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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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'Rachel Reeves is hammering people with dementia': Pensioner calls for clarity on council tax ahead of Budget
Margaret was diagnosed with dementia in 2018
Nigel Farage blasts ‘detached’ Emily Maitlis as ex-BBC presenter wades in on debanking row
Maitlis accused the former Brexit Party leader of claiming 'victimhood'
Ulez raked in £224m for Sadiq Khan in 2022... with a third of the money made from fines
The Mayor of London will expand the Ulez area in August to cover the whole of Greater London
'The EU has moved on from Brexit': Labour government would face tough negotiations with bloc
Former British ambassador to the EU and the US, Lord Darroch, said 'we shouldn’t expect any free gifts'
'Starmer risks electoral peril as Labour's civil war escalates'
'There are plenty in Westminster who believe Starmer’s popularity is miles wide but inches deep. If that is the case, the last thing he needs is a battle with Scottish Labour'
Rishi Sunak on the brink with Tories in plot to oust leader and replace him with Penny Mordaunt
Critics of the Conservative leader are circling, with a new plan being formed to replace him before the general election