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Evening Standard - Politics

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Polanski's Greens storm onto Farage's Reform turf with Kent victory

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Fact check: Did Reform UK break its promises on council tax?

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SNP's first refusal housing pledge will not fix broken system, Anas Sarwar says

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Starmer says Nato is 'in America's interest' and Europe must do more

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UK's lead on Strait of Hormuz highlights 'mindset shift' - Nato chief

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Police in London and Manchester given extra £5m following Golders Green attack

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Green candidate who claimed Israel behind October 7 attacks quits

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PM and Trump discuss need for 'practical plan' to reopen strait amid Gulf visit

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Nicola Sturgeon opens up on arrest, divorce and 'secret rendezvous'

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Starmer blames actions of Trump and Putin for cost of living crisis

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Trump 'blindsided' by Melania's shock Epstein statement

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Greens more extreme than Reform, says Scottish Tory leader

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Starmer and Trump discuss need for 'practical plan' to reopen Strait of Hormuz

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Keir Starmer says post-ceasefire Israeli strikes on Lebanon 'wrong'

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Starmer calls Israel strikes on Lebanon 'wrong' amid fragile war truce

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Greens accuse Labour of 'cosy' developer ties amid elections battle

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OpenAI says energy costs and regulation hold back major UK investment

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Keir Starmer: It takes more than just words to make US-Iran ceasefire permanent

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Scots more likely to oppose ban on new oil and gas fields, survey finds

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UK tracked three Russian submarines in North Atlantic for a month, Healey says

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Migrant deaths: Investigation launched after latest Channel crossings tragedy

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London Reform candidate defects claiming party is 'racist and bigoted'

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Swinney outlines plans for £300 of energy support for islanders

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Fall in petrol and diesel stocks at UK filling stations since Iran conflict

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Attack submarine sent by Putin in 'spy op' on UK undersea cables

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Four people die attempting to cross English Channel in small boat

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Sarwar's £100m emergency aid package to help Scots through Gulf crisis

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Nato boss fails to quell Trump's anger after 'frank and open' White House talks

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Average fixed mortgage rates edge down but 'too soon' to signal a turning point

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Ceasefire deal without Lebanon risks destabilising whole region – Cooper

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Reform calls for 'every last drop' of oil and gas to be extracted in UK

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Keir Starmer in UAE for talks as Iran ceasefire under strain

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Starmer to meet Middle East leaders amid fragile Iran ceasefire

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'Extremist' Reform could replace Tories as opposition, veteran MSP warns

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Nato allies 'turned backs' on Americans over Iran, says White House

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Starmer: Work still to do to end US-Iran conflict and reopen Strait of Hormuz

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Trump's ceasefire hangs by a thread as Iran blocks ships from strait

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Swinney: Iran ceasefire deal a chance to 'step back from the brink'

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London hospitals battling to 'protect patients' as doctors strike

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£30 million hit to London economy after Wireless Festival cancelled

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Woman urges Swinney to boycott Israel as interview interrupted

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Church of England to apologise for role in forced adoptions

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Tory manifesto pledges would require 'substantial cutbacks', says think tank

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Young Londoners 'trapped in renting,' says Farage as he slams Tories

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UK visa fees to increase by up to £222 today

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Starmer arrives in Gulf for talks with allies after US-Iran ceasefire agreed

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Use Iran ceasefire to offer cost-of-living support, Flynn tells Starmer

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Keir Starmer welcomes US-Iran ceasefire amid efforts to reopen Strait of Hormuz

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Trump 'blinks and achieves no US aims' but claims complete victory

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