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Nigel Farage resigns as MP | BBC Newscast

Today Nigel Farage resigns as an MP, triggering a by-election in Clacton which he says he plans to stand in. He is currently facing an ongoing parliamentary standards investigation into whether he sho

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The real question is will anyone notice?
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I think this is his exit strategy. He want's to force a by-election before he is found guilty by the standards inquiry. If he looses he gets to claim "witch hunt" and walks away to his next grift. But if he wins he has to face the inquiry again. So he is absolutely banking on loosing. The problem is that none of the other parties are playing his game. He will go head to head with Count Binface who could actually make hime look very foolish when the protest vote, Farage disillusionment and voter apathy combine to create the perfect storm of an ultra low voter turnout. This is definitely an exit play.
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This is the darkest period in British history-our own government is deliberately trying to destroy this country!!!!
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Brilliant, now can the rest of parliament be investigated to make sure that their taxes, money, expenses and donations are all in order too
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Are these guys the Flintstones? You know... "Have a yabba-dabba-doo time, A dabba-doo time, We'll have a gay old time!"
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Another attention seeking stunt. You bbc are partly responsible for enabling this man,due to the unwarranted coverage you give him. If any other minor 'party' leader resigns, then someone else takes over. He has had too much attention.
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This is such bs 🙄
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@MalNewz From YouTube ↗ 8 Jul 2026 21
Oh it’s a great day ladies and gentlemen 🎉🎉
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Shares in 30p have crashed to a tanner... (6d or 2.5p)
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@ElWst From YouTube ↗ 8 Jul 2026 28
Nigel the grifting martyr. And the idiots lap it up
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@bazjoan From YouTube ↗ 8 Jul 2026 1
Interesting you can only have a bi election in a recess on the death of an MP or the MP committing a criminal offence!
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The people of Clacton need to be informed about Farage's record as their MP, because they don't seem all that curious to find out for themselves that he's a terrible MP
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Where is Buckethead when you need him!😂
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As an American, I thought out politics were strange. But we have NOTHING on how the UK does things. How weird.
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Can you resign from a job that you never actually did?
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Whats NOT establishment about £5m bungs from billionaires
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Do what Nigel says; if you want to stick both fingers up at this 'establishment' that need 'reforming' VOTE BINFACE
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Please for the love of god vote for binface so Nigel can be held accountable. Jesus what is politics now. We're relying on a bin