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Farage resigns as Clacton MP, triggering by-election he vows to fight
The Reform UK leader steps down in Essex to force a contest he intends to fight, pausing a standards inquiry into an undeclared five million pound gift. Rival parties line up to boycott the vote.
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Musk shuts down reports he will donate £80m to Reform UK as Farage stays coy on 'very supportive' Tesla owner
Just one week ago, Musk had shared a post on his X social media platform vowing Reform UK would win the next General Election
Just Stop Oil funds to be doubled by Labour Party donor
Dale Vince has donated £1.4million to the Labour Party since 2014
Keir Starmer lambasted in Christmas parody song over winter fuel cuts: 'Pensioners have been betrayed!'
Freezing This Christmas parodies Mud's festive classic 'Lonely This Christmas' and is fundraising for Age UK
How Keir Starmer beat Emmanuel Macron to win over Donald Trump - and why it could all change TODAY
ANALYSIS: Starmer can reflect on a successful 36 hours in Washington DC, but plenty can change this afternoon, writes our Political Editor Christopher Hope
‘Absolute mess!’ Michelle Dewberry erupts at Labour MP in explosive migrant crisis showdown
The confrontation centred on the government's approach to housing asylum seekers
Starmer's crisis reaches boiling point as 42 Labour councillors QUIT over Israel crisis
The Labour leader has faced backlash for mirroring the Government's position in calling for 'humanitarian pauses' in Israel, stopping short of demanding a ceasefire