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People living in Clacton share contrasting feelings of frustration and support towards Nigel Farage.
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His aim throughout the forthcoming campaign is to clearly frame this by-election as "the people versus the establishment".
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Nigel Farage announced he is resigning as an MP, triggering a by-election he will stand in.
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The Reform leader was determined to fight for the right to receive gifts from Thai crypto billionaires and convicted fraudstersIt’s the heavyweight contest of the year. The Establishment v the Establishment. Or as the former City worker who is given £5m trifles would like you to see it, Nigel Farage versus the Establishment. Yes, Nige has had enough and he’s not taking it any more.He is the People’s Nige. The man who chose to resign as an MP and call a byelection as a matter of principle. And th
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Nigel Farage has announced his resignation as the MP for Clacton, triggering a byelection in which he intends to stand as a candidate. The Reform UK leader is under scrutiny over his finances, with two investigations by the parliamentary standards watchdog over undeclared gifts.During a 15-minute press conference, he accused the media of a ‘pile-on’ over his personal finances, and harassment of his family. He said his decision was part of ‘sticking two fingers up at the establishment’ and would
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Europe doesn’t need to worry about Andy Burnham. He has the makings of a great ally | Jessica Berlin
Defence strategists fret about the next PM’s inexperience. But he knows about local resilience. That’s the kind of skill Nato urgently needsI recently asked a senior Labour figure what Andy Burnham’s defence agenda might look like. “He doesn’t really have one,” came the reply – offered not so much as a criticism of the UK’s prime minister in waiting, as a statement of fact. Given that Keir Starmer’s resignation came after a mutiny within his own government over inadequate defence spending, some
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Following parliamentary standards investigations, the Reform UK politician announced his resignation and intention to stand in a by-election in Clacton.
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In a statement filmed by Reform UK Nigel Farage announced he will resign as an MP to trigger a by-election which he will stand in.
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Lord Robertson urges the next prime minister to look again at the UK's level of spending on defence.
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Farage was under pressure over undeclared gifts, including from crypto gambler and fraudster George CottrellUK politics live – latest updatesNigel Farage has resigned as the member of parliament for Clacton after he came under pressure over his failure to declare gifts from wealthy supporters.The Reform UK leader is facing a standards inquiry after he did not make public a £5m gift from the billionaire crypto investor Christopher Harborne before the last election. Continue reading...
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Forecaster says curtailing rising costs such as health and pensions ‘are today’s challenge, not just tomorrow’s’Business live – latest updatesPolicymakers must act to prevent public debt rising unsustainably in coming decades as the population ages and defence spending rises, the government’s independent economic forecaster has said.In a fresh illustration of the challenges facing the prime minister in waiting, Andy Burnham, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) said that without government
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The Reform UK leader has faced intense scrutiny over financial support he received before becoming an MP.
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Reform UK leader confronts journalist after question about gifts from friend and convicted fraudsterUK politics live – latest updatesNigel Farage has said Sky News bosses face “serious consequences” in an outburst triggered by questions over fresh revelations about his finances.The Reform UK leader has faced renewed scrutiny after the Sunday Times revealed he had received funding from his longtime ally, the convicted fraudster George Cottrell. Continue reading...
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Jake Richards announces measures to prevent abuse like that at Medomsley detention centre in County DurhamOne of the UK’s most horrific and shocking child custody scandals was collectively ignored for decades because the victims were working-class boys from the north of England, a government minister has said.The sentencing and youth justice minister, Jake Richards, has announced he is implementing a number of recommendations to prevent abuse such as that which took place between 1961 and 1987 a
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Outgoing PM will stress British commitment to defence spending at meeting in Ankara to counter Trump rebukesKeir Starmer will seek to work with European allies to shore up support for Nato at its summit in Ankara on Tuesday amid concerns that Donald Trump could further destabilise the military alliance with threats over defence spending.Downing Street said the prime minister and other international leaders would be focused on “building a stronger and more European Nato” as they attempt to addres
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Existing staff are taking too much of a fund intended for new recruits. Ministers must take charge of redirecting itFor the roughly 64% of young people who do not go to university, apprenticeships are vital gateways to the world of work. The way that funding has flowed away from them and towards older workers in recent years was flagged as a problem in the interim report from Alan Milburn’s review on young people and work in May. Mr Milburn’s recommendations are still some months off. Apprentice
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Sir George Howarth served in Parliament for almost 38 years and was a minister under Tony Blair.
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John Healey quit his cabinet role as defence secretary over a long-delayed military spending plan.
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The Reform funding scandals could yet bring down its leader – and give Andy Burnham a head start. The biggest pitfall would be complacencyNo politician is greater than their party. However bright you shine, you’re never so indispensable that you couldn’t be replaced tomorrow – or so, at least, convention has it. But there’s one man at Westminster to whom convention rarely applies, and that’s why the multiple funding scandals now engulfing Nigel Farage are such a watershed moment in British polit
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A Home Office minister says they were examining changing the law to deport recently freed Shabir Ahmed.