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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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Andy Burnham 'doesn't have the guts to deal with small boats crisis', says Nigel Farage
Keir Starmer accused of 'sacrificing women's rights' as new poll shows more than 3 in 4 Britons back national inquiry into grooming gangs
The survey of 2,533 adults found 76 per cent of the public back demands for a national investigation
'No friend of the UK': Starmer warned against 'running off to Macron' to solve migrant crisis
Emmanuel Macron will host Starmer at the Elysee Palace on Tuesday
Fury erupts over out-of-touch striking train divers who average £80k in four-day workweek
Defending the decision to provide a pay rise, a Government spokesman said that train drivers have not had a pay rise for five years
INVESTIGATION: The UK has paid Brussels £35 billion in the three years since leaving the EU
The Chancellor announced a "£22bn black hole" in finances ahead of the October budget
Rachel Reeves torn apart by ex-SAS Phil Campion over ‘despicable’ tax raid on veterans
SAS veteran Phil Campion has launched a blistering attack on Labour's plans to impose inheritance tax on military death-in-service payments, calling the move "despicable" and bordering on "cowardice".Speaking on GB News, Campion said armed forces personnel were "sitting ducks for their stupidity" be...