Nigel Farage resigns as Clacton MP, vows to stand in by‑election
Nigel Farage vs "the establishment" He went to private school, worked as a stockbroker, has been a professional politician for 31 years, has his own TV show, is a brand ambassador for gold, is mates with POTUS, accepted a secret £5m gift, and owns five houses bought outright with cash What a rebel
Jane A.42He banks with Coutts ffs.
Jack Gordon31Looks like it may be Farage vs Binface 😄
rogeralien.bsky.social25Shows how desperate people are for a new Robin Hood that they’ll talk themselves into believing the Sheriff of Nottingham is good enough 😏
Kay Cook (and cats)20Rage Inside The Machine 😆
Kuji17Don't forget that he incited riots based on things his woman trafficking rape buddy Tate told him.
Sancardo 💚 🏴15It annoys be when people say he'd be a good fella to go down the pub with because I know his sort and I bet he'd always leave before it was his round.
EXC - The £5m gift to Nigel Farage by a cryptocurrency billionaire was reported to the National Crime Agency by bankers who were concerned it may have been laundered money, the Guardian can reveal. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Martin Robertson27crypto IS money laundering FFS lol
Chris Mayhew27It is days like these which make me glad of my subscription to The Guardian. It’s just a shame that all the other national dailies have only just started holding Farage to account. It is two decades too late.
Gautam Kambhampati20Was this all while Farage was still banking at Coutts?
Kaiju12Imagine being in a situation where the bankers are the good guys…
©️garethaethwy 202410Was this why Coutts closed his accounts?
Ian Caveney8The more stories come out like this even Farage might think twice before standing in a by-election he just caused for himself. Great reporting.
Will Jennings📉🗳️48It's going to be an interesting by-election campaign!
Paul Bernal22We need to remember what a ‘cryptocurrency tycoon’ is likely to be. How can you make money with crypto?
Jo Wolff21It was so much simpler when you could just bribe voters with half a pound of free sausages.
Vicious sneering odium10A short thread on SARs and Farage. In simple terms, banks are required to monitor transactions for money laundering purposes and report any suspicious activity (SAR) to the National Crime Agency (NCA). Suspicious does not = criminal, just issues of concern, for example being unable to /1
hoskas6Remrmber when Farage picked a fight with Coutts. What was that about really?
Yvonne Lam6I'm not in the UK. This is the Nigel Farage that resigned as an MP earlier today, correct?
Grumpy Philosopher5I‘m not sure it‘s possible to be a crypto-billionaire without your money being the proceeds of crime, that’s most of the point of crypto. It would be more remarkable if money ̶g̶i̶v̶e̶n̶ ̶a̶s̶ ̶a̶ ̶b̶r̶i̶b̶e̶ donated by a crypto-billionaire were not laundered.
R1ch1e54Farage probably hoped calling a byelection and thereby halting his investigation would allow time to change the narrative, but all that doesn’t apply when its the NCA, consequences Nige, and about bloody time. #5MillNige #Farage #NigelFarage #Reform #Clacton
Chris Hutchings #ChoirsForClimate4Rachel Reeves apparently has the right to refuse to accept Farage's "resignation" by *not* appointing him to the Stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds. She should postpone that appointment until after all relevant investigations have been completed - both this one and the Standards Commissioner's.
Adam Goldman4Can’t help remembering the furore when Coutts wanted to decline Farage as a customer.
Robert Jenrick has a meltdown on #C4News He refuses to accept that there are parliamentary rules that Nigel Farage may have broken And insists the only people who can judge Nigel Farage are the people of Clacton 😅 - Whatever you do, please don't share this humiliating clip
Eddie Burfi 98Richard Tice not faring much better this evening.
Gill43All performative with Jenrick. He’s desperate for Fagash to go - I wouldn’t be surprised if he hasn’t been behind some of the leaks
kentisharsenal.bsky.social41Unbelievable that a former Tory and former government minister and a privately educated former City worker who has been in politics for decades can claim that they are not part of the 'establishment' 🤔
Dave Brockman 💙💛39There's something about Jenrick that reminds me of this classic Jeffrey Archer clip - defensive, rude, arrogant, smug... www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCv-...
