Angriest-ever’ Farage triggers local election to fight UK ‘establishment’ smears

Nigel Farage, leader of the populist Reform UK party, said on Tuesday he was standing down as a lawmaker to fight a new local election against “the establishment”, which he accused of waging war against him with accusations about his finances.

In an announcement when the usually composed veteran Brexit campaigner stumbled on his words, Farage, 62, vented his anger at what he called a “pile on” by the mainstream media and other parties over gifts given to him by his personal supporters....