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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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Starmer defends 'woke' National Trust as Labour leader slams Tory 'culture wars'
Starmer will accuse the Conservatives of becoming 'rangled up in culture wars of their own making'
Hidden cost of Labour’s social care plans laid bare as experts warn of funding gap worth BILLIONS
Despite pledging a 'fully funded manifesto', Labour has so far failed to guarantee any extra funding for the plan
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Louise Haigh resigned after pleading guilty in connection with misleading police in 2015
Alex Burghart says he ‘feels very sorry for the King’ as speech mired in Keir Starmer's leadership crisis
The top Tory expressed concern over the 'potential for the King to be embarrassed' amid the Labour Party infighting
Lineker dared to stand against Tory MP at general election as bitter feud escalates
Gullis demanded Lineker to 'put himself on the ballot paper' and 'let the public decide'
SNP accused of Covid cover up as victims face barriers to giving evidence to inquiry
The inquiry will focus on the health and social impacts of the pandemic