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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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Reform UK council leader George Finch cleared over 'Progress' Pride flag row
Councillor's UFO comments used to 'lighten the mood' and 'spice up' safety talks
He described his council address as a 'sugar bomb' and clarified it was not concerned with extraterrestrial visitors
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Fani Willis blasted as bid to oust Trump hampered by 'humiliating’ affair allegations
The case has been thrown into chaos with Trump’s legal team demanding she is removed from the case
Keir Starmer conducts major frontbench reshuffle after mass resignations over ceasefire vote
Ten frontbenchers resigned after breaking the party line to vote with the SNP for a ceasefire in Israel and Gaza
Shabana Mahmood tells 'white liberal' heckler to 'f**k right off' after being accused of copying Reform UK
The Home Secretary was mid-way through recording a podcast in London