Clue: Part of the furniture, like Farage turning up skint on board (8,5)
Answer: PEMBROKE TABLE
Explanation: Part of the furniture, like Farage turning up skint on board (8,5)
<=**M.E.P.** (Member of the European Parliament, "like Farage", *turning*) + **BROKE **("skint") + **TABLE **("board"). 
A pembroke table is a light drop-leafed table.