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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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By-election results in full: Labour storms to victory in Blackpool South as Reform just 100 votes behind Tories
Sir Keir Starmer's party declared a seismic victory in the key Red Wall seat
Reform UK now just ONE POINT behind Tories in Wales with Conservatives set for disaster
Party leader Richard Tice said the party is 'within whisker of being second largest polling party'
James Cleverly issues warning to Tories over Nigel Farage as he fears 'vacuum' filled by Reform UK
The former Foreign Secretary also opened up on his wife's cancer ordeal
Tom Tugendhat calls for Britain to ditch Labour's 'Stalinist' Net Zero approach to unlock growth
Mr Tugendhat will say the goals of decarbonisation and energy security should not be in competition
Will Runcorn swing to Reform? Polls are clear as by-election looms for sucker-punch MP’s seat
Polls reveal by-election in Runcorn and Helsby will be a two-horse race
‘The plan is working!’ Keir Starmer defends record in power as PM vows to ‘keep pushing forward’
The Prime Minister hailed Labour’s record on migration, the economy and NHS waiting lists as he battles to cling to power