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Lib Dems and Labour plot to block Nigel Farage's by-election as Reform blasts 'uni-party stitch-up'

The Reform UK leader is hoping to secure a new mandate by calling a by-election in his Clacton seat
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Liberal Democrat and Labour MPs have been plotting how to block Nigel Farage from calling a snap by-election in his Clacton constituency after the Reform UK leader dared the political establishment to take him on at the ballot box.

Mr Farage, who resigned as the MP for Clacton yesterday, set out his stall for why voters in his seaside seat should decide his political future.

He said: "I've decided that the people of Clacton should be the judges of my actions."

However, Mr Farage could be blocked from triggering a by-election after MPs last night held talks to amend the motion which formally sets the date for a snap contest.

"Farage should be forced to stay in his seat until the parliamentary standards commissioner's investigation is completed," one Labour MP told The Times.

Labour minister Chris Bryant added: "The Chancellor refused to appoint Henry Cadogan MP for Reading to the Chiltern Hundreds in 1842 because he believed the MP was attempting to vacate his seat to conceal corrupt financial compromises and electoral bribery."

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey went a step further by writing to Rachel Reeves to demand she blocks Mr Farage's push for a snap by-election.

He said: "The Chancellor has the power to stop Farage's cynical ploy. I've written to her this morning urging her to act.

"Farage should not be allowed to resign until the investigation into his dodgy dealings has concluded. The people of Clacton deserve the facts first."

Despite Ms Reeves coming under pressure to block a by-election, MPs will also have an opportunity to make Mr Farage's life difficult.

MPs could exercise the power to prevent a by-election taking place in Clacton when Reform UK Chief Whip Lee Anderson looks to "move the writ".

Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle is obliged to put the question to MPs, with a vote in agreement making the motion an Order for the Speaker.

The Speaker is only then able to issue a Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, who sends the writ to the returning officer.
 
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I remember you being interested in the Kaba case, did you notice the government did some good by changing the law relating to police actions?


The police marksman who shot Chris Kaba will no longer face misconduct proceedings after the Government changed regulations around officers’ use of force.

Martyn Blake shot the 24-year-old in Streatham, south-east London, in 2022 after he tried to ram his way past police cars.The officer was cleared of murder by a jury at the Old Bailey, with fellow police marksmen enraged that he had faced charges.

Sgt Blake was still due to face misconduct proceedings, but watchdog the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) paused the process while it waited for Government regulation changes to be published.

On Wednesday it announced that Sgt Blake will no longer face misconduct proceedings, with dozens of other non-fatal use of force cases in England and Wales also expected to be affected if forces take the same approach.

IOPC director of strategy and policy Andrew Johnson said: “We carefully considered the law change and its stated intent to address the perceived unfairness and lack of proportionality of the civil law test.

After Sgt Blake’s acquittal, then-home secretary Yvette Cooper vowed to raise the legal test used by prosecutors to determine whether to bring charges against police officers over use of force into line with the standard used for members of the public.

The test used by the IOPC over whether to bring misconduct proceedings would also be raised to the level used in criminal law, she said.
 
Dave said:
@The Voice

I remember you being interested in the Kaba case, did you notice the government did some good by changing the law relating to police actions?


The police marksman who shot Chris Kaba will no longer face misconduct proceedings after the Government changed regulations around officers’ use of force.

Martyn Blake shot the 24-year-old in Streatham, south-east London, in 2022 after he tried to ram his way past police cars.The officer was cleared of murder by a jury at the Old Bailey, with fellow police marksmen enraged that he had faced charges.

Sgt Blake was still due to face misconduct proceedings, but watchdog the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) paused the process while it waited for Government regulation changes to be published.

On Wednesday it announced that Sgt Blake will no longer face misconduct proceedings, with dozens of other non-fatal use of force cases in England and Wales also expected to be affected if forces take the same approach.

IOPC director of strategy and policy Andrew Johnson said: “We carefully considered the law change and its stated intent to address the perceived unfairness and lack of proportionality of the civil law test.

After Sgt Blake’s acquittal, then-home secretary Yvette Cooper vowed to raise the legal test used by prosecutors to determine whether to bring charges against police officers over use of force into line with the standard used for members of the public.

The test used by the IOPC over whether to bring misconduct proceedings would also be raised to the level used in criminal law, she said.
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Finally some common sense. I think the fact that hundreds of armed officers quit in the wake of the proceedings forced their hand.
 
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