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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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'Same old faces, same old message!' Tories take aim at Reform as crunch election battle heats up
Andrew RT Davies warned that Reform has 'already' joined Wales's 'tired old establishment'

Donald Trump considers REJECTING Starmer's US ambassador pick Mandelson
A source said Lord Mandelson snubbed Nigel Farage's pre-inauguration party despite being invited

'We are only getting started!' Inside Reform UK's grassroots 'winning-machine' as activists plot to 'spearhead' Farage's crusade
GB News' Jack Walters looks into how Reform UK activists have been mobilising after Nigel Farage urged the 'People's Army' to propel the populist party to power

Peter Mandelson referred to FBI as Starmer's US ambassador pick faces probe over 'damning' China links
A file has been handed to the Bureau after being seen by US Senators - but the Labour grandee has denied any links to Beijing

Jonathan Ashworth revels in Nigel Farage woes with ‘couldn’t run a bath’ jibe as Reform in turmoil
A civil war has erupted in the Reform ranks

SHOCK poll reveals why voters are backing Reform on eve of election - and it doesn't bode well for Labour
Nigel Farage has a monopoly on the one issue that transcends the traditional left-right political divide, polling suggests