Farage quits to force by-election but opponents refuse to run
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Nigel Farage has forced a by-election in Clacton-on-Sea over his undeclared £5 million gift, is it the masterstroke of a political genius or the desperate move of a man on the run? [Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/subscribe] For two months, journalists and parliamentary officials have been scrutinising Nigel Farage's personal finances after it was revealed he had received a multi-million pound gift from a cryptocurrency billionaire. In a livestream, he snapped and accused "the establishment" of an unfair pile-on. And in an attempt to turn the tables, he resigned to force a by-election in his Essex constituency, inviting voters to "stick two fingers up" to his opponents by re-electing him. Resigning now puts a halt to the inquiry that could have seen Farage suspended for failing to declare the gift. It forces a by-election now, before the truth has been established about that money and any other gifts or donations, such as those revealed at th
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