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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage re-elected as Clacton MP after receiving 22,239 votes in the by-election he triggered by stepping down as an MP
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Clacton by-election results will be declared shortly
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Ian Davidson, the acting returning officer for the Clacton by-election, says he is "confident" the count can be completed safely
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"I am damned if I am going to stand on a stage, having won a resounding victory... and be demeaned and humiliated by nobodies," Nigel Farage says
With votes still to be counted he claims victory, but says he won't attend the Clacton declaration
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"It might just be that this election is the start of a two-legged match, like the Carabao Cup or the Cold War"
Count Binface reflects on the potential of another Clacton by-election, claiming "the game isn't over yet"
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Vote counting in 'one of the most bizarre by-elections in recent history' is underway in Clacton. Follow live:
“I’m going to rule it out”
Speaking to Laura Kuenssberg in his first major interview as prime minister, Andy Burnham rules out calling an early general election and says “I don't think people want it”
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Keir Starmer, with his wife Victoria, leaves Downing Street to make his way to Buckingham Palace to resign as prime minister
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"He has my full support"
Keir Starmer wishes Andy Burnham "every success" and thanks his family and staff in his farewell speech in Downing Street
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"My work is done"
Keir Starmer reflects on his achievements during his time as prime minister during his farewell speech in Downing Street
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“He’s personable, he’s pragmatic”
Lord Gove, editor of the Spectator, assesses Andy Burnham and says he’s a “more formidable political operator” than when he last ran for Labour leadership
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