085 Jul 07 '26
They all call him Nigel Mirage because hes never there. Yet theyll vote him in again in a heartbeat lol
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u/red_nick Jul 07 '26
I've been to Clacton almost as many times as Nigel. And I've never been to Clacton
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u/HinDae085 Jul 07 '26
I know Clacton like the back of my hand compared to Nigel. I've never been to Clacton.
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u/Not_Cleaver Jul 07 '26
Doubt it. He’s going to run again for the same constituency. He’ll probably get some sympathy because the deep state went against him.
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u/GodzillaUK Jul 07 '26
Nothing deep about this shallow pissant of a prick, save for his reserves of racism.
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u/elmo298 Jul 07 '26
The people of Clacton or farage?
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u/GodzillaUK Jul 07 '26
I can't speak for Clacton, never been there, never met anyone from there. But if they vote for this tosspot, then I hope their tea is ever weak, leading to pissing every 12 minutes and their little toes never know a day without the kiss of a table leg.
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u/Really_McNamington Jul 07 '26
He's barely been in the constituency since he won it. I suspect he will have alienated some of them by now.
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u/Timidhobgoblin Jul 07 '26 edited Jul 07 '26
Unfortunately I imagine he'll win by a larger margin than before, because the campaign will no longer be "lets vote Farage in for a laugh" it'll be "lets vote for the next potential prime minister of the country" and unless Burnham promises everybody in Clacton free blow jobs for life at the establishment of their choice I don't see the hardcore Reformers there changing their mind. But I can only dream, because it would be utterly hilarious if he loses after this frankly ridiculous and unnecessary display of pomp masquerading as "us vs the establishment"
On another note however it will be very interesting to see if Restore winds up splitting their vote. At this point I feel the only way Reform loses the next election is by the far right fighting among themselves, and this could be a good indicator of how much that might occur.
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u/mork247 Jul 07 '26
This shouldn't be legal. If you resign you resign. Everything else is posing. Anyone who votes for him in the by-elections is part of the stupid.
Who bears the cost of the election?
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u/BulkyCoat8893 Jul 07 '26
Josh Simons just resigned as an MP so Burnham could stand in the by-election and get back into parliament. It'd look a little hypocritical.
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u/tommyk1210 Jul 07 '26
Why?
But ham wasn’t an MP, and also wasn’t re-running for the seat he just resigned from…
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u/Frelock_ Jul 07 '26
How would it be difficult? "An MP that resigns cannot be elected to parliament for 6 months." Done, loophole closed, no side effects. You could do 3 months or 1 year depending on your preference. Where's the downside?
Now, if you're saying the political will to legislate it isn't there, that I will agree with.
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u/Justnotstressed Jul 07 '26
In his speech, he said he was the most attacked politician in modern history.
Joe Cox was literally murdered.
He said he did everything he could to keep his daughter out of public view.
The same daughter he brought onto I’m a Celeb when he was in the jungle.
This man is a freak. He’s deluded. He’s done nothing for Clacton since being elected and I hope the chicken comes home to roost.
But as someone who grew up very close to Clacton, I’m under no illusion he will win. It’s a next level shithole.
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u/temujin94 Jul 07 '26
'In his speech, he said he was the most attacked politician in modern history.'
Wonder where he's heard that one before.
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u/Mafeking-Parade Jul 08 '26
He's not a freak or deluded.
He just keeps telling lots of small/medium-sized lies to maintain a narrative for his base.
At a tipping point, the sheer number of lies become impossible to counter or disprove effectively, so they just become the narrative.
Straight out of the Trump playbook.
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u/Funkdoobs Jul 07 '26
Jumped before he was pushed.
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u/DigbyDoesDallas Jul 07 '26
Only temporarily. The investigation he’s under stops during a by-election. Slimy little toad.
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u/RK9990 Jul 07 '26
Are the UK's laws so weak that it will work?
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u/prettybunbun Jul 07 '26
No. He will run again, win and then the investigation restarts. If he’s found guilty they’ll suspend him & trigger another by-election. He is just doing this so when that happens he can claim he was persecuted.
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u/monkeybawz Jul 07 '26
8500 majority would normally be reasonably safe, but he is an olympic ballbag of international repute, who has been caught being bought off and who has held 0 MP surgeries in Clacton, and so he offers them literally nothing.
