Politics
Politics
Power, institutions, parties and the uncomfortable ideas that move voters.
DailyUpdates
UKFocus
FreeTo read
Politics
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.
Latest Politics
PoliticsMore than 50 masked protesters gathered in Clacton just before Nigel Farage by-election result
PoliticsAndy Burnham issues dire warning as nation tackles wildfires: ‘Britain is a tinderbox right now’
PoliticsAndy Burnham dealt another by-election blow just hours after Nigel Farage cruises to Clacton win
PoliticsAndy Burnham will hand farmers £65million amid driest July
More Politics
Parliamentary watchdog reopens investigation into Nigel Farage just hours after by-election win
Bridget Phillipson slams Clacton by-election as ‘stunt’ and rejects likeness to PM's Makerfield win
Richard Tice brands opponents ‘chickens’ as he addresses chance of second Clacton by-election
Drought-resistant crops set to be banned under Labour's EU reset deal as Brussels to turn screw on PM
Archive
Nigel Farage wins Clacton by-election despite 'organised campaign to disrupt result'
Andy Burnham braces for council rebellion over 'play your part' illegal migrant housing plan
Sadiq Khan sparks bitter row as Labour activist backs ‘far-right’ claims: ‘STOP interrupting!’
The London Mayor claimed that the 'hard-right and far-right' are 'on the march'
Lambeth council boss charged with drink-driving and drug offences after incident in Westminster
Bayo Dosunmu, Chief Executive of Lambeth Council was arrested on Sunday
Rupert Lowe blasts Starmer over lockdown breach claim as PM branded ‘more left-wing than Corbyn’
A row erupted on GB News over whether Starmer broke lockdown rules
Boris Johnson could be suspended from Commons in WEEKS as latest Partygate inquiry to end
The former Prime Minister's allies have accused the investigation of being 'politically charged'