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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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REVEALED: How Reform can win the election WITHOUT changing the voting system as Musk backs party
Reform UK can storm to victory in 2029 without scrapping the first-past-the-post (FPTP) electoral system. The volatility of Scottish politics offers a template, says Professor Sir John Curtice
MAPPED: Five seats Reform would gain and 10 more that could switch if there was an election today
Election polling by Election Maps UK found if an election was held today Labour’s majority would be 108, down from 172