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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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Reform to rethink welfare by scrapping £50billion from ballooning budget
Reform vows to end hosepipe bans for good with plan to revolutionise Britain's reservoirs
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Conservatives pledge 'crackdown on illegal traveller sites' by leaving ECHR
The party declared it would 'end the two-tier treatment of travellers'
Brexit warning issued by Ann Widdecombe as Keir Starmer threatens ‘tremendous damage’
The Labour leader has spoken on the importance of 'not diverging' from the bloc
New SNP leader scraps Minister for Independence role as IndyRef2 dream drifts away
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