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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 braces for council rebellion over 'play your part' illegal migrant housing plan
‘That’s outrageous!’ Chopper pulls apart Jenrick on migration levels under his watch
Jenrick previously served as immigration minister
Tory mutiny BEGINS as Sunak hit by first no confidence letter after Braverman sacking
Andrea Jenkyns blasted Rishi Sunak for 'getting rid of our democratically elected leader Boris Johnson'
SNP 'intellectually dead from the neck up' claims party's own MP
The Scottish National Party have had a difficult few weeks as MPs split over transgender issues and Police Scotland continues its Operation Branchform investigation into possible fundraising fraud
SNP in freefall as new poll indicates party set for crushing election losses
Several high-profile MPs could be voted out amid recent troubles within the party
Vaughan Gething officially elected as Wales' First Minister but what can we really expect from him...
Vaughan Gething became the first black person to lead a European nation