Nigel Farage resigns as MP, will run in UK by-election
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says he will resign as an MP to trigger a by-election and stand again.
![Reform UK leader Nigel Farage reacts next to Reform UK by-election candidate Rob Kenyon as they arrive during the Makerfield by-election, triggered by the resignation of Labour MP John Simons, at St. Aidan's Parish Centre, Wigan, Britain on June 18, 2026. [Temilade Adelaja/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image-1783437564.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says he will resign as an MP to trigger a by-election and stand again.
![Reform UK leader Nigel Farage reacts next to Reform UK by-election candidate Rob Kenyon as they arrive during the Makerfield by-election, triggered by the resignation of Labour MP John Simons, at St. Aidan's Parish Centre, Wigan, Britain on June 18, 2026. [Temilade Adelaja/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image-1783437564.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)








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