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What happened to Ann Widdecombe? Inquest to open amid murder probe

Police continue to question 28-year-old man after Miss Widdecombe was found dead at Dartmoor home after sustaining ‘serious’ injuries

Evening Standard

Figures who have backed Count Binface against Nigel Farage in Clacton by-election

Count Binface has emerged as Nigel Farage’s main contender for Clacton MP ahead of the constituency’s controversial by-election

The Independent UK

'Burnham bounce' in London could stop so many voters deserting Labour to the Greens and Lib Dems

Exclusive: One in four Green and Lib Dem voters in London say they are more likely to vote Labour with Burnham as leader, according to new poll

Evening Standard

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The strange and surprisingly moving story behind Count Binface, the man taking on Farage

IN FOCUS: As the main political parties refuse to take part in the Clacton by-election, only one candidate has stepped forward to challenge Farage – and he’s dressed as an alien and dons a tin bin. Katie Rosseinsky takes a look at the man behind the mask

The Independent UK

Kemi Badenoch slams Labour's early prison release plan, says rapists, grooming gang offenders should not be freed early

UK Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has criticised Labour's sentencing reforms, arguing that people convicted of rape, child sexual abuse and grooming gang offences should not be released from prison before completing the terms handed down by the courts.

The Times of India

Farage’s Clacton by-election gets go-ahead as Reeves declares: ‘I won’t stop him arguing with a bin’

The Reform UK leader’s hopes of turning the contest into a battle ‘against the establishment’ in tatters as all other major parties boycott the vote, leaving comedic candidate Count Binface as his leading rival

The Independent UK

Betting odds slashed for Count Binface beating Nigel Farage in Clacton by-election

BOOKMAKERS have slashed the odds of Count Binface beating Nigel Farage in the upcoming Clacton by-election ...

The National (Scotland)

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Farage’s by-election stunt could see him consigned to the dustbin of history

ANALYSIS: Political editor David Maddox says Nigel Farage has failed to learn lessons from history – and it could result in career-ending embarrassment for the Reform UK leader

The Independent UK

When is the Clacton by-election and who is standing in Nigel Farage’s showdown with Count Binface?

Kemi Badenoch accuses Farage of ‘fake by-election’ as independent parties left to take the Reform leader on

The Independent UK

Nigel Farage resigns as MP to fight Clacton by-election after intense scrutiny over his finances

The Reform UK leader is set to step down in his Clacton constituency in protest and then fight the subsequent by-election

Evening Standard

Farage’s resign and restand by-election plan branded ‘desperate political stunt’

It comes after the Reform UK leader confirmed reports in The Independent that he had discussed walking away from politics altogether as pressure piles up over his undeclared donations

The Independent UK

Nigel Farage: Why Reform UK leader's by-election 'stunt' won't get him off the hook

Labour, the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats, the Green Party and Restore all say they won’t stand a candidate in the ‘sham’ by-election

Evening Standard

A ‘Temu Trump’: How political leaders reacted to Nigel Farage’s resignation

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The Independent UK

‘PM-in-waiting’ Burnham has questions to answer on defence, Badenoch says

The Conservative leader insisted that ‘silly season is not for the people running the country’.

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Labour, Tories and Lib Dems refuse to stand in byelection with Farage’s resignation labelled ‘desperate stunt’ – as it happened

Reform UK leader to quit as MP but stand again, saying the people of Clacton ‘should be the judges of my actions’

The Independent UK

‘Powerless’ Starmer heading to Nato with defence investment plan that is ‘not fit for purpose’, Badenoch to say

Badenoch will say Westminster has descended into ‘pantomime’ at a time when ‘Britain needs seriousness’ over the future of its armed forces

The Independent UK

Kemi Badenoch to force vote on exemption of sex offenders from early prison release scheme

Under the Sentencing Act 2026, some offenders will be released early from prison from September in an effort to relieve overcrowding

The Independent UK

Kemi Badenoch reveals whether she’d support a bank holiday if England win the World Cup

When asked about a potential bank holiday, Ms Badenoch said the ‘private sector would still be working and the public sector would take the day off’

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Polo shirts, Clarks Wallabees, shorts: Burnham has finessed his style. Can he carry it to high office?

The likely next prime minister might have to leave his ‘Manchester clothes’ in the cupboard when he gets to No 10, says the Guardian’s fashion and lifestyle editor Morwenna Ferrier

The National (Scotland)

Andy Burnham hosts Reddit questionnaire while dodging press scrutiny

ANDY Burnham answered 23 questions in a Reddit thread on Friday evening, listing his favourite movies, band, and pledging support for the sport of…

The Independent UK

Burnham says no to calling a general election, but says he wants voting reform

The Makerfield MP, now widely regarded as prime-minister-in-waiting, took part in a Reddit Ask Me Anything.

The Guardian - UK

Andy Burnham: dodging scrutiny, or just a different type of communicator?

Avoiding traditional questions and stilted broadcast clips, PM-in-waiting has evolved his style of media management

The Independent UK

Pressure mounts on Government to change law and deport grooming gang ringleader

The Conservatives have said they will attempt to amend the Government’s Immigration and Asylum Bill ‘to close the loophole’.

Evening Standard

Peter and Harriet Phillips most socially significant people in Britain – Tatler

The nephew of the King was named as number one in the society bible’s annual list alongside his wife, Harriet.

Evening Standard

PM asks Home Secretary to examine options for deporting grooming gang ringleader

He has also been stripped of his British citizenship, leaving him with only Pakistan nationality.

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