Last ditch battle to save Farage, Reform, and Brexit

Nigel Farage’s career has never been short of drama, and today he was back where he enjoys being most: the centre of the political stage. In an extraordinary development, the Reform UK leader is putting all he has fought to achieve on the line by stepping down as an MP and calling a by-election in his Clacton constituency. For the great political gambler it does seem to be a final roll of the dice, relying on his party still being high in the polls and his personal vote as a famous politician to win back the seat he – until a short time ago – held. He may be thinking “if it worked for Andy Burnham in Makerfield, it can work for me!” Watch more on Independent TV: https://tinyurl.com/yc7ukx9n The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded. Subscribe: https://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-Independent Find us on social: TikTok / https://www.tiktok.com/@independent Instagram / https://www.instagram.com/the.independent/ X (Twitter) / https://twitter.com/Independent Facebook / https://www.facebook.com/TheIndependentOnline Download the iOS & Android app: https://tinyurl.com/2s3ts5dh Sign up to our newsletters: https://tinyurl.com/2bmw565x Help to support truly independent journalism. Every dollar you contribute will directly fund additional special reports and investigations from a free-thinking, award-winning newsroom you can trust: https://www.independent.co.uk/donations