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Evening Standard - Politics

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King to host first state visit by Muslim leader during Ramadan for a century

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Pip claimants in England and Wales hits new high of nearly four million

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Trump says King is coming to the US despite calls for state visit to be delayed

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MSPs expected to back Bill to regulate 'wild west' beauty procedures

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Starmer has made 'big mistake' on Iran stance, Trump claims

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UK in 'better place' to handle Iran war thanks to Chancellor, PM tells ministers

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Culture Secretary suggests 10-year time limit on BBC charter will be removed

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Farage to pay energy bills for UK street in controversial giveaway

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Starmer tells Zelensky 'we can't lose focus' on Ukraine despite Iran crisis

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MSP urges colleagues to 'rise to the challenge' in final assisted dying vote

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Councils warn new care Bill 'not deliverable'

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Trump anti-terror chief quits over war: 'Iran was no imminent threat'

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New east London town the size of Winchester gets planning permission

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King welcomes Zelensky to Buckingham Palace ahead of new defence deal

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Mortgage bills soar by £1,100 in London in two weeks of Trump Iran war

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London's most expensive petrol! 253.9p-a-litre unleaded as costs soar

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Starmer to chair Cabinet after Trump attack on UK's response to Iran war

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Zelensky to visit Britain as UK and Ukraine to sign new 'defence declaration'

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Last ditch pleas made to MSPs before Holyrood votes on Assisted Dying Bill

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Trump slams Starmer over UK warships as his Hormuz Strait plan sinks

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Richard Tice defends tax record as he questions Labour's contributions

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Fact check: Accounts of Labour-linked firm show corporation tax charges in 2020s

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Michelle O'Neill: UK heating oil support 'slap in the face' for Northern Ireland

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PM denies misleading MPs over Mandelson appointment

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Rachel Reeves to participate in Dublin Ecofin meeting, Simon Harris says

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Young people are not snowflakes and shirkers, minister insists

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Zelensky to visit UK on Tuesday as Starmer warns of oil 'windfall' for Russia

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Starmer says UK working with allies on 'viable plan' to open Strait of Hormuz

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Starmer plans Zelensky talks amid fear of Russian oil 'windfall'

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NI Finance Minister says £17m UK heating‑oil support 'extremely disappointing'

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Starmer vows energy bill support for some households

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Qatar Airlines to resume flights to Dublin – Helen McEntee

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Dozens of MPs call on Starmer to prevent Lords from blocking assisted dying Bill

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All options should be on table to keep Strait of Hormuz open, says Sarwar

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Financial help for households reliant on heating oil – who is eligible?

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Thousands support pie and mash shop facing closure over rent hikes

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Government home heating oil subsidy must be meaningful, John O'Dowd says

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PM pledges cost of living help after resisting Trump's call for warships

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'End Iran war swiftly,' Starmer tells Trump to stop bills soaring

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Keir Starmer to pledge cost-of-living support amid Middle East crisis

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Trump and Starmer in Iran war crisis talks on opening Strait of Hormuz

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Starmer and Trump discuss 'importance' of reopening Strait of Hormuz

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It took 'too long' for Celtic and Rangers to condemn fan disorder – Swinney

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Ed Davey calls for 'new Magna Carta' to protect British rights and commitments

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Britons who fled Gulf desperate to avoid tax bills after London return

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Government 'standing by British people' Miliband says amid fuel duty questions

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Keir Starmer must decouple nuclear deterrent from US, says Ed Davey

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Military chiefs mulling use of minehunter drones amid Iran oil blockade

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Ministers accused of using 'hugely inflated' jobs figures for data centres

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Donald Trump urges UK to send warships to help secure Strait of Hormuz

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John Swinney promises 'transformational' help with childcare if SNP re-elected

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Militaries involved in illegal wars 'would be banned from independent Scotland'

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Swinney announces £11m support for Glasgow fire impact

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New Labour era minister Phil Woolas dies aged 66, family announce

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SNP 'within touching distance' of winning Holyrood majority in May, Flynn says

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Reeves drawing up plans to help with energy costs as Iran war continues

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Iranian regime 'in its death throes', says bishop who left after revolution

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