# Carol Vorderman calls Nigel Farage ‘snake oil salesman’ over resign and restand by-election plan > Source: > Published: 2026-07-08 11:47:38+00:00 [Independent TV](/tv) ## Showing now | News 01:32 # Carol Vorderman calls Nigel Farage ‘snake oil salesman’ over resign and restand by-election plan [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. Mr 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) The 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. Ms 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).