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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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Keir Starmer blasted for 'chaotic' first 50 days in scathing comparison to Tories: 'He's unqualified!'
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Britain prepared to send Typhoon fighter jets to police skies of Ukraine after Russia draws 'red line' on troops
Putin's foreign minister has expressed doubts that deployment of Nato's troops would be permitted
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'Given what we've seen over the last couple of decades, it's not actually that surprising,' the Reform UK Home Affairs spokesman said
Kamala Harris ‘made voters feel like garbage’ as dismal US election failure explained
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Starmer implored to show ‘common sense’ as pubs brace for kick in the teeth: ‘We’re on a cliff edge’
The popular change to drinking laws was introduced during the pandemic but will now end