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Inside Nigel Farage’s desperate by-election plan to snatch the political agenda from Burnham

INSIDE STORY: The Reform UK leader’s decision to call a by-election was no spur-of-the-moment notion but a considered plan, with an acceptance of even the worst-case scenario, as political editor David Maddox explains

The Independent UK · Jul 11

Man released from custody as police continue Ann Widdecombe murder probe

THE 26-year-old man who on Friday was arrested on suspicion of murdering former MP and MEP Ann Widdecombe has been released from custody

The National (Scotland) · Jul 11

Police arrest suspect in killing of former UK minister Ann Widdecombe

Police on Friday arrested a 26-year-old, White British man on suspicion of killing former Conservative minister and Reform UK member Ann Widdecombe. Police so far say they have no information to suggest the killing was politically motivated or an act of terror.

France 24 · Jul 10

Ann Widdecombe murder detectives arrest British man, 26, after former Tory minister found dead at home

Police are not treating the incident as terrorism, after the Reform spokesperson was reportedly found covered in blood with serious head injuries at her home

The Independent UK · Jul 10

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 · Jul 10

Could Count Binface really beat Farage in Clacton by-election?

Bookmakers have slashed Count Binface’s odds in recent days

Evening Standard · Jul 10

Burnham plans summer tour of UK to win over voters in Labour ‘danger zones’

Exclusive: Prospective PM wants to give the country a hopeful message, in contrast with Starmer’s early missteps

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10

Britain backs Count Binface to beat Nigel Farage in Clacton by-election, poll shows

Some 33 per cent of British adults would prefer Count Binface to win, while only 21 per cent back the Reform UK leader

The Independent UK · Jul 10

The bulging in-tray of challenges Andy Burnham faces upon entering No 10

From welfare and defence spending to cost of living and geopolitics, we look at the key issues left over from Starmer

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10

Nigel Farage v Count Binface: Six 'laughing stock' threats for Reform UK leader in Clacton by-election

Mr Farage faces weeks of a ‘farcical’ political showdown with Count Binface

Evening Standard · Jul 10