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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 braces for council rebellion over 'play your part' illegal migrant housing plan
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Met Police launches criminal investigation into Labour Party branch over cyber crime allegations
The party held its own independent inquiry last year
'A disgrace!' Britons living on frontline of Labour's rural war vow to protect Green Belt from Rayner
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