Trump ally and hard-right leader Nigel Farage triggers vote, in bid to clear name amid financial scandals

LONDON — Nigel Farage, a British right-wing leader and staunch ally of President Donald Trump, said Tuesday he would be resigning his political seat and re-running in a move that shocked the nation and appeared to be an attempt to save his political career.

LONDON — Nigel Farage, a British right-wing leader and staunch ally of President Donald Trump, said Tuesday he would be resigning his political seat and re-running in a move that shocked the nation and appeared to be an attempt to save his political career.

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Noting that he had “plenty of offers” for work in the United States Farage told a news conference he would re-run for his parliamentary seat in Clacton in southeast England, triggering a local election.

“I will fight to win,” he said, describing the vote as “a people versus the establishment by-election.”