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Evening Standard - Politics

Mahmood in standoff with No 10 after call to sack junior minister

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Nato boss to be 'tough but discreet' on defence spending goals, amid UK row

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Mahmood asks Starmer to sack minister over immigration article

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Cabinet ministers back Burnham as he prepares to enter No 10 as early as July

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Red Arrows to thrill US crowds celebrating 250th anniversary of independence

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Raise London bankers' tax to cut bills for less well off, Burnham ally

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Swinney hits back at 'baseless' claims of SNP 'cover-up' of Murrell's crimes

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UK needs boldness to tackle underinvestment in UK firms – former Bank economist

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University of Glasgow agrees 'cost reduction measures'

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Bill Gates' Russian lover and mystery over her London City Hall visit

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Keir Starmer focused on living costs and orderly transition in final weeks as PM

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Scotland team and Tartan Army have 'done their country proud', says Swinney

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Labour MP 'careful with public money' cleared of breaching expenses rules

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Rachel Reeves backing Andy Burnham as next PM despite cabinet speculation

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City Hall opponents back legal challenge to housing quota cuts

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Homes tax on London backed by Burnham: How it would affect your area

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Donald Trump on Andy Burnham: 'I hear he's extremely liberal, extremely'

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Andy Burnham is 'extremely liberal', says Donald Trump in first verdict

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Ex-defence minister Al Carns sets out 'five tests' for leadership contenders

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Bill Gates says Epstein 'weirdly' kept picture of him and Andrew at UK event

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Gordon Brown urges inquiry into Fifa's 'extortionate' World Cup ticket prices

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London faces £7.5bn tax bombshell from property levy backed by Burnham

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Keir Starmer bats away criticism of front and backbenchers in PMQs bout

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Darren Jones urges Andy Burnham to set out plans as he rules out leadership bid

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Statistics rebuke for Badenoch over 'inaccuracy' of welfare claim

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Badenoch mocks Starmer for being axed for 'eyelashes and a T-shirt'

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Faslane can 'expect investment' when defence plans finally published, MPs told

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Polanski says he is open to working with Burnham-led Government

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Health trust apologises to nurses after changing rooms tribunal ruling

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London councils in legal challenge over affordable housing quota cut

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London councils take legal action against Sadiq Khan over housing cuts

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Keir Starmer to face PMQs for first time since he announced resignation

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SNP urges Burnham to give 'straight answers' on Downing Street plans

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UK defence 'spending gap' is 'matter of concern for Nato', says former chief

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Top US diplomat echoes British demand for toll-free Strait of Hormuz waterway

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Starmer and Burnham hold face-to-face talks as PM pledges 'smooth transition'

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Manchester council leader Bev Craig announced as Labour candidate in mayor race

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Small parcel tax changes brought forward but two-year wait still 'unacceptable'

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Government announces urgent review of 'anomalous' business rates hikes

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Watchdog 'may take different view' from me over £5 million gift, says Farage

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Scottish ministers will not appeal court ruling on trans prisoners, Swinney says

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Burnham to start receiving Government briefings as Labour MPs mull challenge

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UK political instability second biggest worry flagged by overseas investors

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Peter Murrell saga 'agony', says John Swinney

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Lib Dem MP ordered to apologise for grabbing staff member's security pass

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Five-year jail sentence marks final disgrace for former SNP supremo Murrell

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Andy Burnham could still face challenge in race for No 10

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Jailing of Peter Murrell: Judge's sentencing remarks in full

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Former Labour council leader endorses Andy Burnham as next PM

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Heathrow third runway 'in jeopardy' as Andy Burnham heads to No10

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Ten years since Brexit: The end of an era for London's property market

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Burnham to give speech on economy after Starmer resignation clears way to No 10

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North-east Scotland approaching 'Goldilocks zone' for energy transition – expert

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Scottish independence 'challenge of the next decade', says minister

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UK 'did not like' Starmer refusing to be drawn into Iran war, says Trump

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Londoners face £1,000 property tax rise as Andy Burnham set to be PM

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Andy Burnham poised to become PM within weeks after Starmer resigns

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Victims of Edinburgh attacks 'deeply traumatised', says John Swinney

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Burnham arrives in Westminster as Labour MPs pay homage to the King of the North

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How Labour fared in opinion polls during Sir Keir Starmer's premiership

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