Financial scrutiny prompted Farage's resignation as Clacton MP

Nigel Farage resigned from Parliament after the Sunday Times reported he had not declared benefits. The row also encompassed a £5 million gift and questions over who financed his £885,000 constituency home. These funding questions predate the immediate crisis; the property financing issue surfaced last September. Farage framed the subsequent by-election as voters judging his actions, though residents remain divided on both the resignation and his decision to stand again.