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The IndependentWednesday, 8 July 2026
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Farage by-election plan dismissed as ‘desperate stunt’
Labour and Tories call Reform leader’s bluff and boycott his plans to trigger a ‘people versus establishment’ contest in his Clacton seat – as he faces two Commons ethics inquiries into donations
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