Politics

Hammond said he felt “aggrieved” at the loss of the whip, adding that the “Conservative Party that I have served has always had room for a wide range of opinions and has been tolerant of measured dissent”.

"The choice will be between leaving with a sensible deal or remaining in the European Union. That’s the policy. It really isn’t complicated".

Dennis Skinner has held the seat since 1970 and became the longest continuously serving Labour MP on 16 December 2017.

She said she will “never stop fighting” for the United Kingdom, declaring: “I will not let people wreck it.”

One of Mr Farage’s main donors also switched his allegiance to the Tories and announced he would now be supporting Boris Johnson at the election.

"I don't know how much more of this I can take. We have to get the Tories out", the heartfelt note reads.

The outgoing president of the European Commission said he regretted not campaigning in the referendum to counter the many lies told by Johnson and co.

The veteran campaigner was a surprise successor to the Labour leadership, but has since cemented his role at the helm.

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