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Evening Standard - Politics

'Disappointment' as resident doctors' strike to go ahead next week

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Kemi Badenoch pledges to fully axe carbon tax if Tories regain power

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Swinney softens domestic oil and gas stance in light of Middle East crisis

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Sadiq Khan lashes out at Trump over 'lies' about London

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Green Party London election candidate quits after arson attack claim

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Donald Trump says King would have taken 'different stand' than Starmer on Iran

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Donald Trump claims Iran has asked for ceasefire

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At least two dead in Channel as small boat crossing talks fail

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Reform could rerun 'racist' attack ad against Anas Sarwar

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US to 'blast Iran back to Stone Ages' until strait open, despite truce call

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SNP sacks candidate after Jordan Linden pressure

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How does the UK's minimum wage compare with other western nations?

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Iran war will affect future of UK but we are well-placed to weather storm – PM

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Swinney says SNP improving NHS as lung and heart health 'MOTs' plan announced

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Starmer signals need for closer ties with EU in light of Iran oil crisis 'storm'

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How much is my council tax going up? Average Londoner to see £87 hike

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Starmer dismisses 'noise' after Trump says he is considering pulling out of Nato

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Starmer says he won't be bullied by US as Trump threatens to quit NATO

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Starmer vows closer ties with EU amid Iran war cost of living crisis

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Migrants leave France hours after Mahmood fails to agree new beach patrol deal

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Oil prices retreat and stock markets rally on Iran war resolution optimism

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Cost of petrol, diesel and heating oil: What the latest figures show

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Middle East war could drive UK food inflation to 9% this year, trade body warns

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SNP pledge to open 'heart and lung MOT' centres

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SNP push for independence would only bring joy to despots like Putin – Findlay

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End 'ridiculous' royal tax breaks, Greens urge in election pledge

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Crunch talks between resident doctors and ministers set to continue

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Poll suggests SNP could win 62 Holyrood seats with Reform in second

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Karl Turner 'surprised and disappointed' to have Labour whip suspended

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Police investigating former SNP Holyrood candidate over alleged sexual offences

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Home Secretary signs last-minute France migrant deal as negotiations continue

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Badenoch says Reform pact 'a non-starter' after call to 'get together with Nige'

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Reform would abolish air passenger duty for short-haul family holidays

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Recall Parliament to sort out ferries crisis, demands Scottish Lib Dem leader

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Cole-Hamilton opens door to helping Sarwar become first minister

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Labour MP suspended after speaking out against Starmer government

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Sarwar rules out deal with Reform as he accuses Swinney of being 'desperate'

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Labour suspends whip from jury trial rebel ringleader Karl Turner

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Full tank of diesel breaks £100 mark as Iran oil crisis deepens

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Grooming gangs inquiry should probe every UK council and police force – victim

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Starmer holds emergency meeting as energy bills set to 'soar by £288'

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Keir Starmer to chair Cobra as costs to households from Iran war become clear

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Grooming gangs inquiry to examine impact of ethnicity, culture and religion

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Ethnicity and religion will be examined by grooming gangs inquiry

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Keir Starmer issues 48-hour ultimatum over 'reckless' doctors' strikes

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Labour pledge two weeks of funded summer childcare in Scotland

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SNP plan for NHS is working, says Swinney

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Findlay promises permanent tax cuts for business and Scottish 'Canary Wharf'

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I do not trust Swinney to control Scotland's energy, says Badenoch

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US 'figuring out who's in charge' in Iran after Trump hails talks progress

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Green Party candidate shared conspiracy theory about ambulance arson

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Irish peacekeepers in Lebanon 'safe and accounted for' – McEntee

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Trump talks up 'ending' Iran war as oil price jumps and stocks fall

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Findlay refuses to rule out backing Labour rival Sarwar to be first minister

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Starmer 'won't quit as PM' even if Labour hammered in local elections

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Starmer hosts business chiefs as Trump ratchets up threats to Iran's oil

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Diesel price hits highest level since December 2022

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White van man 'bleeding cash' as diesel price disparity hits new high

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Starmer to meet business leaders as Trump considers invading Iranian island

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Sarwar: Transport problem in central belt like island ferries would be scandal

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