Labour stalling on Jackdaw and Rosebank because ‘heart’s not really in it’, says Badenoch – UK politics live

Conservative leader says it is essential decision on oil and gas fields made as soon as possible, despite widespread concerns about climate impact After Emily Thornberry’s call for the government to ban goods from the occupied West Bank (see post at 11:05), Peter Beaumont and Quique Kierszenbaum report on how Israeli s

Consultations on both sites have closed in recent weeks, with the final decision now to be taken by the UK Government.

Consultations on both sites have closed in recent weeks, with the final decision now to be taken by the UK Government.

Michael Shanks said the government “will make a decision as quickly as possible” about whether the North Sea oil and gas fields will get the go ahead.

Britain said on Wednesday it had summoned Israel's charge d'affaires and demanded a halt to a major West Bank settlement project after Israeli authorities opened bidding for more than 1,200 homes in the area. The E1 plan, green-lit by Israel last year, has drawn international condemnation, with the UN s

Nigel Farage to defeat 'desperate Tory-Labour pact' in second Clacton by-election, data suggests  GB News

'While Farage has spent his summer fighting with a bin, this Labour government has been working every day to bring back hope', the Labour party chair Bridget Phillipson writes

Nigel Farage has won in Clacton, but this political circus is far from over, writes Natasha Clark  lbc.co.uk

Predictable Clacton by-election win won’t silence continuing scrutiny over £5m donation

It was neglect, not Nigel Farage, that won Clacton  The Times

The parliamentary standards watchdog has resumed its investigation into financial gifts and support given to Nigel Farage after the Reform UK leader was re-elected as MP for Clacton.

If what Farage calls the 'Uniparty' believe in democracy, they should have stood candidates. Instead they were, in the words of Thatcher, 'frit'. They knew he'd beat them convincingly.

The parliamentary standards investigation into Farage's £5m gift has reopened.

The Reform UK leader secured 22,239 votes in the contest, which was boycotted by all major political parties.

PETULANT, self-pitying and dishonest: Nigel Farage’s reaction to his victory in the Clacton by-election suggests his gamble has backfired on him. He talks airily of his “resounding victory,” but avoided the count with a resentful sneer (he was not going to stand on a stage and be “humiliated by nobodies”) and an appare

NIGEL Farage’s chances of becoming prime minister “are in free fall”, according to a leading bookmaker.

UK right wing politician Nigel Farage has won a bizarre by-election battle in his seat of Clacton, caused by his own resignation.

UK right wing politician Nigel Farage has won a bizarre by-election battle in his seat of Clacton, caused by his own resignation.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage won his election to stay on as the member of Parliament for Clacton-on-Sea, walking away with victory from a race where his only competition was a trashcan-wearing space alien. Farage handily won the coastal town’s election with 63% of the vote compared to just 27% for Binface. Neither the

The Reform UK leader claimed there was a ‘credible threat’ against him attending the count

From 3ft ballot papers to bikini campaign launches, here are seven of the strangest moments from the bonkers Clacton by-election after Count Binface came second to Nigel Farage

Probe into party leader’s finances resumes with Labour government now leading in the polls

Reform's leader has won and done better in Clacton than 2024. However anyone paying close attention to the underlying numbers around Farage and his party will notice even at the peak of their polling powers, you could always find twice as many Brits who had an unfavourable opinion of him as had a favourable one.

Nigel Farage has claimed victory in Clacton against a comedy recycling bin. But beneath the hubristic headlines lies a party mired in dodgy donor networks, an expanding ethics probe, and the very real prospect of a recall petition. On paper, Farage will point to the raw arithmetic of the ballot box. In a summer contest

Farage leaving a polling station in Clacton after casting his vote yesterday (Picture: Victoria Jones/Shutterstock) Nigel Farage has been comfortably re-elected as Clacton’s MP, coming out on top of a record-breaking field of 34 novelty and fringe candidates. Polls in the run-up to Thursday’s by-election had predicted

Nigel Farage secured 63% of the vote against Count Binface's 27%, in a contest that drew 34 candidates after major parties boycotted the race.

Nigel Farage wins Clacton by-election as standards inquiry resumes | ITV News  itv.com

NIGEL Farage has retained his parliamentary seat after comfortably beating unlikely rival Count Binface in the Clacton by-election. However, the Reform UK leader didn't attend the official result on Friday morning after the 62-year-old reportedly heard rumours that “an organised campaign” planned to disrupt his victory

Despite winning the Clacton-on-Sea by-election, Nigel Farage did not attend the vote count. The Reform UK leader won with 63% of the vote on a turnout of 44%. Farage will now return as the constituency’s MP The highly publicised by-election was triggered after scrutiny about Farage’s financial backing. He was up agains

Nigel Farage’s re-election has triggered a parliamentary investigation into his financial affairs after he swept to victory in the Clacton by-election. The Reform UK leader won with over 11,000 more votes than the novelty candidate Count Binface, who was the main opposition after every other major party refused to take

Mr Farage has won the by-election but did not attend the count over disputed claims of a threat against him

Nina Lloyd, Harry Taylor and Sam Russell, Press Association A parliamentary investigation into a £5 million gift received by Nigel Farage from a crypto-billionaire has resumed after he won the Clacton by-election. The probe into the alleged failure to register an interest was suspended after the Reform UK leader trigge

Farage, one of Britain's leading Brexit campaigners, in a highly unusual move, did not turn up at the vote count in the southern English seaside resort of Clacton.

Nigel Farage reclaimed his Clacton seat with 63% of the vote, but his main rival, Count Binface, took over a quarter, as Farage skipped the count citing security concerns.

Reform UK leader sails home in special contest he triggered amid scrutiny of his finances — but misses the count.