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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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Keir Starmer visits Ukraine just hours after Russian missiles batter Kyiv in final overseas visit as PM
Sir Keir will tell Volodymyr Zelensky what to expect from his successor Andy Burnham - who becomes Labour leader on Friday
REVEALED: Reform UK cracks down on politicians 'saving their own skin' as party launches 'defections unit'
It follows a wave of high-profile defections to the insurgent party
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'If Russia attacks, we fight Russia!' Starmer urged not to send British troops to Ukraine 'in haste'
The Prime Minister is looking to lead a Franco-British peacekeeping force
Migrant crisis hits critical point as numbers 'to reach 700K' in historic high
The figure would be more than double pre-Brexit levels of migration
Lib Dem admits delight in helping Labour defeat Tories as MP eyes general election wipeout
Labour took two formerly safe seats from the Conservatives overnight last night at the Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire by-elections, overturning majorities of 19,000 and 24,500