Reeves to approve Farage’s resignation, saying ‘if he wants to spend summer arguing with a bin, I won’t stop him’ – UK politics live

Chancellor Reeves is approving Nigel Farage's resignation from his Clacton seat, setting aside the Liberal Democrats' request to delay the decision until a standards inquiry concludes. According to The Guardian, Reeves's response was pointed: if Farage wants to spend the summer arguing with a bin, she won't stop him. The jab targets Count Binface, the serial joke candidate now running in the same by-election—a perfect setup for the name-based punchline. Adding to the absurdity, Binface has secured an interview on BBC Radio Four's Today programme, something the vast majority of serious MPs never achieve.

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