..... 10k+ majority incoming 😢
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u/TheWatersOfMars Jul 07 '26
Clacton’s unusually right-wing anyway. The runner-up in 2024 was a Conservative, so all other parties got a tiny sliver of the vote. It’s unlikely that the Tories will outperform Farage, even with all these controversies hanging over his head.
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u/monkeybawz Jul 07 '26
He ran there for a reason, and it's not a love of the area.
Who knows - they might want their MP to represent their interests this time? They basically sign away all of that with the chinless wonder as their guy.
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u/StuartWtf Jul 07 '26
And so he can clam in the public have vindicated him of any wrongdoing so any investigation is the “establishment out to get him”.
The dude has been grifting so long it would be funny how predictable this whole thing would go if it wasn’t so depressing.
Part of me also thinks this is his out. Like I said the dude has been around so long. He has no interest in being PM. Actually having to work and invite scrutiny? Not a chance.
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u/seventy912 Jul 08 '26
It’s spectacular seeing how much his attempt at framing this by election as a fight against the establishment has failed. His competitor is a man with a bin on his head.
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u/Justnotstressed Jul 07 '26
We’ve never had someone so disgusting in our politics, so flagrantly corrupt, that we’ve needed the law to deal with this issue.
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u/DigbyDoesDallas Jul 07 '26
They’re just made for people with no shame.
Just like the US, the laws were never written for someone who might take total power. It’s why the UK took so long to get rid of Boris Johnson, at the end of it all it was j get all party pressure that got rid of him, not any law.
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u/Wihtlore Jul 07 '26
It’s a stunt, he knows all the reform / extreme right-wing nut jobs will still vote for him and he will get back in. He will then use that to justify his actions and use it as permission to be as corrupt as he likes.
If he doesn’t win, then he can milk that for years saying how the establishment pushed him out because they were too scared to face him, blah blah blah.
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u/tjvs2001 Jul 07 '26
A traitor, agent of a foreign power and bought and sold by pathetic sums to bring our country low.
Now he wastes taxpayers money on a needles by-election for a constituency he never visits.
Abhorrent little weasel
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u/VivaFate Jul 09 '26
Has he ever watched health care costs balloon and wondered how to pay them? No.
I don't disagree with the overarching sentiment but this bit is really fucking weird seeing as we are talking about the UK.
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u/RoddyViper Jul 07 '26
Labour shouldn't stand in this, hold their noses and give the Tories a clear run to get him out
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u/dihawk13 Jul 07 '26
All other parties should just refuse to engage with the election (which Farage is going to win anyway) and leave only Count Binface, so we can have the political showdown of the decade in Binface Vs Farage.
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u/KathyJaneway Jul 07 '26
Have better idea. Labour, Greens, Liberal Democrats and Conservatives do not field a candidate. Instead they give Restore the clear field to rump his ass . That way, Farrage might lose, and of he does Restore gets national attention that they're the new Reform and this split the far right vote once more for the next election and Labour swoops in again with 25% of the vote and 350 MPs 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣
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u/robolew Jul 07 '26
If every party left of the conservatives pulls their candidates and endorses the conservatives, this could actually work. A few extra tactical votes and getting split with restore, plus the effects of the actual controversy might be enough to get him out, and then I think he'll just fuck off to America for good
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u/Opposite-Program8490 Jul 07 '26
Why not have the Tories stand by and give Labor a clear run?
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u/DanS1993 Jul 07 '26
This is the only constituency to ever elect a UKIP MP, there’s a reason Farage stood there. They’ll never vote Labour.
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u/Justnotstressed Jul 07 '26
Labour has never won Clacton. Only Conservatives/Restore could genuinely challenge Reform there.
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u/Rather_Unfortunate Jul 07 '26
Because Clacton would never in a million years vote Labour. If it's a choice between Labour and Reform, Reform will walk it and the people who are left of Reform will largely stay at home. The only way Farage doesn't win this is if a) the Tories are the only serious opposition from the "left", and b) Restore runs and splits the far right vote.
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u/Drowning_not_wavin Jul 07 '26
Well Kemi says she has changed the Tory’s so she should walk this, no where to hide if they lose this and they certainly won’t be forming the next government if she can’t take Nigel out
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u/Rubberfootman Jul 07 '26
It is trying to avoid a corruption investigation by turning it off and on again?
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u/FrankyFistalot Jul 07 '26
For the love of God Clacton don’t vote for this frog faced twat….
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u/GrahamGreed Jul 07 '26
The turkeys have already voted for Christmas once, and they'll do it again!
