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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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'He's a chameleon!' Nigel Farage warns Andy Burnham will 'drag Labour even further to the left'
The Reform UK leader questioned the substance of an Andy Burnham premiership