# Nigel Farage resigns. What now?

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Podcast: [The Story](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-26954)
Published: 2026-07-08T00:01:00+00:00
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After a Sunday Times investigation revealed Nigel Farage’s links to a convicted fraudster, and with the spectre of a parliamentary standards investigation looming over him, Farage will now put his fate in the hands of his constituents in Clacton in a by-election. But will this gambit work? And what does the Sunday Times journalist who led the investigation think about it? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory Guests:  Gabriel Pogrund, Insight editor, The Sunday Times Fraser Nelson, columnist, The Times. Host: Manveen Rana. Producers: Sophie McNulty, Harry Stott.   We want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.com Read more: Will risky resignation ploy pay off for Nigel Farage? Further listening: Posh George: the criminal behind Farage Clips: Reform UK / Youtube, Sky News, BBC.  Photo: Getty Images. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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