UKIP's Reckless wins Rochester seat
The UK Independence Party has its second elected MP at Westminster after Mark Reckless wins the Rochester and Strood by-election by 2,920 votes.
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Labour's Thornberry quits over tweet
Labour's Emily Thornberry resigns from the Labour front bench over a tweet she sent during the Rochester and Strood by-election campaign.
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