Mazzerooni … 🏆26No mate - it’s the law - applies to everyone- including Clacton
Pascal Jacquemain25Same language as Trump and Le Pen
Otto English842Only someone with a heart of stone wouldn't laugh at the demise of Jenrick's political gambit... playing out here in real time
Pawel Swidlicki28Reminded of that Stewart Lee quip about (Richard Hammond I think?) a cowardly man trapped between two types of cowardice. In this case, fear of appearing disloyal to another party leader, and fear of damaging his own prospects by getting having to defend something that clearly stinks from a mile off
Sweary Spider17Please don’t share Farrukh’s clip of Jenrick shitting the bed, and then proceeding to shit the entire bedroom.
Patrick - Here for the craic❗️🤷🏼♂️😉9Trouble is when you’re talking complete and utter bollox with not a ion of truth involved it’s so easy to just churn it out and make yourself look desperate.. Even when you’re a seasoned bullshitter like Jenrick
Tony Dexter8Jenrick slides further than the greasy pole.
Simon Robert H K7I knew he was a shit, but fuck me gently this is hilarious. Imagine if it was #ChrisMason. He’d be nodding along sagely
AJ 🦋7Ha! This is some pathetic shit. Jenrick gave up every shred of credibility to defend Daddy.
Diane Messias6If I'd been standing there with that microphone I'd have had to physically fight with myself not to bop the little twat on the head. Several times. #RobertJenrick
Anand6this disgusting man was in government, exercising power over vulnerable people and now arguing for a mobocracy
Alistair King4We’re going to see more of this nonsense - the argument, virtually explicit here, that democracy = voting and nothing more. Jenrick is a Cambridge-educated ex-lawyer. He’s not an idiot. He’s a sophisticated thinker. But he pretends not to be because he’s a devious, calculating, opportunistic cynic.
Nigel Farage £5 million 'gift' from a cryptocurrency billionaire was reported to the National Crime Agency by bankers who were concerned it was money laundering. The whistleblowers alerted the NCA as they were "not satisfied they could trace the ultimate origin of the funds."
Adam Bienkov348Farage announced the by-election within an hour of the deadline he was given by the Guardian for responding to the story
Parker23Perhaps we can now see why Farage wants to abolish the FCA.
Jack Hanly12Wasn't the advice in George's money laundering book to hide the dirty money in offshore accounts and then it'll come back into the country "clean"? That £5m gift could well have been Nigel's own money recycled via Christopher Harborne.
Claire S (UK not USA)10Wow, now this is proper journalism, bravo.
AndrewM 🇺🇦9I wonder how near this is to when Coutts closed his account.
Ilikecaketoo (UK)7And it was almost one year after being debanked by Coutts. So who raised the SAR? 👀
researchdoom71There it is. Now the story of Farage’s bank account being closed starts to make a lot more sense…. What else was going on with his finances?
Chris Terry-Enescu15I can't believe someone would use cryptocurrency for crimes
Richard J14Oo remembers when Farage getting debanked was a scandal
Nick Stone13*Roobarb and Custard theme plays*
Pete Fraser10Isn’t like 95% of crypto laundered money? Also, his guy with the reform business cards who has nothing to do with reform literally did time for financial crimes in the US? There’s definitely money in this that isn’t clean for any steely-nerved detective.
Tom Hunter6Another Reform candidate running into trouble - do they do any vetting?
Alix Mortimer5This is what was about to break, this is effectively the ticket he’ll be running on. And he’s only triggering the by-election now because doing *anything* is better than waiting for justice to roll over him. Maybe it creates a chance of escape? But it’s still desperation and should be read as such.
Poppy Leeder4OMG woke lefty bankers! When will poor Farage catch a break?
Robert Loveridge3Remember then Farage had his account closed down and he went on a victimhood vendetta and got the boss of Coutts to resign? If you ran a bank, would you want his dirty money passing through it!?
