Carol Vorderman calls Nigel Farage ‘snake oil salesman’ over resign and restand by-election plan

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.

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 .