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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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'We won't tolerate it!' Sunak threatens to cancel foreign visas as anti-Semitism spikes
Speaking at PMQs, Sunak warned: 'We will not tolerate this hatred, not in our country, not in this century'
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Nigel Farage hails Reform success as he compares party to UKIP: ‘This is the difference’
Farage failed to translate votes into seats for UKIP

A political comeback for Boris Johnson might well be on the cards - analysis by Olivia Utley
In an exclusive video for GB News members, political correspondent Olivia Utley asks: 'Will Boris Johnson be making a comeback to politics?'

Craig Mackinlay: MPs burst into applause as 'bionic' MP given standing ovation on Commons return
The MP for South Thanet returned to the Commons today after a life-threatening battle with sepsis, which resulted in the amputation of his hands and feet

'Farce' as Ukip leader Lois Perry resigns mid-election after just 34 days in role
She said she’d made the "difficult decision" after being hospitalised with pneumonia

Angela Rayner breaks up with ‘soulmate’ Labour MP Sam Tarry in bid to start new chapter
Friends of the Deputy Labour leader said she had ‘been through a lot’ but said she was ‘tough as nails’

Labour warned of 'constitution mongering' with devolved assemblies holding 'radical' views: 'They're a waste of money!'
Former Labour Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair introduced the Scottish and Welsh devolutions in 1997