{"slug": "carol-vorderman-calls-nigel-farage-snake-oil-salesman-over-resign-and-restand-by", "title": "Carol Vorderman calls Nigel Farage ‘snake oil salesman’ over resign and restand by-election plan", "summary": "Carol Vorderman called Nigel Farage a 'snake oil salesman' after the Reform UK leader resigned as an MP to trigger a by-election in Clacton, a move condemned as a 'political stunt' by Sir Keir Starmer.", "body_md": "[Independent TV](/tv)\n\n## Showing now | News\n\n01:32\n\n# Carol Vorderman calls Nigel Farage ‘snake oil salesman’ over resign and restand by-election plan\n\n[Carol Vorderman](/topic/carol-vorderman) has labelled [Nigel Farage](/topic/nigel-farage) a “snake oil salesman” after the Reform UK leader resigned as an MP to trigger a by-election in Clacton.\n\nMr Farage said that he was standing down in order to prompt a \"people versus the establishment by-election\" in his Essex constituency, following [intense scrutiny over his financial arrangements.](/tv/news/nigel-farage-sky-news-video-b3010187.html)\n\nThe move has been condemned by Sir Keir Starmer as a “political stunt”, and Labour, Lib Dems, the Conservatives, Greens and Restore Britain have already ruled out submitting candidates.\n\nMs Vorderman, a long-standing critic of the Reform UK leader, slammed him as a “liar” and a “spinner” in an Instagram post on Tuesday (7 July).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/carol-vorderman-calls-nigel-farage-snake-oil-salesman-over-resign-and-restand-by", "canonical_source": "https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/carol-vorderman-nigel-farage-resign-clacton-byelection-video-b3011048.html", "published_at": "2026-07-08 11:47:38+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-08 12:06:54.434055+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy"], "entities": ["Carol Vorderman", "Nigel Farage", "Reform UK", "Clacton", "Sir Keir Starmer", "Labour", "Lib Dems", "Conservatives"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/carol-vorderman-calls-nigel-farage-snake-oil-salesman-over-resign-and-restand-by", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/carol-vorderman-calls-nigel-farage-snake-oil-salesman-over-resign-and-restand-by.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/carol-vorderman-calls-nigel-farage-snake-oil-salesman-over-resign-and-restand-by.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/carol-vorderman-calls-nigel-farage-snake-oil-salesman-over-resign-and-restand-by.jsonld"}}