Farage to recontest Clacton seat amid donations probe
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Nigel Farage announced he will resign as MP for Clacton and recontest the seat in a by-election, as he faces a parliamentary standards inquiry into donations totaling more than $6 million from a crypto billionaire; he frames the vote as a fight between the people and the establishment, insists he has done nothing wrong, and remains a leading figure for Reform UK as polls show rising support.
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