UK’s Nigel Farage to quit as lawmaker, seeks re-election to clear name

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says he will quit as a lawmaker and seek re-election to clear his name over financial allegations linked to millions of dollars’ worth of donations.
“I have done nothing wrong. I have not broken the law in any way at all. I have not misused public money,” Farage, a prominent ally of US President Donald Trump, said in a broadcast statement that did not take questions.
Farage faces a probe by parliament’s standards watchdog over a £5 million (US$6.7 million) gift from…