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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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Diane Abbott told to 'remember Salisbury poisoning victims' after claiming Russian threat is 'Nato fiction'
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Tory MP Katie Lam warned 'coercion, fraud and poisonous sectarianism' pose a threat to British democracy
Lee Anderson backs referendum to let Britons decide whether to bring back death penalty
The Reform chairman said he believes the British public would vote to bring back capital punishment
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Brexit row erupts as Jacob Rees-Mogg gives sarcastic response to Labour MP’s Nigel Farage claim
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