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Iceland EU referendum too close to call as vote count continues
Iceland’s referendum on whether to resume membership negotiations with the European Union remains finely balanced, with counting continuing and no clear result yet established.
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Cleverly leaves shadow cabinet to run for London mayor
Cleverly has quit the shadow cabinet in order to pursue a bid to become London mayor, despite the capital not being due to vote for a new mayor until...
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Burnham says he will not vote on assisted dying
Burnham has said he will not take part in a forthcoming vote on legalising assisted dying in England and Wales, while calling for differing views on t...
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Nigel Farage wins Clacton by-election for Reform UK
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has won the Clacton by-election comfortably, in a result that had been widely expected, but he was not seen after the ou...
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Farage faces reopened watchdog investigation after Clacton win
A watchdog investigation into a £5m gift received by Farage has been reopened following his return to Parliament as MP for Clacton after a by-election...
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Count Binface records best by-election result in Clacton
Count Binface received 9,455 votes in the Clacton by-election, a tally described as his best by-election performance and amounting to more than a quar...
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Farage victory in Clacton leaves finance questions unresolved
Nigel Farage has won the Clacton by-election after triggering the contest, but the result does not end scrutiny over questions about his finances.
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Polls open in Clacton parliamentary by-election
Voters in Clacton are casting ballots in a parliamentary by-election featuring 34 candidates, the largest number to stand in any British parliamentary...
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she is freezing her eggs
Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has said she is freezing her eggs and has not ruled out a future presidential run. Asked about a pos...
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Todd Blanche narrowly confirmed as US attorney general
Todd Blanche, a former criminal defence lawyer for Donald Trump, has been narrowly confirmed as the United States’ top law enforcement official after...
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US Senate committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt
A US Senate committee has voted to hold Fauci in contempt after he refused to answer questions at a Congressional hearing last week. The committee wil...
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El-Sayed victory in Michigan sets up November test for Democrats
El-Sayed’s win in Michigan has created a high-stakes November contest and raised questions about the appeal of a left-wing candidate in a key swing st...
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Former neo-Nazi activist withdraws as Tory council candidate
Joshua Bonehill-Paine has withdrawn as a Tory council candidate in Somerset following criticism of the party’s decision to select him.
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Conservatives offer Jewish groups meeting with former neo-Nazi activist candidate
The Conservatives have offered Jewish groups a meeting with Joshua Bonehill-Paine, who was jailed over neo-Nazi activism and has been selected to stan...
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Farage says return-to-politics talks began months before election
Farage has said he discussed a return to politics months before the general election, adding that the talks took place well after he received a £5m gi...
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Sir John Curtice says 'Burnham bounce' is real but limited
BBC News reports that the governing party's poll ratings have improved, though it remains only narrowly ahead of Reform, according to Sir John Curtice...
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Labour's Bev Craig wins Greater Manchester mayoralty
Labour's Bev Craig has been elected mayor of Greater Manchester, succeeding Andy Burnham, with BBC News reporting she received nearly twice as many vo...