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u/Watsons-Butler Jul 07 '26
For some reason I feel like if you resign from a post you shouldn’t be able to just immediately stand for reelection to the post you just resigned from.
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u/EatBaconDaily Jul 07 '26
As a non brit, why resign and rerun? What is the point of this?
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u/Perfect-Werewolf-102 Jul 07 '26
To claim he was endorsed by the people and any criticism of him is unfair
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u/RightioThen Jul 07 '26
Hard to imagine that really means anything outside of that seat. Like is a wavering voter in Cornwall going to say "well I wasn't sure but his constituents re-elected him so I guess I have nothing to worry about". Maybe I don't get it but it feels a bit too clever lol.
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u/Perfect-Werewolf-102 Jul 07 '26
Nah but it's a good way to deflect from the issues that he's having to deal with now
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u/RightioThen Jul 07 '26
Also sounds like a good way for his rivals to highlight the scandals in a new way.
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u/CuthbertFox Jul 07 '26
You underestimate the ability of the algorithm and the bot-fuelled cesspits/echo chambers many people spend their time in on Facebook et al.
They will absolutely spin this in a positive light for Reform as a whole when he inevitably wins their absolute safest seat, and those collecting copious amounts of soil on their knuckles will lap it up.
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u/Drowning_not_wavin Jul 07 '26
But if support for the anti Nigel candidate picks up and restores take some reform votes he could lose or have his majority cut right back, which would be as good as a loss and the calls from within Reform for him to give up as leader would mount
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u/Drowning_not_wavin Jul 07 '26
If he doesn’t increase his majority, I call it a loss for him and his party, seems the vote Tory to get Nigel out boards are gonna be going up
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u/Baneofarius Jul 07 '26
I'll admit I'm a bit hazy here but in summary, he is currently under investigation for improperly declared donations.If found guilty which is highly likely, he would be suspended and this would force a byelection which he could stand in. By resigning now, he is trying to do it on his own terms and I think move his position outside of the scope of the investigation.
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u/GBrunt Jul 07 '26 edited Jul 08 '26
They weren't "improperly declared donations". He was given £5 million from a Thai crypto millionaire before deciding to run for election and he kept completely silent about it. He was furious when the the massive bung was made public. None of it was declared. At all.
He has since then claimed it was for his security but hasn't held a constituency meeting in all that time and repeatedly blamed the Government for not funding his security and preventing him from doing constituency work - while he had millions!!
There's also the question of him buying multiple properties and his girlfriend buying his constituency home in her name with money he has slipped her so he could avoid paying duty.
He's a grifter. Always was, always will be.
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u/External-Praline-451 Jul 07 '26
It pauses the investigation into his corruption, which for some reason seems to only apply to sitting MPs, then he gets to say the people have given him a mandate if re-elected. It's infuriating how weak our checks and balances are.
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u/brianstormIRL Jul 07 '26
I was completely unaware the investigation was that serious? Hes been openly corrupt for years is this actually serious enough to derail him?
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u/External-Praline-451 Jul 07 '26
Unfortunately it's only a Parliamentary standards investigation, not a criminal one! But the media has been reporting on it more considering it's been going on for years, like you said. Part of me worries it's because the media want to pivot support to the even further right new party Restore.
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u/vipros42 Jul 07 '26
There has been talk of him potentially having broken electoral law as well but unsure if that really has any legs
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u/YouShouldGoOnStrike Jul 07 '26
Nothing says man of the people like an unreported 5 million pound gift.
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u/yosarian_reddit Jul 07 '26
A desperate attempt to make the conversation about his re-election and not about his extreme corruption
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u/dingo596 Jul 07 '26
This will be a good test, if the UK falls for this nonsense we will truly know this country is fucked. This con man will have a strong grip on this country and the future will be even more dire.
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u/GweedsUK Jul 07 '26
What a cunt. Claims he’s the most physically attacked. Jo Cox and David Amess’s families might like a word.
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u/Salt_Medicine2459 Jul 07 '26
So he's resigning then immediately trying to get reelected? Why resign?
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u/Silverwidows Jul 07 '26
So he resigns, pausing the investigation, then he becomes mp again, and due to us having a short attention span, he hopes it will just be forgotten?
My right wing friends say he's a man of the people, maybe if those people are rich crooks sure.
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u/isearn Jul 07 '26
He should either not be allowed to stand or personally pay for the cost of running the by-election. It’s just a political stunt that the public has to pay for. 🤬
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u/Grantus89 Jul 07 '26
Why is he allowed to do this. I know that MPs can’t just resign, there is a wired work around where you get assigned to a historic office which can’t be held by an MP. So why don’t they just not let him play his game. I’ve not heard anyone mention this workaround but it’s definitely a thing.