Nitsua3Coutts might have been entirely accurate in their assessment of Farage
The question for Nigel Farage now is whether it's less embarrassing to un-resign and claim that was an establishment stitchup, or to spend a month competing with a bin. Neither is exactly a *great* option. Neither solves his ongoing scandals. And it's a mess entirely of his own making.
Dave Jones49It’s got the same vibe as a child having such a meltdown that they shit themselves in the process.
Andy Thompson38Look it won’t happen, but wouldn’t it be the most gloriously British thing to ever happen for Farage to lose to a man dressed as a giant bin, claiming to be an alien. Outside the money laundering corruption with Farage, there is a Quixotic glory to cherish with Binface as his only opponent.
thebelovedaunt.bsky.social32A month competing with a bin in which the media will chase him round the constituency asking him about the dodgy money and why his aide calls him Daddy. It's not exactly sticking it to the establishment.
Alistair Barrie31Is there genuinely no one but Binface lining up? Because I, and thousands like me are prepared to converge on Clacton every single day for the next few months to campaign for the bravest, most principled and talented anti-establishment figure I know. And his name does not rhyme with garage.
Pawel Swidlicki21Never has 'play stupid games, win stupid prizes' been more apt
planetmatt17The man made the claim that he's the most attacked politician whilst being visibly alive within recent memory of two MPs having been murdered. It's safe to say that Nigel Farage is incapable of shame nor embassment.
Rachel Cunliffe55“Spend a month campaigning with a bin” God bless you British politics
Thomas I-G8I think commentators, media and, indeed, even me at times assuming Farage's longevity in British politics was down to any political skill might have been overstated.
Dread Pirate Sex Badger7And I love this for him.
Doug is ONLINE4Has anyone checked to see if Your Party are running? Or Dubai and Moscow’s own George Galloway?
LondonDiscuss4Hang on,the real question, is which night is bin night?
Citizen Snippy △2Good summary of the corner Farage just painted himself into with his own stunt 😂👇
Maria2Britain *can* be fun sometimes. 🍿
Andy Smith2It'll be him not standing, then everyone saying they are standing cos hes not standing, then him standing because they are standing , and them not standing because he is and him not standing because the arent and then everyone else standing and... until the SUN BURNS OUT
Ed Davey is right here. Farage can’t be allowed to run in a by election. He can resign, but he should not be allowed to run, pending outcome of investigation into his corruption. #Farage #Clacton
James19Letting him fight a byelection, that he's forced the state to waste money on, getting angry against only Count Binface, stuck in Clacton again, while everyone else gets on with government & the investigation continues, & the press gets reason to investigate more every day, it's not a bad outcome.
Jake Spedley14I agree. If Farage wants to stand as a candidate the investigation must conclude first.
Ivan Richardson.10A separate investigation by the serious crime office should look into Farages links to Russia, especially considering that he said ‘word for word’ what Nathan Gill is currently serving ten years for. Lance the boil now.
Colin T. Barbarian9It shouldn't ever be possible to resign as MP to trigger a by-election and then run as a candidate. Should have to wait for the next one. What a potentially massive waste of money.
ruders77.bsky.social8Absolutely correct, complete the investigation. When he is found guilty, disallow him from running for public office. Then run a by-election
🏴5Just seen the good people of Clacton on #skynews yeah they are gonna vote for him again what a bunch of ignorant fucks he hasn't been there once since taken office and they don't care
A timely reminder Nigel Farage wants to - leave the ECHR - repeal the Equality Act - Strip back workers rights - Lift restrictions on exploitative zero-hours contracts - repeal the Renters’ Rights Act which abolishes “no fault evictions” PLEASE DON’T FALL FOR IT youtu.be/KxOQRt8PQys?...
Susanita6Someone please keep looking for the evidence that will put him in a criminal court & then locked up for the rest of his life.
