Nigel Farage to stand for Reform UK in general election U-turn

Honorary president of the former Brexit party to make eighth attempt to enter parliament

The Conservative party's faltering general election campaign suffered a potentially damaging blow when Nigel Farage announced he intended to stand as an MP and lead the Reform party for the next five years.

The former Ukip and Brexit party leader said he would stand in Clacton, Essex, after changing his mind while spending time on the campaign trail. He claimed that he did not want to let his supporters down.