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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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Reform to rethink welfare by scrapping £50billion from ballooning budget

Reform vows to end hosepipe bans for good with plan to revolutionise Britain's reservoirs

Starmer to be denied election majority if Tories gain just SIX points in bombshell new poll
Sunak's party would need to increase their vote share from 26 per cent to just 32 per cent in order to prevent Labour from having a majority

'We should shoulder the burden!' Lord Dannatt says 'tax rises would be worth' a boost for defence budget
Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to announce a rise in defence spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP

‘Horrific - completely offensive!’ Outrage as Britons risk jail for breaking net zero rules
Rishi Sunak is facing a rebellion from a group Tory MPs

Taxpayers fund £3,000 portrait of Rachel Reeves as Labour accused of 'total lack of self-awareness'
The painting celebrates Ms Reeves' achievement as the first woman to hold the Chancellor position