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Evening Standard - Politics

Yvette Cooper condemns 'reckless' Iranian strikes on Diego Garcia

3 hours ago

Hundreds march through London to protest against US and Israeli attacks on Iran

2 hours ago

Irish border will feature in EU–UK 'reset' if Reform wins power, MP says

3 hours ago

Meningitis cases rise to 34 from 29 as students queue for third day for vaccines

10 hours ago

French authorities rescue 78 migrants attempting Channel crossing in small boat

11 hours ago

Iran targets Diego Garcia with missiles and warns British lives 'in danger'

7 hours ago

Fresh turmoil for Liz Truss as Mayfair private members' club delayed

14 hours ago

British lives 'in danger' after UK backs US strikes on Iran from its bases

21 hours ago

Donald Trump says UK 'should have acted a lot faster' in letting US use bases

1 day ago

Religious diversity is welcome and mass observances are permitted, says minister

1 day ago

Trump slams Nato allies as 'cowards' as UK dragged into his Iran war

1 day ago

UK lets US use British bases to strike Iranian sites targeting Strait of Hormuz

1 day ago

Meningitis: Parts of UK could see 'sporadic' but 'containable' clusters

1 day ago

Trump calls Nato 'cowards' over lack of action to reopen Strait of Hormuz

1 day ago

Fact check: Meningitis B vaccine and false 'lockdown' claim

1 day ago

Flights alert: UK issues global travel disruption warning on Iran war

1 day ago

UK border security chief quits after failing to stop small boats

1 day ago

Meningitis: 'Sporadic' household clusters could appear elsewhere in UK

1 day ago

UK deaths at Dignitas at second-highest level in two decades

1 day ago

Cooper warns Tehran against targeting UK interests

1 day ago

UK supported French operation to board 'shadow fleet' tanker

1 day ago

Iranian man arrested for trying to get into nuclear submarine base

1 day ago

London opens drug testing site amid concerns over synthetic opioids

1 day ago

'Carry on as normal,' Starmer tells UK as Trump Iran war hits economy

1 day ago

Swinney rejects assertion he cancelled briefing on US military use of airport

1 day ago

Iran tells Cooper UK letting US use bases is 'participation in aggression'

1 day ago

Westminster may need to reconsider energy cost support, DUP leader warns

1 day ago

Reform suspends Holyrood candidate less than 24 hours after being announced

1 day ago

Vulnerable child at heart of chicken nugget deportation case, says regulator

1 day ago

Labour 'have to make our case' to voters ahead of May contests, Steve Reed says

1 day ago

Meningitis: Family describe 'immeasurable loss' as cases rise to 29

1 day ago

Farage calls for ban on mass religious observances after Iftar row

2 days ago

Reform's Scottish leader defends candidates after 'fruity' comments emerge

1 day ago

UK should rejoin EU, says Sadiq Khan sparking new 'Brexit wars' row

1 day ago

Zack Polanski: 40 Green MPs target would be 'under ambitious'

1 day ago

New military childcare scheme to close 'big gap' between Scotland and England

1 day ago

Michelle O'Neill backs 'urgent meeting' with Prime Minister on energy costs

1 day ago

Scotland at a crossroads ahead of 'critical' election, says Reform's Offord

2 days ago

Nicola Sturgeon says leaving Holyrood is a 'wrench' as she makes final speech

2 days ago

Meningitis outbreak: Students turned away for vaccines in Kent

2 days ago

Iranian strikes on energy sites serious escalation of conflict, says John Healey

2 days ago

Swinney says UK Government security briefing cancelled over lack of 'babysitter'

2 days ago

Stay-at-home pandemic order sent message NHS was closed – Covid-19 Inquiry

2 days ago

Campaigners warn of 'damage' caused by the Government's aid decisions

2 days ago

What is behind the Bank's latest rates decision and inflation warnings?

2 days ago

Bank of England holds interest rates but hints at possible hikes

2 days ago

Hospital openings delayed by 'repeated mistakes' from QEUH, claims Sarwar

2 days ago

Croydon crime put at heart of Tory local election campaign by Badenoch

2 days ago

Yvette Cooper insists the UK will remain a 'major player' on aid despite cuts

2 days ago

Health Secretary promises more meningitis vaccines as number of cases rise to 27

2 days ago

Hegseth blasts 'ungrateful' Europe as Iran war sparks economic chaos

2 days ago

Swinney says UK Government security briefing cancelled over lack of 'babysitter'

2 days ago

BBC World Service to see funding increased by extra £33m

2 days ago

Reform vows to cut number of MSPs and quangos in manifesto for Holyrood vote

2 days ago

Cypriot president calls for 'frank discussion' about future of British bases

2 days ago

Ministers will meet Swinney on US military use of Prestwick Airport, says Healey

2 days ago

Rise of Reform partly due to racism, says John Swinney

2 days ago

Tory chair backs MP who criticised Muslim prayer in Trafalgar Square

2 days ago

New east London town the size of Winchester gets planning permission

4 days ago

Sarah Ferguson may have freedom of City of York stripped by council

2 days ago