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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: Reform UK cracks down on politicians 'saving their own skin' as party launches 'defections unit'
It follows a wave of high-profile defections to the insurgent party
Angela Rayner's controversial 'super council' shake up sparks backlash
Six per cent of councils are at risk of having to declare effective bankruptcy this financial year if there are not significant reforms to the local government system
Chagos Islands surrender excuse branded ‘outrageously facile’ as ex-Royal Navy chief blasts Keir Starmer: ‘Absolutely ludicrous!’
Mauritian Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam claimed the UK had 'effectively doubled' its original £9billion offer for the transfer of sovereignty