Nigel Farage says he will not stand in June general election

Former Ukip leader quashes speculation he would stand for election as MP, saying he would rather remain in Strasbourg• General election 2017 - live updatesThe former Ukip leader Nigel Farage will not be a candidate in the general election, although he admitted he had been tempted to stand for Douglas Carswell’s Clacton seat.Farage, who had a high-profile split with Carswell that saw the MP quit Ukip a few weeks ago, said the constituency would have been an “easy win” but h