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Evening Standard - Politics

Revamp Parliament 'like Buckingham Palace work', say Conservatives

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Lord Advocate denies giving First Minister 'political advantage' in Murrell case

2 hours ago

Police call for witnesses after human trafficking claims appear in Epstein files

4 hours ago

Swinney vows to respect court 'independence' amid Murrell charge questions

7 hours ago

Reform to reinstate two-child benefit cap as Jenrick pledges 'fiscal discipline'

7 hours ago

Huge number of Londoners 'to vote tactically' to stop Farage being PM

4 hours ago

'Shy Labour voters' could save Starmer from Gorton by-election defeat

4 hours ago

PM extolls importance of standing 'side by side' with Welsh FM

6 hours ago

Keir Starmer defends U-turn on plans to delay some local elections

7 hours ago

Andrew 'owes it to victims' of Epstein to say what he knows, Reeves claims

9 hours ago

Reform would restore two-child benefit cap in full, Jenrick to pledge

9 hours ago

Calls for answers about Lord Advocate's email to FM on Peter Murrell charge

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Andrew 'owes it to Epstein victims' to say what he knows, says Reeves

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Another senior London Labour councillor joins Greens

10 hours ago

London jobs crisis: Women worst hit with 51,000 rise in unemployment

14 hours ago

Keir Starmer reiterates backing for Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan

11 hours ago

Keir Starmer to make first public appearance since council elections U-turn

12 hours ago

Robert Jenrick to outline Reform UK plans for Bank of England and OBR

17 hours ago

Crackdown on rip-off London pedicabs with new £1-a-minute fare

14 hours ago

Ban Brazilian bum lifts immediately and without consultation, say MPs

20 hours ago

Government 'should immediately ban Brazilian butt lifts'

20 hours ago

PM's plea to London parents to get children jabbed as measles spreads

1 day ago

Golden eagles face 'unacceptable risk' from wind turbine plans, charity says

1 day ago

London pub faces sanctions for third time after noise complaints

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Keir Starmer buys Donald Trump's personalised cufflink gift for his son

1 day ago

Trump slates clean energy deal between Miliband and California governor

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'Idiotic' for John Swinney to attack other groups as 'dodgy', Anas Sarwar says

1 day ago

Borough will get 'independence vote on leaving capital under Reform'

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Labour 'can't hide' in May elections with Green Party threat in London

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Nigel Farage unveils Reform UK's 'shadow cabinet'

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How long has Reform enjoyed a lead in opinion polls?

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MPs could try to speak to Andrew on trade envoy claims – committee chairman

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Minister defends Reed amid calls for him to resign over local elections U-turn

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London tourist tax 'of up to £3 must fund attracting more visitors'

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Councils 'race against time' to organise elections in time for May after U-turn

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Six of Sarah Ferguson's companies to be wound down in wake of Epstein files

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Nigel Farage leads rally as Reform gears up for London elections

2 days ago

All of Starmer's screeching U-turns as elections plan axed

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Over 70 asylum seekers to receive compensation after phones seized

2 days ago

Westminster warns of cash crisis as it makes council tax announcement

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Starmer abandons plan to cancel local council elections in new U-turn

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AI could be used to predict the criminals of the future

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Up to 160,000 Londoners could catch measles in 'a huge outbreak'

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How much is my council tax going up? Average Londoner to see £100 hike

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Millions face tax rises to fund defence spending to fight Putin threat

2 days ago

Trump 'could give US refuge' to man who burned Koran in London

2 days ago

Former business secretary calls for probe into Andrew's time as trade envoy

2 days ago

Budget-style online safety debates could help law 'keep pace' with tech changes

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Social media ban for under 16s 'could be announced' within months

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Two dead and one fighting for life in burst of London knife attacks

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Minister mocks Reform's Zahawi in 'tired man shows London unsafe' row

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Armed forces chief and German counterpart make 'moral' case for rearming

2 days ago

Starmer urged to investigate links between Government and 'creepy spy scandal'

2 days ago

Assisted dying Bill has been a 'long time coming', MSP says

3 days ago

New sanctions against Moscow could follow Navalny poisoning revelations – Cooper

3 days ago

Yvette Cooper defends Palestine Action ban after court rules it was unlawful

3 days ago

Foreign Secretary 'angry' about Mandelson's US ambassador appointment

3 days ago

Public will value my honesty in call for Starmer to quit, says Sarwar

3 days ago

Sadiq Khan signals he will stand for fourth term as London Mayor

5 days ago

Expert who led gender healthcare review says 'children have been weaponised'

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