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On the recordJuly 8, 2026
The Chancellor had the chance to put this by-election on hold for a few weeks so the people of Clacton could have the full facts about the Farage funding scandal.
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Ed Davey
Liberal Democrats

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Criticizing the decision to allow Farage to resign.

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