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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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Nigel Farage gives verdict on Keir Starmer’s London seat as Reform poised to battle new by-election
Nigel Farage challenges establishment to force second Clacton by-election as he is sworn in as MP
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British pubs to face new setback as Keir Starmer scraps popular change to drinking laws
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