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epa11248276 Former Conservative MP and Reform UK member Lee Anderson (L) and Reform UK candidate for Blackpool South Mark Butcher (R) speak to supporters on an open-top bus, during the launch of Mark Butcher's candidacy in Blackpool, Britain, 28 March 2024. A by-election has been triggered in the marginal constituency of Blackpool South after the former Conservative MP Scott Benton resigned in the wake of a lobbying scandal. EPA/ADAM VAUGHAN