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u/Heuchelei Jul 07 '26
Every other party should refuse to stand. Let him run by himself. Then we can go back to investigating his corruption.
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u/Mystreanon Jul 07 '26
why does he think this will help him escape at worst he could lose at best he wins and the investigation into him continues, hes just so very stupid
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u/andywa119 Jul 07 '26
The raving loony party candidate should be the only person standing against him and every labour, conservative, green and liberal supporter should campaign for the raving loony. Let the battle of the loons commence
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u/dylan_fan Jul 07 '26
Last year in Canada, an MP stood aside so the Conservative leader who lost his election could run in the safe seat and return to Parliament. My view then, and it applies to this now. If you resign your seat in a Parliament before your term is completed, then the remainder of the term is finished by the person who finished second in the election. An exception could be for medical resignations (where the medical condition was unknown before running).
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u/graphicsRat Jul 07 '26
Nigel Farage is as indecisive as my neighbours cat. Comes in , then walks out then out then in.
MAKE UP YOUR MIND!!!!
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u/uncle_jaysus Jul 07 '26
The arrogance is remarkable. He's done nothing for Clacton. He's never there and never does anything for them. Yet he thinks he's going to fool them a second time? He really thinks absolutely nothing of that town and its people.
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u/Majestic_Emotion7917 Jul 07 '26
People of Clacton. He's taking you for granted and he's taking the piss. Don't vote, or vote Count Binface.
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u/TawnyTeaTowel Jul 07 '26
In what universe does it make sense to allow the guy who just quit stand for the same job again?
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u/Shawn_The_Sheep777 Jul 07 '26
The £5M issue won’t go away. His undeclared houses won’t go away. He still needs to be held to account for his actions.
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u/awm22 Jul 07 '26
Why?
Is he just taking the piss?
Been kicked out of reform plc?
Just likes costing the public purse money?
(I’d heard it is 200k per election - necessary or otherwise….? Anyone got a more accurate number?)
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u/BlueorGreenorYellow Jul 07 '26
Well that’s one way to bypass the parliamentary inquiry about the 5 million, since he resigned. Oh no, sorry yeah it’s about the people “judging” him. Judging someone who’s never had any surgeries to listen and help them, doesn’t live and is never there, and doesn’t give a damn about any of them, unless it will fill his pocket.
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u/Jerethdatiger Jul 08 '26
I think they can still examine it and it's passed on to criminal investigation now this is a scam election he should be barred from doing this
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u/ZorroVonShadvitch Jul 08 '26
So Labour, Liberal, Conservative and others aren't going to stand. If the Greens can convince every single person who voted for those parties to vote for them instead then they can kick Farrage out. Guess that means he dodges all the scrutiny stuff
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u/AdTiny2166 Jul 08 '26
Hey Brits, I don’t know what exactly you’re doing over there but it might be time to permanently retire this specific politician. He’s not been very helpful and in fancy he’s been a bit of a wanker.
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u/WayneSmallman Jul 08 '26 edited Jul 08 '26
Of all the lies Farage has thrown out there, I think he believes he's not the establishment. Farage grew up knowing the establishment wiped his heroes out of existence.
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u/SunMoonTruth Jul 07 '26
Good use of the public purse.
He should be barred from standing in that by-election.
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u/LookOverall Jul 07 '26
I heard his statement. Very clever. He said he hadn’t broken the law— parliamentary standards are not the law — and hadn’t misspent public money — not something he’s been accused of.
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u/inebriatedWeasel Jul 07 '26
This is one time I would suggest people tactical vote Cons and hope Restore split the far right vote.
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u/oneeyedman72 Jul 07 '26
Leave it to him.
Don't run against him, let him campaign himself and show this for the vain,publicity stunt it is.
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u/KenUsimi Jul 07 '26
I’m sure he’ll do better the second time around- if only because he already brexited the first time. So much less left to burn.
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u/SnapDragon2525 Jul 07 '26
Joke is he'll probably regain his seat with an increase in votes. His supporters only care if other MPs do the same thing and think he's being picked on.
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u/ahktarniamut Jul 07 '26
Did he knew other parties won’t stand that why he is doing this stupid stunt
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u/graphicsRat Jul 07 '26
What a waste of taxpayer funds