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Evening Standard - Politics

Nigel Farage duped into tribute to Lostprophets paedophile Ian Watkins

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Labour 'out of step' on oil and gas, says Badenoch as poll shows support

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Minister's warning as Farage teases Labour defection to Reform

4 hours ago

Farage has done my spring cleaning, says Badenoch after Jenrick defection

16 minutes ago

Kemi Badenoch hails Russell Findlay as 'best person' to be first minister

44 minutes ago

Exclusive: Laila Cunningham says women in burkas need to be searched

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How much is your council tax going up?

2 hours ago

'I'm not mucky middle class,' says Labour's deputy leader Lucy Powell

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No action against Reform councillor over threat to punch colleague 'in the jaw'

4 hours ago

Robert Jenrick's successor says public 'sick of backstabbing' after defection

3 hours ago

Blasphemy laws 'will never happen' says minister amid Islamophobia row

4 hours ago

Kemi Badenoch bids to steady Tories after Robert Jenrick's defection to Reform

13 hours ago

Reform UK: All the politicians who have defected

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London borough recovers 36 homes worth £2.8m amid fraud crackdown

20 hours ago

UK Government told it 'could have gone further' on North Sea windfall tax

13 hours ago

Tribunal nurse Sandie Peggie 'has been through hell', Kemi Badenoch says

15 hours ago

Criminals detained in hospitals could lose thousands in benefits under plans

14 hours ago

Who has defected to Reform UK from the Conservatives and why?

16 hours ago

Robert Jenrick's political reinvention leads him to Reform

16 hours ago

Jenrick attacks Tories as he defects to Reform after dramatic sacking

17 hours ago

Cancellation of MP's visit to Bristol school 'unacceptable', says Phillipson

17 hours ago

Awkward moment Farage waits on stage after unveiling Jenrick defection

19 hours ago

Jon Burrows moves a step closer to become next Ulster Unionist leader

19 hours ago

Triple boost to Starmer on NHS, GDP and Grok after damaging U-turns

21 hours ago

Holyrood poll is about who governs Scotland, not my performance – Keir Starmer

21 hours ago

I have nothing to hide but don't know if I want to release tax return – Offord

22 hours ago

Legislation to ban non-consensual sexual images signed amid Grok AI backlash

20 hours ago

Fact check: Number of pubs fell by 6,800 under Conservative governments

20 hours ago

Reform's Laila Cunningham: 'I would never be part of a racist party'

22 hours ago

Previous vetting of Reform candidates has been poor, admits Nigel Farage

22 hours ago

UK sends officer to Greenland for joint military operation

1 day ago

Streeting piles pressure on West Midlands Police chief to stand down

23 hours ago

Who is Robert Jenrick? Ex-Tory leadership hopeful sacked by Badenoch

1 day ago

I am the ultimate leader says Farage, as Offord takes top job in Scotland

23 hours ago

Do not let US use Scottish airports to launch Greenland attack, Swinney urged

23 hours ago

Russia expels British diplomat over 'spying' allegations

1 day ago

Robbie Butler says he will not stand to be next Ulster Unionist leader

1 day ago

AI is 'weapon of mass destruction' threat to London jobs, warns Mayor

1 day ago

Furious backlash grows against cancelling dozens of local elections

1 day ago

Who is Malcolm Offord, Reform UK's leader in Scotland?

1 day ago

Malcolm Offord named Reform's Scottish leader ahead of 'two-horse race' election

1 day ago

Starmer, Farage and Badenoch all head to Scotland four months before election

1 day ago

Liz Kendall welcomes new Grok restrictions after outcry over deepfakes

1 day ago

Full list of councils set to postpone May 2026 elections amid huge row

1 day ago

Grok deepfake restrictions a 'vindication' for Starmer – sources

1 day ago

Police chief clings to his job after losing confidence of Home Secretary

1 day ago

'Resign today,' minister tells police chief in Maccabi fans ban storm

1 day ago

Starmer 'blowing around like plastic bag in the wind' after 13 U-turns

2 days ago

X to stop Grok undressing images of real people following backlash

1 day ago

Nigel Farage set to announce Reform's leader in Scotland

1 day ago

Rachel Reeves wants North to 'feel the benefits' of rail scheme by 'early 2030s'

1 day ago

UK temporarily closes embassy in Tehran

1 day ago

Family of 21-year-old paramedic who died in ambulance crash honoured by the King

1 day ago

Sheku Bayoh family say 'time to restart stopwatch' as new chair of inquiry named

1 day ago

Swinney backs UK sanctions against 'barbaric' Iran regime

1 day ago

France bans 10 UK 'far-right activists' over destruction of small boats

1 day ago

X is acting to comply with UK law, Keir Starmer tells MPs amid Grok row

1 day ago

'Vilest antisemitism' outside London restaurant slammed in Parliament

1 day ago

West Midlands Police admits 'mistakes made' over Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban

1 day ago

Reform 'recycling machine for Tory party' – Swinney ahead of leader announcement

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