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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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'Farce' as Ukip leader Lois Perry resigns mid-election after just 34 days in role
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Angela Rayner breaks up with ‘soulmate’ Labour MP Sam Tarry in bid to start new chapter
Friends of the Deputy Labour leader said she had ‘been through a lot’ but said she was ‘tough as nails’
Labour warned of 'constitution mongering' with devolved assemblies holding 'radical' views: 'They're a waste of money!'
Former Labour Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair introduced the Scottish and Welsh devolutions in 1997
Senior Labour MP opens up on need for security after death threat
Preet Kaur Gill now has a bodyguard at her surgery meetings
Labour to repeal Rishi Sunak's net zero U-turn if they win keys to No10
The Prime Minister announced a number of net zero commitments have been canned at a press conference earlier today
I've crunched the numbers on Clacton – here's what it means for Nigel Farage
Nigel Farage has remarkably stolen the limelight, but his decision is not risk-free, writes Sir John Curtice
Reform UK chair promises ‘private inquiry’ into grooming gangs in stark warning to Labour
The scandal has hit headlines in recent days after Labour said it will not launch a national inquiry