Nigel Farage resigns as MP for Clacton
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn0v9l9x0g8t#player
Posted by mrjohnnymac18
Nigel Farage resigns as MP for Clacton
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn0v9l9x0g8t#player
Posted by mrjohnnymac18
33 Comments
Only so he can stand for election for the same seat.
Rupert Lowe has the chance to do the funniest thing ever
The UK is going down a dark path if (when) he wins this.
Going before he’s pushed. So his lot can bleat more lies and propaganda to hopefully get him voted back in and call it a mandate.
But he seemed to care so much about Clacton.
You couldn’t get him to leave the place!
So he can take advantage of the loophole in the parliamentary rules that will erase the donation comtroversy
Watched the whole thing. What a fucking load of waffle.
To the clever amongst us: if he resigns and re-wins the seat, does he get out of any inquiry/watchdog/etc disciplinary action (if it were to go that way)?
More performative bollocks from this moron, at the cost of the taxpayers.
I hope Clacton makes this stunt backfire on him spectacularly.
Down to you Clacton!!!! How the hell did the BBC enable a political broadcast like that? Not even the opposition and yet given a slot like he’s the King??
He will use a second Clacton win as “proof” that the scandals against him don’t matter
Has he done a single surgery in Clacton? Why is he pretending he loves the place?
lol… not fit for public office… took him 7 attempts to be a MP too.. loser..
Genuine question, how does this actually effect the investigation in to him? Is it put on pause, or just cancelled completely
Ha! good – hope he gets resoundly rejected at the by-election
Resign now only to stand in the by-election, like it will make everyone forget everything?
Good lord, what a pathetic speech. His victim complex is on full display, he genuinely feels sorry for himself. He’s done nothing but manipulate and profit off the people of this country. Hopefully the people of Clacton can redeem themselves and kick him out for good.
So now he is free to take all the oversea crypto donations again?
What a waste of public money for one man’s ~~tiny penis~~ massive ego.
What other purpose could there be to resigning, and standing again in the election, other than avoiding all the investigations into the millions he’s been ‘given’?
I can see exactly what he’s trying to do: “I just won a by-election as well, so I should be able to contest prime ministership,”
He also ran off with his tail between his legs after the Brexit disaster.
“People vs the establishment”
Farage couldn’t be more establishment if he tried. Who believes this victim shit, honestly.
If he thinks the Sunday Times committed defamation on him why isn’t he suing them?
The way our defamation system works its on the Times to prove that their not committing defamation rarher than him proving his innocence. Its harder for the papers win in the UK. Why isn’t he suing?
Gigantic waste of time.
The media should not give him any attention unless it’s about his finances.
Cant stand the heat of multiple investigations, Labour (and the Lib Dems and Greens) need to ensure they not only continue but get everything shady he’s been involved in on the public record. Simultaneously they need to shore up the rules on donations, time for a complete public register on all political donations (stored for 10 years) – every single penny. Ban non-doms, ban crypto and limit all donations to card / bank transfers from UK bank accounts only (that have been open for more than 18 months)
Clacton elected him.
I very much doubt the wisdom of Clacton.
Why is he allowed to stand in the Clacton by-election?
What a complete disgrace that Farage is handed the airwaves to broadcast this drivel without oversight or challenge. Like a shit Max Headroom.
What a collosal self-serving prick the man is.
He’s making the country pay half a million quid to hold a by-election that he will almost certainly win, in a desperate attempt to give legitimacy to his wrong doing.
This is nothing more than a media distraction tactic, no different to Donald Trump attacking Iran to stop people talking about how he fucks kids.
He should not be allowed to run in the by-election, he is using tax payers money to make a polictical statment ffs.
“This will be a people vs the establishment by-election. A chance to stick two fingers up to the entire establishment”
Dangerous, authoritarian speak. He treats politics with contempt. It’s all a grift.
That whole broadcast could have been an email.
Media playing into his hands, yet again, by airing him crying his woe is me story.
And it was all such transparent bullshit, too. I hate that it’s not a sure thing that Clacton won’t just vote him right back in. It’d be hilarious if they didn’t, but they voted for him first time around knowing who he was, nothing’s changed.