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Courts · LondonGeorge Galloway contests London byelection from abroad
George Galloway is standing in the Holborn and St Pancras byelection without having visited the constituency or the UK since the campaign began. He has been posting extensively on social media from Russia, China and South Africa.
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Counterterrorism police reopen Farage firebomb probe after Widdecombe death
Counterterrorism detectives have reopened an investigation into an alleged firebomb attack on Nigel Farage’s London home in April 2025, the Metropolitan Police confirmed. The force has referred the case to the Independent Office for Police Conduct after officers probing Ann Widdecombe’s death identified an unexamined line of inquiry.
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