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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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Labour's ‘dangerous game’ on Israel risks hurting Gazans, warns former UK-Palestine diplomat
Inside France's 'Brexit-style' migration referendum – and why same vote won't happen in Britain
'I don't think the UK could do the same,' a National Rally insider told GB News
Nigel Farage secures record £36million donation in boost to Reform UK's election war chest
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'We're not!' Labour MP ridicules Reform UK over claim Keir Starmer is ‘terrified’ of Nigel Farage
The quip came just hours before Reform UK suspended Rupert Lowe over allegations of bulling
Reform sets sights on Senedd with plot to steal councils from Welsh Labour
Labour has remained the dominant party in Wales since 1997