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Evening Standard - Politics

Why Sadiq would win again - even if most of us want him to stand down

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Decision on Rosebank and Jackdaw fields needed as soon as possible – Badenoch

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Burnham axes Whitehall jobs as civil servants moved to regions

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Tory council leaders accuse Burnham of 'devolving blame' for tax rises

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UK terror victims' day 'can also help raise public awareness of radicalisation'

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Young people who do not pass GCSE English and maths face 'blockage', Powell says

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Swinney defends US trip costs

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Reform leader in Scotland had cancer diagnosed on day of Holyrood election

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Coleen Rooney and Luisa Zissman share pride over their children's GCSE results

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Most Londoners don't want Sadiq Khan to seek fourth term - poll

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Fact check: Proposed vision checks, prison places and smear test safety claims

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Robbie Butler named Stormont health minister

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Reforming English and maths GCSE resits 'crucial to tackling Neets crisis'

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Robbie Butler set to be appointed Stormont's health minister

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Stormont education minister raises concern over 'persistent' GCSE gender gap

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Key GCSE result trends revealed as London pulls further ahead of North

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Slight rise in percentage of students receiving top GCSE grades in NI

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Top GCSE grades rise but key pass rate returns to pre-pandemic levels

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GCSE results: Key numbers and trends

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Ex-church leader: Farage using Christianity to channel anti-Muslim feeling

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UUP leader Jon Burrows set to announce new health minister

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Hundreds of thousands of pupils to receive GCSE results

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Swinney launches heart and lung MOTs to prevent illness and support intervention

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Former chancellor Hunt calls for action on UK's 'mushrooming' benefits costs

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UUP leader Burrows to unveil new Stormont health minister on Thursday

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PM: Government money alone may not be enough to get rough sleepers off streets

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Rayner defends Burnham's record on tackling rough sleeping in Manchester

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Rayner tells how Treasury to be stripped of powers in London jobs blow

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PM announces drive to get thousands of rough sleepers off streets for Christmas

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Burnham given £325,000 worth of donations in months before becoming PM

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Nesbitt's 'regret' as he resigns as health minister amid row with UUP leader

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Florence Eshalomi: 'I'll never forget being homeless as a child'

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Stormont health minister Mike Nesbitt resigns

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Labour leadership hopeful speaks out about dying mother's 'fear' in shared ward

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Burnham gives Labour a second chance to make a first impression, says Alexander

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Sturgeon says she was 'never even considered for prosecution' over SNP cash

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Nicola Sturgeon calls for politicians to have 'courage' on environmental issues

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Burnham says he is not embarrassed about hoax Trump aide message exchange

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Burnham says he backs Ukraine 100% after Moscow's threat over use of UK drones

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London borough is England's 'least friendly' -how does your area rank?

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Burnham to report to Parliament on early release scheme in two weeks

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Fringe Festival in 'jeopardy', organisers warn as they criticise council funding

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Exemption could stop Pc Harper's killers' early release, says former top judge

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More than £160 million worth of cocaine and cannabis seized at British port

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Russia threatens consequences over 'use of UK drones in Ukraine deep strikes'

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Professor Jason Arday was victim of 'public execution', vigil hears

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Al Fayed survivors call for PM to intervene after losing faith in Met Police

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Angela Rayner shakes up planning rules: What does it mean for London?

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Burnham exchanged messages with Trump chief of staff impersonator

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London borough 'plotting Britain's highest ever council tax rise'

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Councils fear planning overhaul to boost housebuilding will weaken local voices

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Angela Rayner insists Government sticking to plans to build 1.5 million homes

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Cambridge chancellor condemns 'racist feeding frenzy' over Jason Arday

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Cancer patient confronts Reform's Laila Cunningham over benefit cuts

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Mandatory 20-hour work plan for benefits claimants unveiled by Reform

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Scottish Labour 'stuck in the past' says Lennon as she fails to make ballot

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Rosebank consultation closes in 'major step' ahead of UK Government decision

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Monica Lennon not on ballot for Labour leadership with Marra and Fagan running

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Drive to build 1.5m homes has slowed because of Iran war, minister claims

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Windrush campaigner: £130,000 Jason Arday fundraiser shows 'Britain still cares'

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