Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage to stand in UK election

Honorary President of the Reform UK party Nigel Farage attends press conference, in London
Honorary President of the Reform UK party Nigel Farage speaks during a press conference in London, Britain, June 3, 2024. REUTERS/Maja Smiejkowska

Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage to stand in UK election

Nigel Farage, the politician who helped champion Britain's departure from the European Union, said on Monday he would stand as a candidate in next month's election.

Farage, 60, will stand in the parliamentary seat in Clacton, a resort town in eastern England that overwhelming voted for Brexit in the 2016 referendum.

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