Liv's Gaze(4 the gays🌈)3Now that Fromage is toast, Labour can stop pandering to boneheads on all of those issues
Chris #ChangeEverything #VoteGreen2#Farage and #ReformUK ARE THE ESTABLISHMENT....the worst, corrupt, 1% backed faction of it... #ComeOnClacton SHOW THIS TREACHEROUS TROLL WE WANT NOR NEED ANY OF HIS DIVISIVE HATEFUL HORSESHIT!! FOR REAL HOPE and REAL CHANGE ... #VoteGreen #NEVERNigel #NEVERReformUK
Niki1It’s not good and Farage continues down this destructive path….. but then he was paid for his “allegiance” to whomever. But none to the UK with honesty, dignity, ethics and humanity! Sad man👎🏼
Phil A1Binface can put out a manifesto that directly highlights all of these things that “man of the people” Faridge doesn’t want the people to be aware of
jilcolt.bsky.social1Perhaps so could fund Led by Donkeys billboards all over Clacton
Commenting on Nigel Farage’s resignation today, TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak said: “Let’s call this Nigel Farage announcement out for what it is – a cynical political stunt to distract from his dodgy dealings with crypto crooks and super rich aristocrats."
Josiah Mortimer58TUC: "Whether it’s multi-million pound bungs, luxurious houses, or fully funded apparatchiks, Reform’s undeclared cronyism stinks... "This is straight out of the Trumpian playbook - attacking the media and anyone daring to ask legitimate questions about his finances...Britain deserves better."
Ilikecaketoo (UK)4Nowak saying it like it is. I am so pleased to see the main parties saying they won’t stand a candidate and play Farage’s silly ego-trip game. I haven’t yet seen if Greens say if they will/won’t boycott. They should as this needs to be above individual party politics.
ArtFred, White Trash'ist.2No longer protected by Parliamentary privilege. @thetimes.com bsky.app/profile/russ...
Chris #ChangeEverything #VoteGreen4#Farage and #ReformUK ARE THE ESTABLISHMENT....the worst, corrupt, 1% backed faction of it... #ComeOnClacton SHOW THIS TREACHEROUS TROLL WE WANT NOR NEED ANY OF HIS DIVISIVE HATEFUL HORSESHIT!! FOR REAL HOPE and REAL CHANGE ... #VoteGreen (In a real election) #NEVERNigel #NEVERReformUK
Lorraine Driver3He’s not wrong is he
NEW: The Greens won’t stand in Clacton either. That’s a clean sweep. It’s essentially Nigel Farage versus a bin.
Paul Brand162This now looks like something of a political joke. Farage will claim it’s his stand against the establishment, but when the so-called establishment isn’t fighting back, it looks a bit like screaming into the abyss.
Gary Carter #FBPE 🇬🇧11Im looking forward to the televised debates when a bin says he wants to bring back Ceefex and Farage calls the bin “the establishment” This is pure Monty Python
Marty1981 (uk)7The count vs the cunt
Janey5Count Binface - the ultimate protest vote - go for it Clacton
drianinc.bsky.social5Dude, you missed it man. You coulda said "It's Nigel farage versus a bin. He's hoping for a clean sweep' #Geddit?
Stephen Smith4Next question: does the bin decide not to risk it’s reputation and credibility by contesting this farcical election?
Hannah Howe6Be nice if the Count put Farage in the bin.
Chris Kerr6This is hilarious and exactly what Nigel Farage deserves. I implore everyone in Clacton to vote for the bin.
Mark Francewanker4The establishment have stitched him up by refusing to stitch him up.
Tom Worsley4One is a stinking cigarette-filled vessel of trash, the other is a bin.
David3It’s a great day to be on planet earth
Jamie Sefton2Oh god - imagine if Binface won. It’d be beautiful.
Nigel Farage wants a mandate for corruption. Hopefully he'll get a by-election versus a man wearing a bin instead: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Annette Dittert8Best thing I read today. Tx!
Graham Davis2Count Binface has his own security, galvanised steel.
CazzaSB2On the same day that Le Pen shows she also wants a “mandate for corruption” by standing in the next 🇫🇷 Presidential election wearing an electronic tag. The audacity of these guys!
Sally Richards1Rooting for Count Binface - thank you.
"In what must rank as one of the most self-pitying, self-obsessed pieces of political rhetoric we’ve heard from a politician since Boris Johnson’s myriad attempts to justify himself back in 2022, Nigel Farage surprised absolutely no-one..." Me for @uk.theconversation.com this arvo.
