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‘Preemptive’ Farage triggers by-election to dodge suspension over undisclosed gift
Former attorney general for England and Wales Dominic Grieve described Reform UK leader Nigel Farage's triggering of a by-election as a preemptive move to avoid parliamentary suspension following a pending report into undisclosed gifts. “It's clearly a preemptive move because there was about to be a publication of the parliamentary commission of a standards report into his acceptance and non-disclosure of a five million pound gift from his friend Mr Harborne,” Mr Grieve told Sky News Australia. “On the face of it, he has no credible defence or explanation; he keeps on insisting that he hasn't broken any rules, but the rules, as I understand them, are pretty crystal clear. “He was about to have a condemnatory finding against him, which was probably going to lead to him being suspended from the House of Commons … he's decided to preempt that by triggering a by-election."
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UPI
· Jul 9, 2026
By-election triggered following Farage’s exit from parliament
By-election triggered following Farage’s exit from parliament
RedState
· Jun 28, 2026
LIVE: Election Results — Louisiana Senate Party Runoffs
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Drudge Report
· Jul 9, 2026
TRUMP FEIGNS IGNORANCE
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Townhall
· Jul 2, 2026
That Thing with Elections That Never Happens? Yeah, It Happened Again
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Salon
· Jul 4, 2026
A Fourth of July in Kamala Harris’ USA
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Real Clear Politics
· Jul 4, 2026
Imagining the 250th If Harris Were President
A celebration of what could have been if the 2024 election had gone differently
The Daily Beast
· Jul 7, 2026
MAGA Ally Quits 24 Hours After Trump Backing
Jonathan Bachman / Jonathan Bachman/Getty ImagesDonald Trump’s embattled ally in the U.K. announced he’s stepping down as an elected official less than 24 hours after the president posted a message of support. Nigel Farage, the 62-year-old leader of the populist right-wing Reform UK party, says he is, bizarrely, resigning as a British member of parliament to trigger a fresh contest for the seat he already holds—a move that will apparently allow him “to stick two fingers up to the establishment.”Farage has faced mounting outcry over a slew of scandals concerning alleged personal donations from high-net-worth individuals and, in one case, a convicted criminal. Trump, 80, had on Monday thrown his weight behind the controversial politician. Read more at The Daily Beast.
Sky News Australia
· Jul 10, 2026
‘Biggest gamble of his career’: Farage jumps before he's pushed
‘Triggered with Samara Gill’ host Samara Gill argues Reform Leader Nigel Farage's decision to resign before the donation’s investigation concludes is a calculated political gamble that could strengthen his position with voters. “Nigel Farage has just done something that frankly no one saw coming, and it may well be the biggest gamble of his political career yet,” Ms Gill told Sky News host Danica De Giorgio. “The big question centres around a ten-million-dollar gift. “Farage is jumping before he gets pushed.”
Nepal News
· Jul 9, 2026
प्रधानमन्त्रीलाई वाचा सम्झाउन काठमाडौँ हिँडे मिटरब्याजपीडित
जनकपुरधाम। प्रधानमन्त्री वालेन्द्र शाहले आफ्नो पहिलो चुनावी आमसभामा जनकपुरको तिरहुतियागाछीबाट भनेका थिए, “अधिकार माग्न अब काठमाडौँ जानु पर्दैन, पशुपति वा स्वयम्भू दर्शन गर्न मात्र जानुहोला।” तराई-मधेसमा देखिएको मिटरब्याजलगायत समस्या थाहा भएकाले सरकार बनेपछि त्यसलाई उच्च प्राथमिकतामा राखेर समाधान गर्ने उनको वाचा थियो। तर, गठन भएको १०० दिन पुगिसक्दा पनि सरकार समस्या समाधानको बाटो नहिँडेको भन्दै []
The Week
· Jun 22, 2026
Elections: Creating doubt about mail-in ballots
Trump is once again claiming a rigged election, without proof
MS NOW
· Jun 25, 2026
RFK Jr. reportedly tried to make a legally dubious deal with a congressional candidate
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· Jul 6, 2026
DAVIS: Why I Don’t Hide My Politics as a Journalist
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ABC News
· Jul 8, 2026
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· Jul 8, 2026
Who’s the real winner from Nigel Farage’s resignation?
