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Count Binface gets almost 10,000 votes in Clacton by-election
The self-styled intergalactic space warrior finished second to Reform UK leader Nigel Farage.
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Futile Clacton byelection has done Farage no favours
The Reform UK leader forced a vote that failed to make financial questions disappear, only the man himself• Clacton byelection – UK politics
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Standards watchdog resumes investigation into Nigel Farage over financial gifts
Reform UK leader’s return to Clacton restarts inquiry into £5m gift from cyrpto-billionaire and support from fraudsterThe suspended parliame
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Has the by-election changed things for Clacton?
BBC East's political correspondent Andrew Sinclair analyses Nigel Farage's victory.
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Count Binface 'gratified' for being present at declaration
Count Binface - whose real name is Jonathan David Harvey - received 9,455 votes for the Clacton by-election.
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Farage wins Clacton by-election but avoids result declaration
The Reform UK leader wins with 63% of the vote in a contest boycotted by the other major parties.
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Muted response as Nigel Farage declared winner
Farage won 22,239 votes, with Count Binface in second with 9,455 votes.
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Judge drops Nevada case against electors accused of forging certificate in 2020 election
The dismissal marks the latest setback in swing states' efforts to prosecute fake electors who tried to keep Trump in the White House after
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Farage's by-election victory won't stop questions about finances
Nigel Farage triggered the Clacton by-election and the result was predictable - so what did he achieve?
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Burnham won’t fix our prisons crisis until he dares to be honest with the public about crime | Polly Toynbee
Most crime figures have drastically fallen, but people don’t believe it. It’s no wonder when politicians whip up emotions and attempt to ben
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American Missionary Kidnapped in Niger Said to Be Released From Captivity
The release of Kevin Rideout, an American missionary pilot who was seized in Niger’s capital last fall, has been a priority for the White Ho
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Prisons are full - who should be released early? – podcast
Former prison governor Judith Feline on the reality of our overcrowded prisons and Peter Walker on why it’s causing a headache for Andy Burn
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'Welcome to one of the most bizarre by-elections in recent history'
Votes are being counted in the Clacton by-election, with results expected in the early hours of Friday.
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Watch: Counting under way in Clacton by-election
Votes are being counted in the Clacton by-election, with results expected in the early hours of Friday.
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Homeland Security Paid $464 Million for Airplanes. Then It Parked Them.
The agency used a no-bid contract to buy 10 used jets, saying they were urgently needed for deportation flights. But the fleet has largely s
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Appeals Court Sidesteps Key Question Over Trump’s Use of Alien Enemies Act
The court dismissed a case over the Alien Enemies Act in a messy conclusion to a long-running legal battle that had seemed destined to end u
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AIPAC didn't always spend on campaigns. Now it faces criticism over money in politics
U.S. support for Israel has been a central issue in Democratic primary contests. That's put a spotlight on the pro-Israel lobbying group AIP
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Democratic socialism's next test is the Midwest
A democratic socialist narrowly lost Wisconsin's Democratic gubernatorial primary. But conversations with swing voters suggest voters may be
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Trump Gives Green Light to U.S. Companies to Aim Hacks at Cybercriminals
The practice would align the United States more closely with countries like China and Russia, where spy agencies have long relied on private
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Inside the Democratic Socialists of America’s Audacious Quest for Power
Democratic Socialists are capturing more votes than ever before — even as they run up against the limits of their appeal.
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Trump Administration Lets Parts of the National Firearms Act Lapse
The retreat by the Justice Department effectively allowed a pillar of the Prohibition-era National Firearms Act to lapse.
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U.S. Investigated Left-Leaning Groups During Minnesota Immigration Crackdown
The government conducted expansive surveillance, infiltrated group chats and obtained financial records of organizations never accused of cr
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Trump’s Immigration Policy Echoes 1920s Crackdown, but This Time Congress Isn’t Involved
U.S. leaders limited immigration amid economic and social turmoil. Historians see similarities to Trump’s crackdown, with a catch: He’s doin
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UK universities face ‘financial crisis’ amid collapse in international students
Higher education figures call on Labour to reverse tax on fees and warn institutions at risk of ‘going under’University leaders are warning
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