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Evening Standard - Politics

US military intercepts ships trying to run reimposed naval blockade of Iran

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Newborn baby attends mother's graduation ceremony hours after birth

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Keir Starmer pledges 'wholehearted support' to Andy Burnham in final PMQs

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Clacton by-election: Who are the candidates standing against Farage?

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Starmer says more needs to be done to defend democracy after Widdecombe murder

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DUP leader pleased to order 'unprecedented' review of Donaldson's time in party

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Man arrested in London over 'threat to shoot and kill Nigel Farage'

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Starmer goes down fighting with swipes at Trump and Farage at PMQs

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Chancellor emotional as Starmer bows out in final Commons showdown

4 hours ago

Major London World Cup screening planned if England make final

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Families and survivors of methanol poisonings alert tourists about risks

5 hours ago

'Makes no sense': Critics blast Labour's voluntary social media curfew

6 hours ago

Will there be a bank holiday if England win the World Cup?

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Briton jailed in Iran given extra two-year sentence, family says

9 hours ago

Starmer to bow out at final PMQs as Burnham heads to No10

10 hours ago

Heatwave London: 30C days quadruple in city fuelled by climate change

18 hours ago

What happened to Ann Widdecombe? Police give update on murder probe

11 hours ago

Joe Wicks urges parents to be positive role models by working out with children

11 hours ago

Sadiq Khan: Can anyone stop him winning fourth term as London Mayor?

11 hours ago

Starmer faces final Cabinet and PMQs as Burnham edges closer to No 10

17 hours ago

Government must 'stand up to the food industry' to tackle obesity epidemic – MPs

18 hours ago

Hillsborough law unanimously backed by MPs

23 hours ago

Ann Widdecombe's final interview just minutes before she was killed

20 hours ago

Yes Scotland statement on Peter Murrell dismissed as 'weasel words'

1 day ago

Starmer thanks campaigners who helped 'shape me and make me who I am'

21 hours ago

Starmer attends Bastille Day parade in Paris before saying au revoir to No 10

21 hours ago

Trump backs down over threat to levy tolls on shipping in Strait of Hormuz

21 hours ago

Burnham says 'serious review' into MP safety needed after Widdecombe death

22 hours ago

Alexander accused of 'banal point scoring' as he says King struck US whisky deal

1 day ago

Throwing out 1994 Chinook crash legal case a 'travesty', serviceman's son says

1 day ago

Will Larry the cat stay at 10 Downing Street when Starmer moves out?

1 day ago

Legal challenge over 1994 Chinook crash thrown out by High Court judge

1 day ago

Faslane set for £15bn upgrade to make it 'future-proofed for war-fighting'

1 day ago

Covid PPE procurement saw 'vast' £10bn waste, inquiry finds

1 day ago

Reform trying to criminalise use of Gaelic and Scots in election material – SNP

1 day ago

'Big issue' for UK is low economic growth, Bank of England boss warns Burnham

1 day ago

Burnham: Hillsborough Law will reshape relationship between public and state

1 day ago

Legal challenge over 1994 Chinook crash should continue, High Court told

1 day ago

Peter Murrell never had access to Yes Scotland cash, lawyer says

1 day ago

Four terms for Sadiq? London split over Mayor in power for 16 years

1 day ago

Starmer eyes trip to World Cup final in last act as Prime Minister

1 day ago

Labour MPs told backing North Sea is 'about more than oil and gas'

1 day ago

Mayor Sadiq Khan 'on course' to win fourth term despite Greens surge

2 days ago

Starmer continues farewell tour with Burnham set for No 10

1 day ago

Male migrant detainees caught looking into women's bedrooms, report finds

1 day ago

Bereaved urge Covid Inquiry not to 'pull punches' in report on PPE procurement

1 day ago

Burnham must 'go further' with business rates reform, says coalition

1 day ago

UK economy beat the odds because of my choices, Reeves to say

1 day ago

Government's Financial Inclusion Strategy 'is far from the finished product'

1 day ago

Starmer calls for restriction-free Strait of Hormuz as Trump threatens tolls

1 day ago

Nicola Sturgeon's statement to police will not be released, lawyer says

1 day ago

Trump move to levy 20% toll on Strait of Hormuz shipping 'economic extortion'

1 day ago

World leaders begin public farewells to Sir Keir Starmer

1 day ago

Government 'will change immigration Bill' in attempt to deport grooming leader

1 day ago

UK joins 90 billion euro EU loan to Ukraine

1 day ago

Burnham will be next prime minister after 349 MPs back him for Labour leadership

1 day ago

Andrew's Royal Lodge lease and subletting offered 'value for money', MPs told

1 day ago

Campaigner 'over the moon' as Hillsborough Law set to clear Commons

1 day ago

Women in politics 'experience challenges' in security, Jenny Gilruth says

2 days ago

Fact check: Widely shared video of Nigel Farage is from 2024 general election

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