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Evening Standard - Politics

Nigel Farage declares 'fairly convincing' victory in Clacton by-election

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Rivals say Clacton result will not make Farage donation questions stop

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Polls close in Clacton as Farage fights for by-election win

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Pupils should be able to make A-level choices not based on stereotypes: minister

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When will Clacton vote result be announced - and could Binface win?

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Second World War veterans with combined age of 300 take off in Spitfires

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Stormont ministers call on Andy Burnham to deliver 'fair funding' for NI

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A-level top grades rise for third year in a row, likely driven by maths scores

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Rishi Sunak and family 'truly at home' in Yorkshire, former PM's wife says

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'Loser' threat to Nigel Farage even if he wins Clacton by-election

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A-level results: Key numbers and trends

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King's nephew gets the grades to study at Royal Agricultural University

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Binface to Loonies: Who's fighting Farage in Clacton by-election?

26 days ago

Who is Count Binface? The 'space warrior' taking on Nigel Farage

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Ten key pledges by Count Binface as he fights Nigel Farage in Clacton

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Relief and excitement as Northern Ireland's A-level students plan next chapter

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Voters go to polls in Clacton by-election triggered by Farage

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Swinney 'absolutely right' to challenge Burnham on vetoed Chinese factory plan

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Minister defends zero hour contracts ban after warnings of costs to employers

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London council slams Khan over demand to build homes on green belt

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Rise in number of top grades awarded in A-levels in Northern Ireland

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World Cup nets a boost for Burnham as GDP grows by 0.4%

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Students to receive eagerly anticipated A-level results

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Farage hopes to return to Parliament as Clacton votes on his future

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Candidates warn against division in pitches to lead Scottish Labour

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PM urges shops to withdraw disposable barbecues from sale over wildfire risk

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Wildfire total for 2026 in England and Wales reaches same as whole of last year

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Both spending and revenue hit record highs in Scotland last year – figures

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Gilruth: 'Hostile times' for women in politics as online abuse 'normalised'

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Fact check: Government sought injunction over Afghan data breach

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Swinney 'irresponsible' to ask PM to reconsider block on Chinese factory plan

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Shoplifters set to be tagged and banned from London town centre

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Scottish Labour facing leadership fight 'it could have done without', MP says

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Affluent areas housing more migrants is matter of fairness - minister

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PM to chair emergency Cobra meeting amid 'extreme heat' warning and wildfires

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Burnham 'pushing the system' to try to stop early release of Pc Harper's killers

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Farage fight to avoid Clacton poll blow by Count Binface goes global

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Police leaders urge PM to prevent early release of Pc Harper killers

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Burnham plans to free up prison spaces to keep Pc Harper's killers behind bars

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'More affluent areas' will have to house migrants, PM says

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PM vows new powers to rid London highstreets of betting and vape shops

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Farage faces Count Binface 'trashing' unless he wins big in Clacton

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Vape crackdown to give towns 'power to turn things around', Prime Minister says

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Minister describes chasing down London thief who snatched her phone

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Wind farm could have 'significant' impact on islands, conservation chiefs warn

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Sinn Fein has no intentions of collapsing Stormont, John O'Dowd says

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Burnham must live up to Labour promise and slash energy bills by £300 – SNP

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Male criminals to be kept in female jails in Burnham overcrowding plan

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A&E wait times show slight improvement in latest weekly figures

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Burnham 'increasingly confident' Pc Harper's killers will not be freed early

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Widdecombe police probe if suspect was involved in Farage home attack

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Government to announce early release exemptions for Pc Harper's killers in September

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'Solution identified' to prevent early release of Pc Andrew Harper's killers

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Responder to Pc Harper killing accuses Government of 'spitting in police's face'

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Police investigating Widdecombe murder suspect over Farage arson

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Pc Harper's mother asks Andy Burnham to meet with her about early release scheme

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'Horrified' Green MSP Q Manivannan apologises over rape comments

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SNP lacks 'vision' under Swinney and needs 'sea change' – former MP Cherry

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Former SNP MP Joanna Cherry says she is 'not obsessed' with Nicola Sturgeon

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Record 230-migrant boat was buckling and nearly led to tragedy, rescuers say

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