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Tim Bale

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aka @timbale.bsky.social Teach politics at @QMPoliticsIR. New book: "The Conservative Party After Brexit: Turmoil and Transformation"
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Why Nigel Farage is Resigning as an MP, only to stand again – Expert Analysis

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By Tim Bale, Lone Sorensen, Parveen Akhtar
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This article was originally published in The Conversation. Read the original article. By Tim Bale, Lone Sorensen, Parveen Akhtar In what must rank as one of the most self-pitying, self-obsessed pieces of political rhetoric we’ve heard from a politician since Boris Johnson’s myriad attempts to justify himself back in 2022, Nigel Farage surprised absolutely no-one by triggering a by-election by resigning as MP for Clacton.
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Why ‘self-pitying’ Nigel Farage is resigning as an MP, only to stand again

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By Tim Bale
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Self-pity and self-obsession In what must rank as one of the most self-pitying, self-obsessed pieces of political rhetoric we’ve heard from a politician since Boris Johnson’s myriad attempts to justify himself back in 2022, Nigel Farage surprised absolutely no-one by triggering a by-election by resigning as MP for Clacton. He is supposedly going to take on “the establishment” in this by-election by restanding and, in so doing, clear his name.
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Pourquoi Nigel Farage démissionne de son mandat de député britannique… pour mieux se représenter

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By Tim Bale, Lone Sorensen, Parveen Akhtar
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Depuis le siège du parti anti-immigration Reform UK, à Londres, Nigel Farage a annoncé mardi 7 juillet 2026 qu’il démissionnerait de son mandat de député de Clacton (Essex)… pour se représenter aussitôt dans la même circonscription. L’homme politique est accusé de ne pas avoir déclaré d’importants dons reçus peu avant son élection comme député en 2024, ce qui soulève des questions sur le respect des règles encadrant les financements des parlementaires.
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