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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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The former minister submitted her letter of no confidence to the Tory backbench 1922 Committee
Kemi Badenoch's 'unite the Right' snub backfires as Tory-Reform pact poised to flip 351 seats in shock Labour defeat
The seat projection comes after the Leader of the Opposition dismissed Nigel Farage as a reality star who doesn't have what it takes to enter Downing Street
Ministers could be forced to intervene in Birmingham if 'mad' Green-Gaza coalition seizes power
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