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· Jul 4, 2026
'This has been blown out of proportion': Two winners and three losers of the week
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DNyuz
· Jul 10, 2026
Trump’s monumental heap of trash is enough to get organizers prison time
If you ever wondered what would happen if Fyre Festival and a political rally had a baby, Donald Trump’s Great American State Fair may have provided the answer. Billed as a celebration worthy of America’s 250th birthday, the GASF — which ends Friday — may instead be remembered as a case study in how hype []
NBC News
· Jul 9, 2026
Trump ousts remaining members of the Election Assistance Commission
The dismissals hamstring a key bipartisan agency just months before the midterms.
GB News
· Jul 8, 2026
POLL OF THE DAY: Was Nigel Farage right to call a by-election? VOTE NOW
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POLITICO
· Jul 13, 2026
What does Starmer’s last week look like?
The political week starts with the shockwaves from the murder of Reform politician – Ann Widdecombe – which has put MPs’ security back in the spotlight. Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy have the latest on the police investigation, Nigel Farage’s response and the wider political fallout. It comes as the row over political party donations []
Palo Alto Online
· Jun 23, 2026
California leaders yet to reach deal to keep billionaire tax off the ballot. Time is running out
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. State leaders are feverishly negotiating with special interests behind a few high-profile measures ahead of a Thursday deadline to withdraw them from the November ballot. Top Democrats have already announced an agreement between Uber and the state’s trial lawyers to pull rival initiatives []
Honest Elections Project
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The News Letter
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Twitchy
· Jun 30, 2026
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· Jul 8, 2026
‘Desperate’, ‘cowardly’ and ‘like a toddler’ – what do MPs make of Farage’s resignation?
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Haaretz
· Jul 7, 2026
U.K. populist leader Farage to quit parliament, seek re-election after gift allegations
'This will be a people versus the establishment by-election,' Nigel Farage said during a televised announcement. 'It is a chance to stick two fingers up to the entire establishment.' Farage faces scrutiny over financial disclosures as his party continues to lead in polls
Daily Mail
· Jul 8, 2026
Farage's by-election gamble descends into farce: NO major party will stand against him because he faces another contest after sleaze probe
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The Daily Caller
· Jun 23, 2026
EXCLUSIVE: GOP Mirrors Soros’ Secretary of State Project — This Time To Boost Election Integrity
'Voters deserve confidence that every legal vote is counted.'
OpsLens
· Jun 29, 2026
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito warns mail-in-ballot ruling leaves giant opening for voter fraud
Source link (Photo by Joe Kovacs) Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito warned Monday that the Court’s ruling on mail-in ballots opens the floodgates for potential voter fraud opportunities. In a
Diane Ravitch's blog
· Jun 25, 2026
Who Are the Big Money Donors to Political Candidates?
Hundred of millions of dollars are pouring into the midterm elections. Who are the big donors? The Republicans get far more money than Democrats. This article in The Washington Post identifies them. It is a gift article. That means you can open it and read it without a subscription. https://wapo.st/3QZmR2g George Soros is by far []
Heimildin
· Jul 12, 2026
Valkostir Íslands í breyttum heimi
Á allsherjarþingi Sameinuðu þjóðanna í febrúar 2025 varð í fyrsta sinn augljóst að Bandaríkin í nýhafinni seinni stjórnartíð Donalds Trump höfðu horfið frá þeirri samstöðu sem ríkt hafði í heilan mannsaldur meðal vestrænna ríkja um lýðræðisleg gildi og vernd þeirra. Þetta kom skýrt fram við atkvæðagreiðslu í tilefni af því að þrjú ár voru liðin frá upphafi innrásarstríðs Rússa í...
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