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Evening Standard - Politics

Iran holding world's economy 'hostage' with Strait of Hormuz closure – Cooper

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Lord Mandelson to be asked for personal phone messages for release of files

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Offord criticises 'fake outrage' over joke he admits was 'probably' homophobic

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Trump could send 10,000 troops to Middle East as Iran warns of 'hell'

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Farage's Reform takes on Tories in furious election battle for Croydon

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Rayner likely to play 'leading role in Government' says Starmer

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Starmer: Trump criticism is to pressure me on Iran but I will not buckle

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Starmer: I'm not going anywhere and Rayner has a lot to offer

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Britain must 'move away' from defence reliance on America, MPs and peers warn

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Energy crisis will define Holyrood election, says Flynn

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MPs call for more funding to counter disinformation abroad

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It would be a mistake to cancel King's visit to the US, ambassador to UK says

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Iran missiles able to strike London, US defence secretary suggests

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Keir Starmer: I beat myself up over appointing Lord Mandelson as US ambassador

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Sarah Ferguson loses Freedom of the City of York over links with Epstein

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Iran could hit London with a missile, US Defence Secretary suggests

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Sir David Davis to ask DPP to review conduct of police and CPS in Letby case

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Keir Starmer warns against forgetting threat of Russia amid Iran conflict

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Party leaders bid for votes on first day of Holyrood election campaign

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Royal Navy branded 'weak' as Defence Secretary struggles on fleet size

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Bank should not rush into hiking rates in face of Iran war, says MPC member

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Hundreds of Afghan ex-special forces members given path to UK resettlement

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Woman tells of six-year wait to receive Premium Bonds after father's death

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Findlay to 'throw the kitchen sink' at stopping SNP majority

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NS&I faces paying hundreds of millions of pounds over bereaved families blunder

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Record high crown court backlog tops 80,000 cases

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Disabled Motability scheme users face new charges after Government tax hikes

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New figures show 13 million in poverty in UK including four million children

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Anas Sarwar: Back Labour for change and end 20 years of 'tired SNP' rule

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More than 1.87m hours of sewage spills in 2025 as drier weather cuts pollution

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London slum where renters lived in tiny plywood homes with no toilets

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Greens co-leaders could share FM role if party wins Holyrood election

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SNP 'ready to win big' and put Scotland on path to independence – Swinney

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Swinney 'blindsided' by UK Government rejection of wind turbine factory plans

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King's Speech to take place on May 13

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'Far-fetched' to suggest McSweeney phone theft linked to Mandelson files – PM

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Trump's Iran war wreaks economic carnage 'with £15b blow' to UK GDP

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Trump warns Iran 'it won't be pretty' as he eyes huge war 'final blow'

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West facing 'war on two fronts', Starmer warns at defence summit

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Full transcript of Morgan McSweeny phone theft 999 call

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Lib Dems 'winning again' with positive vision for change, says Cole-Hamilton

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Government blocks Chinese firm's plans to build wind turbines in Scotland

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Former Tory minister admits drug possession and 'chemsex' parties

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British woman jailed in Iran has 'made peace' with chance of dying amid bombing

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Government grant to reopen CO2 plant amid fears of Iran-linked shortages

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Farage to launch Reform local election campaign promising 'breath of fresh air'

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British forces will start seizing Russian shadow fleet ships, PM announces

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Party leaders start campaign push ahead of Holyrood vote

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Royal Marines Commandos to seize Russian 'shadow fleet' in Channel

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Meningitis outbreak: 'We're not out of the woods yet,' says Streeting

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Asia seeing energy 'drought' on horizon from Strait of Hormuz closure, MPs hear

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Anti-London social media posts soar, warns 'grey warfare' review

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Fresh NHS chaos as resident doctors announce strike after Easter

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Why did the Met Police not investigate Morgan McSweeney's phone theft?

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PSNI chief raises concerns over capacity to deal with violence against women

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UK Government announces 80 new youth hubs to battle unemployment surge

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Arrests in Germany after UK tracks inner tube shipment to suspected boat gang

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Keir Starmer accused of bailing out those on benefits instead of reducing bills

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Swinney pledges ban on conversion practices if Westminster fails to act

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Reform will 'dismantle' NHS if they win election, DWP Secretary warns

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