Dave Doogan: “Today’s announcement means that Westminster chaos is set to continue this summer in Clacton.”

The only thing that has fallen under Andy Burnham is living standards.

The latest in a long line of scandals must finally finish Farage - he must resign and we can hopefully put an end to a political career that has caused so much division and damage.

What we will do is continue to fight for the democratic right of the people of Scotland to choose their own future – and voting SNP is the only way to lock Nigel Farage out of power in Scotland and secure an independence referendum.

This latest scandal again exposes the broader reality of a murky culture in Westminster that falls far short of the transparency that is required of a functioning democracy.