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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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Andy Burnham accused of creating a 'class divide' by telling wealthy areas to house asylum seekers

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Lib Dem MP sponsors event for report calling for MILLIONS of migrants to be given vote in UK
An estimated 4.4 million more people would receive the right to vote under proposals put forward by the Migration Democracy Project

Donald Trump set to deal £20 BILLION blow to British economy - 'UK risks taking all the pain'
Economists have urged pursuing a free trade deal with the President-elect
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PMQs: Kemi Badenoch lashes out at Sir Keir Starmer for crippling schools - 'It's ideological!'
The Tory leader took the PM to task on education during a lively PMQs

Norwich local elections: 'Petty' Labour complain after TINY photo appears in campaign leaflet
A Labour councillor claimed her appearance on Green Party leaflet, however small, could suggest she is endorsing the campaign

Rishi Sunak speaks out over Suella Braverman migrant 'invasion' rhetoric
The Home Secretary faces criticism over comments such as describing Channel crossings as an 'invasion'

‘Increasingly untenable!’ Keir Starmer rocked by mass councillor exodus as Labour MPs plot ‘mother of all rebellions’
Sir Keir Starmer is pushing ahead with measures to cut Britain's ballooning benefits bill

Reform UK sends warning shots to Labour and Conservatives as party scoops up more council election wins
Support for Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage, has been surging at recent local election ballot boxes

'Incoherent!' Andy Burnham gives his take on Sunak's plans after HS2 derailed
Andy Burnham says Rishi Sunak's plan does 'not deliver Northern Powerhouse Rail in full'