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Farage's Clacton distraction
Published 3 weeks, 2 days ago
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Nigel Farage, pollings' current front runner to win the next general election, has resigned as an MP.
However, he plans to stand as a candidate in the by-election this move will trigger. Labour, the Lib Dems and the Tories have labelled this a “stunt” and won’t stand in the contest.
Meanwhile, Andy Burnham is continuing to prepare for power…
Tom McTague is joined by Ailbhe Rea and Ethan Croft to discuss.
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