LONDON — Nigel Farage confirmed Wednesday that the special election triggered by his resignation will function as a crowdfunding campaign for his legal defense, with each ballot fee routed to his law firm.

Farage described the probe into his finances as a "subscription service" voters can cancel via urn. "It's purely transactional," said Reform UK Treasurer Giles Mercer. "If the public wants innocence, they must underwrite the litigation."