00:01Political rivals of Nigel Farage have said they will not be running in the upcoming by-election.
00:08Triggered after the leader of the Reform UK party announced on Tuesday that he would be stepping down as a
00:15Member of Parliament.
00:17The announcement comes as Farage is the subject of a parliamentary probe over the non-disclosure of a €5.8
00:24million donation from a Thailand-based cryptocurrency billionaire.
00:28Critics say his resignation is being used as a distraction effort, but the hard-right British politician's plans seem to
00:36have backfired,
00:37as he faces the embarrassing prospect of going head-to-head with only a joke candidate who calls himself Count
00:44Binface.
00:49Farage's decision to step down means his probe will be temporarily suspended, but would likely start up again if he
00:55is re-elected.
00:56Outgoing Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the move a desperate stunt from someone who is
01:03Quote, up to his neck and sneezed.
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