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Farage Resigns, Triggers By-Election; Poll Calls Strategy Unwise

7/15/2026

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Nigel Farage resigned as a Member of Parliament to trigger a by-election after a parliamentary standards investigation into his large political donations.
Public First polling shows 44 % of UK voters disagree that Farage is targeted by the establishment, while 28 % agree.
The same poll found 48 % of respondents called his by-election strategy unwise, compared with 29 % who called it smart.

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Nigel Farage resigned as a Member of Parliament to trigger a by-election after a parliamentary standards investigation into his large political donations.
Public First polling shows 44 % of UK voters disagree that Farage is targeted by the establishment, while 28 % agree.
The same poll found 48 % of respondents called his by-election strategy unwise, compared with 29 % who called it smart.