South China Morning Post
AsiaPac · 28 mins ago
UK’s Nigel Farage to quit as lawmaker, seeks re-election to clear name
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says he will quit as a lawmaker and seek re-election to clear his name over financial allegations.
Farage said on Tuesday he will resign from his seat in Parliament, triggering a special election in which he will run. He said in a broadcast statement: “I have done nothing wrong. I have not broken the law in any way at all. I have not misused public money.”
Farage is facing a probe by parliament’s standards watchdog over a £5 million (US$6.7 million) gift from a...
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