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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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Shabana Mahmood threatens to spread illegal migrants 'fairly' across Britain despite national fury

Nigel Farage got it right (and wrong) this week in his response to Henry Nowak’s death
'The Reform UK leader must start behaving like someone who wants to govern the whole country, not just the parts that agree with him'

Tory members' biggest reason for 'worst-ever' election loss is a far-cry from British public
Tory members and the wider public have different opinions on why the Conservatives were ousted from power in July

George Osborne tells Tories NOT to chase Reform UK voters
The Tory party suffered a wipeout at the election, returning just 119 MPs

Poll finds almost half of people support Farage's plan to use Marines to send migrants back to France
People Polling found 43 per cent of those polled support the idea of sending migrants back to France with the Royal Marines

WATCH: Labour MP RIPS APART his own party on farmers’ inheritance tax after constituent tells him ‘If only I could die now’
Treasury minister Torsten Bell sparks fury as he tells members Labour’s tax plans for farmers are ‘very generous’