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Evening Standard - Politics

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

5 hours ago

SNP pledge to open 'heart and lung MOT' centres

5 hours ago

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

5 hours ago

Crunch talks between resident doctors and ministers set to continue

10 hours ago

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

15 hours ago

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

10 hours ago

Police investigating former SNP Holyrood candidate over alleged sexual offences

11 hours ago

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

12 hours ago

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

13 hours ago

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

13 hours ago

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

13 hours ago

Cole-Hamilton opens door to helping Sarwar become first minister

16 hours ago

Labour MP suspended after speaking out against Starmer government

15 hours ago

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

15 hours ago

Labour suspends whip from jury trial rebel ringleader Karl Turner

15 hours ago

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

17 hours ago

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

16 hours ago

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

17 hours ago

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

18 hours ago

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

20 hours ago

Ethnicity and religion will be examined by grooming gangs inquiry

20 hours ago

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

22 hours ago

Labour pledge two weeks of funded summer childcare in Scotland

1 day ago

SNP plan for NHS is working, says Swinney

1 day ago

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

1 day ago

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

1 day ago

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

1 day ago

Green Party candidate shared conspiracy theory about ambulance arson

1 day ago

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

1 day ago

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

1 day ago

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

1 day ago

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

1 day ago

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

1 day ago

Diesel price hits highest level since December 2022

1 day ago

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

1 day ago

Starmer to meet business leaders as Trump considers invading Iranian island

1 day ago

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

1 day ago

I don't trust Swinney to control Scotland's energy, says Badenoch

1 day ago

Russian allegations of spying against diplomat 'malicious' and 'baseless' – UK

1 day ago

Scottish Greens pledge integrated transport ticketing system

1 day ago

Irish premier condemns killing of Indonesian peacekeeper in Lebanon

1 day ago

Starmer to meet business leaders amid Hormuz blockade

1 day ago

Swinney to push for powers over energy if SNP wins election

2 days ago

Labour MPs call for 'level playing field' for farmers

2 days ago

Labour vows to merge ferry bodies and fix 'broken system'

2 days ago

Starmer to meet business leaders amid Hormuz blockade

2 days ago

Russian spy satellites photographed Chagos military base for Iran, says Zelensky

2 days ago

Navy fits ship with minehunting drones ahead of possible Hormuz deployment

2 days ago

EU proposes 'monitoring' mechanism to break youth exchange scheme deadlock

2 days ago

Scottish Labour government will act to make life more affordable, says Sarwar

2 days ago

Zia Yusuf calls 'Nazi salute' photo and comments by some candidates abhorrent

2 days ago

Yousaf: SNP must reflect on criticism in case of sex offender ex-council leader

2 days ago

Most teachers feel class sizes hinder ability to support Send pupils – survey

2 days ago

McSweeney asked 'to hand over all texts concerning Peter Mandelson'

3 days ago

Scotland held back by the decisions of Westminster, Swinney tells rally

3 days ago

SNP has 'effective process' for dealing with abusive behaviour, Swinney insists

3 days ago

Farage claims 'whitewash' after police find no evidence of Gorton family voting

3 days ago

Met Police reviewing CCTV in review of Morgan McSweeney phone theft

4 days ago

Lib Dems 'on verge' of beating SNP in many seats, Cole-Hamilton says

3 days ago

Ministers slammed over lack of cash to clear 'Rainham Volcano' dump

3 days ago