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Evening Standard - Politics

Keir Starmer to hold Cobra meeting as Iran war economic fears grow

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Mother with cancer calls for reform of 'unfair' school places policy

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Do not hammer families with massive passport price hike, SNP tells Starmer

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Scotland becomes first part of UK to screen babies for rare muscle disease

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Two new London towns revealed as part of government building blitz

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Donald Trump shares Saturday Night Live UK skit mocking Prime Minister

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Warnings about Iran's missile range exaggerated and UK is safe, says minister

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Father of Chinook crash victim died 'fighting for answers' – campaigners

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Volodymyr Zelensky tells of 'very bad feeling' about Iran war impact on Ukraine

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Offord stands by Reform candidates, saying one will be 'first-class MSP'

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Iran's long-range missiles can reach European cities, Israel warns

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Scottish Government appoints group to create memorial for Queen Elizabeth II

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Reform treasurer 'met sanctioned individuals on ­Nicaragua trip'

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Yvette Cooper condemns 'reckless' Iranian strikes on Diego Garcia

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Hundreds march through London to protest against US and Israeli attacks on Iran

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Irish border will feature in EU–UK 'reset' if Reform wins power, MP says

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Meningitis cases rise to 34 from 29 as students queue for third day for vaccines

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French authorities rescue 78 migrants attempting Channel crossing in small boat

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Iran targets Diego Garcia with missiles and warns British lives 'in danger'

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Fresh turmoil for Liz Truss as Mayfair private members' club delayed

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British lives 'in danger' after UK backs US strikes on Iran from its bases

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Donald Trump says UK 'should have acted a lot faster' in letting US use bases

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Religious diversity is welcome and mass observances are permitted, says minister

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Trump slams Nato allies as 'cowards' as UK dragged into his Iran war

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UK lets US use British bases to strike Iranian sites targeting Strait of Hormuz

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Meningitis: Parts of UK could see 'sporadic' but 'containable' clusters

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Trump calls Nato 'cowards' over lack of action to reopen Strait of Hormuz

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Fact check: Meningitis B vaccine and false 'lockdown' claim

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Flights alert: UK issues global travel disruption warning on Iran war

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UK border security chief quits after failing to stop small boats

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Meningitis: 'Sporadic' household clusters could appear elsewhere in UK

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UK deaths at Dignitas at second-highest level in two decades

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Cooper warns Tehran against targeting UK interests

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UK supported French operation to board 'shadow fleet' tanker

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Iranian man arrested for trying to get into nuclear submarine base

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London opens drug testing site amid concerns over synthetic opioids

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'Carry on as normal,' Starmer tells UK as Trump Iran war hits economy

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Swinney rejects assertion he cancelled briefing on US military use of airport

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Iran tells Cooper UK letting US use bases is 'participation in aggression'

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Westminster may need to reconsider energy cost support, DUP leader warns

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Reform suspends Holyrood candidate less than 24 hours after being announced

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Vulnerable child at heart of chicken nugget deportation case, says regulator

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Labour 'have to make our case' to voters ahead of May contests, Steve Reed says

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Meningitis: Family describe 'immeasurable loss' as cases rise to 29

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Farage calls for ban on mass religious observances after Iftar row

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Reform's Scottish leader defends candidates after 'fruity' comments emerge

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UK should rejoin EU, says Sadiq Khan sparking new 'Brexit wars' row

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Zack Polanski: 40 Green MPs target would be 'under ambitious'

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New military childcare scheme to close 'big gap' between Scotland and England

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Michelle O'Neill backs 'urgent meeting' with Prime Minister on energy costs

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Scotland at a crossroads ahead of 'critical' election, says Reform's Offord

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Nicola Sturgeon says leaving Holyrood is a 'wrench' as she makes final speech

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Meningitis outbreak: Students turned away for vaccines in Kent

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Iranian strikes on energy sites serious escalation of conflict, says John Healey

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Swinney says UK Government security briefing cancelled over lack of 'babysitter'

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Stay-at-home pandemic order sent message NHS was closed – Covid-19 Inquiry

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Campaigners warn of 'damage' caused by the Government's aid decisions

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What is behind the Bank's latest rates decision and inflation warnings?

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Bank of England holds interest rates but hints at possible hikes

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Hospital openings delayed by 'repeated mistakes' from QEUH, claims Sarwar

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