Elle16I really try to see the best in people but I can find no reedeming features in Farage. Was the same with Johnson - both have gaping holes where humanity, dignity and morality should be.
Massa9Did I miss something but Farage is the “establishment” - Public school (Dulwich College), Commodities trader, properties, crypto and gold. And a fing con artist ! Man of the people he is not!
Octopi Wall Street5Farage has a uniquely mobile face. We've all seen him do his classic "aggrieved barrow boy", "posh twat", and "stock-trading spiv", but the "earless basset hound" look in that thumbnail is definitely a new one to me. Such versatility!
ChayBristol3The man's arrogance and self obsession are only exceeded by his bigotry, ignorance and stupidity. Stand a single Green, gay anti-fascist former refugee as a unity candidate and let's be rid of the loathsome toad in parliament. Well, it's a thought, eh?
Max the Silent2He is a pathetic grifter and hopefully this fucking charade with be the end of him and his wretched party
williamtheconker.bsky.social1If he loses he will do a Chump and claim a fraudulent election and if he wins he will claim there is no need for further parliamentary investigation because the people (of clacton ) have cleared him of any wrongdoing (no smoke without fire) so no need to continue them. Utter Bollocks
Farage complains about the Government wasting money — then demands taxpayer cash for a needless by‑election to serve his own ego. It’s pure hypocrisy. I hope the people of Clacton see through Farage's disgraceful stunt and votes for an MP who truly represents them.
Matt Farrow 🔜 Develop Brighton7Is it reasonable to pass a law to the effect that you cannot stand in a by-election that you have triggered by resigning? Is there a downside to that?
chipgibson.bsky.social3Does this mean that Farage might actually visit Clacton? That would be a novelty.
Chris #ChangeEverything #VoteGreen3#Farage and #ReformUK ARE THE ESTABLISHMENT....the worst, corrupt, 1% backed faction of it... #ComeOnClacton SHOW THIS TREACHEROUS TROLL WE WANT NOR NEED ANY OF HIS DIVISIVE HATEFUL HORSESHIT!! FOR REAL HOPE and REAL CHANGE ... #VoteGreen #NEVERNigel #NEVERReformUK
nell21214.bsky.social3Farage has set a new, shamefully-low bar for performative politics. If he wins the byelection, it won't change the investigations into the £5m and the funding from Cottrell. This is nothing more than an attention-grabbing stunt.
Julia2An utter charlatan, deeply unsuited to the role of MP.
Coolhandluke2Don’t stand against him. Everyone should stand down apart from Count Bin Face. And make that grifter pay for this out of his £5 million.
jonnygf.bsky.social2He needs permission from the chancellor to resign
bogwoppitt59.bsky.social2Do we get 12 weeks paid leave while you go work for someone else? Or be paid by billionaires to incite racial hatred and discord in your own country ? By the way isn’t that treason against the state ?? Where is the investigation on Russian money and the push for Brexit done by Farage and Johnson??
I think I’m even more anti establishment than Nigel Farage but when I go to my bank statements I still don’t seem to have £5million payment from the anti establishment establishment and no emails from BBC’s Question Time to be the most established anti establishment guest either
Alan L.3You need more crypto friends with fraud convictions, then watch that bank balance grow!
tgblue.bsky.social2BREAKING NEWS - Farage is heading for No10. Now that the £5M Donation/security budget/thank you for Brexit/personal gift, has been reported to the UK crime agency. Farage might finally find himself in No10
ℙ𝔼ℕℕ𝕐 𝔻ℝ𝔼𝔸𝔻𝔽𝕌𝕃2Anyone who actively benefits from the establishment while claiming to be anti-establishment is advocating for a self-hating and corrupt regime. The rhetoric of "all politicians are corrupt" has paved the way for a world where voters tolerate or even endorse corruption, a la Trumpism.
shadfashoes.bsky.social1Did you see newsnight tonight? I fucking regret every post I write but the reform mouthpiece has no filter!
