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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
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Keir Starmer has reportedly breached parliamentary rules by not declaring a wealthy businessman and Labour Party donor bought high-end clothes for his wife Victoria
Parliamentary ping pong continues as Lords send Rwanda plan back to MPs
Peers voted by 240 to 211 for Lord Anderson's amendment on declaring Rwanda a 'safe place'
Suella Braverman branded ‘author of Tory psychodrama’ in brilliant analysis by Alastair Stewart
Alastair Stewart says Suella Braverman 'played into Labour's hands' with her letter to Sunak
'If you are old enough to have a child, you are old enough to vote!' Debate gets heated over lowering voting age - 'Think about the system'
Reports suggest Labour could allow settled migrants and 16 and 17-year-olds to vote
Reform issues stunning rebuke of Keir Starmer and Yvette Cooper amid warning border crisis 'spiralling out of control'
The number of migrants who have crossed the Channel in 2024 so far has hit 22,385