Nigel Farage resigns – then announces he will contest by-election | 5 News

► Nigel Farage has announced he will stand down as a Member of Parliament for Clacton-on-Sea to force a by-election, which he will then contest - a competition he’s branded “people versus the establishment”. "I've decided that the people of Clacton should be the judges of my actions," Mr Farage said on Tuesday in a statement amid growing controversy surrounding his finances and donations. "And that is why I will be putting my name forward to stand in this by-election. I will fight to win," he said in a statement livestreamed by Reform. ►Have you subscribed to 5 News?: http://bit.ly/5NewsSub ► Follow 5 News on Twitter to keep up to date with the latest news - https://twitter.com/5_News Message us on Facebook to share your opinion - https://www.facebook.com/c5News See our latest pictures and videos on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/c5news/ ► About 5 News: We bring you the stories that matter to you, from around the world and across the UK. 🎥 We post daily playlists with the biggest news of the day, interviews, special reports and investigations. 📺 Catch us on TV on Channel 5 every weekday 5-6pm 📱 Get in touch with us on WhatsApp at +44 7555 500 501 🎧 Listen to "How Did We Get Here? Explaining The News" wherever you get your podcasts: https://podfollow.com/how-did-we-get-here-explaining-the-news Our flagship, hour-long programme at 5pm is watched on Channel 5 by up to a million viewers, with regular news updates throughout the day. ITN changed the TV news landscape when it launched 5 News in 1997, producing Five News for nine years before winning the contract to supply news to Channel 5 again from 2012.