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Farage is likely to win in Clacton but can his credibility survive? | Peter Walker
While the Reform leader casts himself as the victim questions about his finances are unlikely to disappear Farage quits as an MP a…
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What is the Timms review into Pip and what is it likely to conclude?
Campaigners fear report into disability benefits will seek to make cuts despite assurances that would not be its aim Disability be…
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Disability benefits in England and Wales not fit for purpose, Timms review to find
Exclusive: Landmark review by disability minister will call for ‘dehumanising’ assessment system to be redrawn What is the Timms r…
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Almost no progress made on UK regional household income divide in 30 years, report finds
Despite promises of successive governments, gap between richest and poorest areas consistent since 1997 Britain’s deep regional in…
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‘More public control’: what will Burnham do about water and energy?
In the fifth of a series on nationalisation, we look at utilities – including the cost of ending private ownership Will Burnham ‘g…
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Reform asks NCA to investigate leaks of private financial information
The party's deputy leader Richard Tice says he found out payments to his company had been flagged to the agency, after questions f…
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Why replacing leasehold may be easier said than done
The government wants to abolish leasehold, but replacing it could prove far more complicated
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Farage's rivals rule out standing in Clacton by-election
The Reform UK leader says he wants an "establishment versus the people by-election" but Labour calls it a "circus".
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Emma Little-Pengelly says she was 'shocked and revolted' by Donaldson revelations
On Tuesday, the Belfast Telegraph reported that a woman had alleged Donaldson had sexually assaulted her in 2016, and that she had…
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‘My friends are very anti him’: Clacton weary at prospect of Farage byelection
The Reform leader’s constituents weren’t very enthusiastic about their MP, or Westminster politics in general It was one of the mo…
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UK bankers flag Farage £5m crypto gift to crime agency
Bankers reported Nigel Farage’s £5 million cryptocurrency donation to the UK’s National Crime Agency, highlighting the strict comp…
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Farage triggers by-election to pause undeclared donation probe
Nigel Farage is stepping down as an MP to force a by-election that pauses a parliamentary investigation into millions in undeclare…
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The Guardian view on Nigel Farage’s byelection stunt: spectacle is not scrutiny | Editorial
The Reform UK leader wants voters to overrule parliamentary accountability. Labour should expose the trick, then offer a politics …
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Brussels just dodged a Brexit‑fuelled airport meltdown with its biometrics U‑turn
The EU Commission says that the EES will reduce the average time spent at passport control from 90 seconds to 20 seconds per perso…
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Ella Baron on Nigel Farage stepping down as an MP – cartoon
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Farage fact check: the truth behind five of his resignation statements
The Reform leader made some punchy accusations in his video, not all of which stand up to scrutiny Farage quits as an MP amid scru…
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I’m rich – defend me, be happy for me, says Farage to poor voters in Clacton. They are just his collateral damage | John Harris
The Reform UK leader’s ruse to head off scrutiny by forcing a byelection may work, but it’s all about him: no one else gains anyth…
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Why Farage is quitting as an MP amid scrutiny over gifts – but will stand again
Reform UK leader is to force a byelection in his Clacton seat as he reveals he faces a second parliamentary inquiry UK politics li…
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What do Farage's constituents think about his resignation?
People living in Clacton share contrasting feelings of frustration and support towards Nigel Farage.
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Chris Mason: Farage attempts to seize back the agenda after finance row
His aim throughout the forthcoming campaign is to clearly frame this by-election as "the people versus the establishment".
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Watch: Clacton's mixed views on Farage's resignation
Nigel Farage announced he is resigning as an MP, triggering a by-election he will stand in.
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Nige throws the world’s biggest temper tantrum before grand byelection reveal
The Reform leader was determined to fight for the right to receive gifts from Thai crypto billionaires and convicted fraudsters It…
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Nigel Farage resigns to stand in ‘people vs establishment’ byelection – The Latest
Nigel Farage has announced his resignation as the MP for Clacton, triggering a byelection in which he intends to stand as a candid…
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Advanced Russian jet fails to stop Ukraine’s record‑range drone strike on Omsk mega‑refinery(Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,594)
Zelensky’s drone commanders outwit Russia’s elite Su‑57s deep inside its own territory. Putin is left scrambling to defend refiner…