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LONDON: British anti-immigrant politician Nigel Farage announced Tuesday he would resign as a member of parliament to run in a snap by-election, in a high-stakes gamble following scrutiny over his finances.
The highly unusual move comes with Farage, whose Reform UK party leads national opinion polls, facing mounting pressure over the non-disclosure of gifts, including allegedly from a convicted fraudster.
Parliament’s anti-sleaze watchdog was investigating the hard-right firebrand and long-time anti-European Union campaigner over donations from two wealthy individuals.