'Angriest-ever' Farage quits UK parliament in protest, but will stand for re-election

Nigel Farage, the leader of the populist Reform UK party, announced he is stepping down as a lawmaker to contest a new local election. Farage, 62, expressed intense anger, describing the situation as a "pile-on" by the mainstream media and political opponents concerning gifts he received from supporters. He cited media intrusion into his family's privacy as the final catalyst for his decision.

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I will not tolerate any of my family being endangered because of what I choose to do in public life. So yes, you can ask, am I angry? Well, I’ve never been angrier in my life.

Farage declared he was triggering a parliamentary election to continue representing the Clacton area, framing the move as a direct challenge to the political establishment. "This will be a people versus the establishment by-election," he stated, adding, "It is a chance to stick two fingers up to the entire establishment."

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This will be a people versus the establishment by-election. It is a chance to stick two fingers up to the entire establishment.

He vehemently denied allegations about his finances, asserting, "I've done nothing wrong." Farage views the upcoming by-election as an opportunity to attack what he calls the liberal "establishment" and its perceived "progressive, woke ideology." He vowed to "fight to win" and "continue the political revolution that Reform has started."

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I've done nothing wrong.

Farage's resignation and subsequent decision to seek re-election in Clacton are characteristic of his political style, aiming to gain another parliamentary mandate through a direct confrontation with what he perceives as the ruling elite. He stated he had "never been angrier in my life" and would not tolerate his family being endangered by his public role.

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I will fight to win. I will fight to continue the political revolution that Reform has started.