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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's migrant dispersal plan handed scathing takedown by Chris Philp: 'Disgraceful!'

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Labour minister shut down after claiming housing asylum seekers in military bases is a 'priority'

Rupert Lowe says 'genuine offer made' to Nigel Farage after Reform admits pact with Restore is OFF
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Andy Burnham 'doesn't have the guts to deal with small boats crisis', says Nigel Farage

Sunak to unveil Thatcherite tax cut programme as Chancellor given £17bn boost
Giving a speech on the economy yesterday, just two days before the Autumn Statement, Sunak confirmed that tax cuts are coming

Who rules Europe? VDL buckles to Macron as she changes State of Union speech to attack China
Von der Leyen delivered her final State of the European Union speech of her first term as Commission president in Brussels this morning

'She’s pushing her OWN agenda' Fury rises in Europe as Von Der Leyen vies for second term
Von der Leyen has been accused of being 'divisive' by the Hungarian administration

Starmer's 'cultural inability' to tackle migrant crisis scolded as stark costs for Britain are calculated: 'We need a deterrent!'
GB News can reveal that 1,300 illegal migrants have now crossed the English Channel since Christmas day, with hundreds more still attempting the crossing

Hammer blow for Sunak as another cabinet minister QUITS post amid Tory exodus
Stuart, who has served in the Government for eight years, said he will 'fully support' the Prime Minister from the back benches