Rishi 'called general election early to kill off' Nigel Farage's Reform bid: Brexit champion 'was ready' to run for Commons until PM revealed he was calling July 4 snap election, leaving him only six
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Rishi 'called general election early to kill off' Nigel Farage's Reform bid: Brexit champion 'was ready' to run for Commons until PM revealed he was calling July 4 snap election, leaving him only six

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Nigel Farage's ambitions of becoming an MP were wrecked by Rishi Sunak's bold snap election gambit, it was claimed today. The PM was in Derbyshire this morning after shocking the country - and his own MPs - by pulling the trigger on a July 4 contest Rumours are swirling about a Nigel Farage comeback today as Reform prepares to launch its election push The Brexit champion insisted he wants to focus on backing Donald Trump 's campaign in the US, as he announced he will not be a candidate for the Commons Keir Starmer was on the campaign trail in Gillingham with Angela Rayner this morning Your browser does not support iframes. At Reform's election launch event, former MEP Ben Habib appeared to have a coded dig at Mr Farage's decision not to stand. The campaign got off to a less than auspicious start last night as Mr Sunak announced the summer election in a dramatic - and soaking wet - Downing Street statement. Mr Farage said last night he will 'think about' his plans, suggesting Mr Sunak had gone early to prevent Reform from getting ready for the contest Party leader Richard Tice has called a press conference at 11am after Rishi Sunak fired the starting gun on a July 4 contest The campaign got off to a less than auspicious start last night as Mr Sunak announced the summer election in a dramatic - and soaking wet - Downing Street statement Party whips from the Conservatives and Labour are holding talks to work out what outstanding legislation can become law before prorogation – the end of the current parliamentary session – on Friday.

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