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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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Labour set to axe woke UK Youth Parliament after being branded 'colossal waste' of taxpayers' money
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Emily Thornberry breaks silence after being ditched by Starmer as she expresses 'surprise' at sacking
The MP for Islington South and Finsbury said she feels 'personal disappointment' over the decision
Rupert Lowe: Top Tory opens door to defection amid Reform UK civil war - ‘Desperate to get rid of Labour’
Griffith extended an open invitation to those who share his desire to oust Labour from power
Councils resort to handing out tents to homeless after Rishi U-turns on Braverman's controversial plans
It comes as there has been an 'exodus of people' from the private sector