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Guido Fawkes14 Aug 2026

Jason Arday Found Dead

Arday was found “unresponsive” at an address in Battersea on Friday afternoon. He was later pronounced dead. A spokesman for the Met said officers were called by the London Ambulance Service at 3.12 p.m. “Sadly, a 41-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene. His next-of-kin have been informed and are being supported by officers.…

The Guardian Politics14 Aug 2026

The Guardian view on Nigel Farage: Clacton cannot acquit him | Editorial

Reform won a contrived byelection, but scrutiny continues – while the party increasingly attacks the watchdogs and journalists asking awkward questions Nigel Farage didn’t attend the count of the byelection he forced upon Clacton. Instead, Reform UK’s leader celebrated his win with supporters at a “Farage Fest”, filmed by a friendly TV channel. For a politician who claims to speak for the people, it was telling that at his triumph he preferred an audience of believers. Mr Farage won because his

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BBC Politics14 Aug 2026

UK diplomats no longer get hardship bonus for being posted to Buenos Aires

Civil servants are entitled to extra money for working in difficult or dangerous cities around the world.

Express Politics14 Aug 2026

Reform insider makes huge second Clacton by-election prediction - Tories should be worried

EXCLUSIVE: Insiders have told The Express what they think would happen should another poll be held in the constituency.

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BBC Politics14 Aug 2026

UK diplomats no longer get hardship bonus for being posted to Buenos Aires

Civil servants are entitled to extra money for working in difficult or dangerous cities around the world.

The Guardian Politics14 Aug 2026

Martin Rowson on Nigel Farage and the Clacton byelection – cartoon

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The Guardian Politics14 Aug 2026

Donald Trump can’t beat Iran and Nigel Farage can only beat a bin. When it counts, these populists are just losers | Jonathan Freedland

The pattern in the US and Britain is clear. They serve up stunt after stunt to mask incompetence and the betrayal of all those who trusted them It’s a shame Nigel Farage ducked the announcement of his victory in the Clacton byelection, which confirmed his return as MP for the seat he had needlessly resigned from just a few weeks earlier. You’d have thought he would have loved it. It was the culmination of a stunt, an exercise in politics as performance. It was a display animated by – and seeking

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Express Politics14 Aug 2026

Nigel Farage issues huge warning to rivals in your Express after Clacton by-election win

Nigel Farage has been re-elected as the MP for Clacton following a by-election.

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Express Politics14 Aug 2026

'Clacton's patriots stuck two fingers up at the establishment - I'm just getting started'

EXCLUSIVE: Nigel Farage writes direct to Express readers after sealing his return to the Commons as the MP for Clacton by winning a by-election.

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Express Politics14 Aug 2026

Nigel Farage's victory has exposed stupidity of haters who didn't have guts to take him on

OPINION - CAROLE MALONE: His haters are showing with each and every utterance just how out of touch they've become.

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Guido Fawkes14 Aug 2026

Mauritius Unilaterally Extends Its Territorial Waters to Cover Chagos

British sovereign territory has just been stolen from under Andy Burnham’s nose. The United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf this week approved a submission filed by Mauritius in July 2024 extending its claim to the sea around Chagos – in other words, British Indian Ocean Territory. The UK Government has done…

Express Politics14 Aug 2026

Sadiq Khan blasted over 'bonkers' £2m a year project ‘almost nobody is using’

Critics have told the Mayor of London and Chair of TfL to scrap the costly scheme that they say is not worth the money.