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Evening Standard - Politics

Sarwar continues to 'stand by' his call for Starmer to resign as PM

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Starmer faces increasing backlash from Labour ministers over Mandelson

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Senior civil servant says due process followed in Peter Mandelson vetting

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Tehran in 'weak position', says White House as Iran tightens grip on strait

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Senior civil servant faces Mandelson questions from MPs amid 'Cabinet divisions'

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PM hails English values of 'service, generosity, respect' on St George's Day

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Corbyn: Why I'm supporting independents to defeat Labour in London

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Just six small boats slashed by French police to stop crossings to UK

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UK Government 'don't get it' over NI funding, Michelle O'Neill says

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British man detained in India enduring 'psychological torture', say UN experts

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Green candidate apologises for sharing 'harmful' posts about Jews

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Swinney skipping TV debate to avoid it being 'group of blokes talking politics'

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Greens signal free buses and childcare as price for SNP deal at Holyrood

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Starmer's agreement to meet is 'significant' step, say Chinook crash bereaved

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Labour's ex general secretary lays into Starmer as she joins Greens

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Morgan McSweeney to take questions from MPs amid Lord Mandelson vetting scandal

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More than a quarter of Scots trust no parties to fix housing crisis – poll

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Swinney opens door to 'voluntary' food price cap scheme

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UK welcomes ceasefire extension after ship attacks in Strait of Hormuz

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Keir Starmer does not deny No 10 considered giving Lord Doyle diplomatic job

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Starmer says Robbins evidence 'puts to bed' claims that he misled MPs

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PM fails to deny Lord linked to paedophile considered for diplomat job

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Swinney criticises Starmer's 'vacuum of leadership' amid Mandelson row

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Labour and Tories face 'seismic' London defeat to Greens and Reform

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We would back Labour to oust SNP, says Lib Dem leader

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'Substantial shift' among EU states on Israel, says Irish Foreign Affairs Minister

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Starmer to face PMQs amid pressure over Mandelson vetting scandal

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Lady Mayor swaps horse and carriage pomp for mass motorbike run

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London arsons: Iran IRGC hardliners 'heading to UK', says Reform UK

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'Don't ditch Keir,' ally urges Labour MPs as Starmer fights to stay PM

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UK inflation jumps to 3.3% as Trump's Iran war hits cost of living

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Trump extends Iran ceasefire with Tehran regime 'seriously fractured'

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McDonald's finding it 'hard to do business' but will invest in workers

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Half of Londoners considering voting Green at May elections - new poll

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UK inflation set to rise after Middle East conflict pushed up fuel prices

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Just 36% of young people believe life will be better than parents', poll finds

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Starmer 'fighting for his career' amid 'chaos' at Westminster, John Swinney says

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London Labour figures charged after investigation into 'vote rigging'

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Iran regime able to 'absorb pain', says British ambassador to US

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Inquiry under way into Lord Mandelson vetting leak, MPs told

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US military 'raring to go' if Iran talks fail, says Donald Trump

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More important things outside Westminster bubble than Mandelson – Rayner

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Food price cap Bill will be passed this year, Swinney pledges

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Reform making 'fake promises based on fantasy economics', union boss warns

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Inquiry under way into Lord Mandelson vetting leak, says No 10

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'Get it done': How Foreign Office chief felt heat to clear Mandelson

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Swinney denies 'running scared' of defending record as he skips TV debate

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Reform are 'unedifying people' and I hope they get 'hammered' at polls – Sarwar

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Reform investigating candidate over alleged posts that he 'hates NHS'

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London Tory candidate suspended over 'racist social media posts'

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Robbins defends actions in Mandelson case after being fired by Starmer

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Mandelson vetting scandal 'raises serious judgment questions' about PM – O'Neill

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London 'under attack' from Iran as seven more arrested over arsons

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Stormont leaders call for answers over vetting of former police ombudsman

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Reform UK 'looking into' London candidate who 'wrote anti-vax paper'

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Key points: Olly Robbins gives evidence on Lord Mandelson vetting scandal

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Sir Olly Robbins 'desperately sad' to be sacked over Mandelson vetting process

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University staff to strike for eight days in job security dispute

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More than 110,000 applications to vote on deadline day

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'Dismissive approach' from No 10 over Mandelson vetting process, Robbins says

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