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Evening Standard - Politics

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

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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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Burnham exchanged messages with Trump chief of staff impersonator

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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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Nominations close in contest to be Scottish Labour's new leader

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Decision on Jackdaw and Rosebank could be 'life or death' in North Sea – Tories

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Met Police accused of failing in legal duty to Al Fayed trafficking victims

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Cambridge professor says university should continue Jason Arday investigation

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After a golden summer, Burnham braces for a stormy autumn

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Scottish Labour must rediscover its soul, says leadership hopeful Michael Marra

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PM urged to stick to spirit of Labour manifesto and reject Jackdaw and Rosebank

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Swinney urges commentators to 'consider impact of words' after Jason Arday death

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Government needs to win back trust of farmers, says Andy Burnham

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Flynn reveals he resigned as Westminster leader weeks before Holyrood election

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Sturgeon's SNP book comments were a 'mistake', says Flynn

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Essex Police full statement amid Farage no-show at Clacton poll count

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Bridge outrage: London council spends £2.3m on doomed dock crossing

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Don't light fires in 'tinderbox' Britain, says Andy Burnham before farms meeting

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Parliamentary probe into Nigel Farage's £5m gift resumes after Clacton victory

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Burnham bans disposable barbecues in response to devastating wildfires

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Farage wins Clacton by-election but Binface gets nearly 10,000 votes

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Farage's Clacton election gamble backfires as sleaze storm reignites

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Nine sets of twins ready to start school in 'Twinverclyde'

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Who is Count Binface? The 'space warrior' who lit up the Clacton poll

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Scottish Labour must be bold in wake of election defeat, says leadership hopeful

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One million sign petition to block Pc Harper's killers from early release

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Essex Police 'did not tell Farage not to attend Clacton count'

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Clacton by-election results in full

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Nigel Farage claims by-election win but shuns count after 'advice from police'

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When will Clacton vote result be announced - and could Binface win?

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Rivals say Clacton result will not make Farage donation questions stop

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Pupils should be able to make A-level choices not based on stereotypes: minister

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Second World War veterans with combined age of 300 take off in Spitfires

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Stormont ministers call on Andy Burnham to deliver 'fair funding' for NI

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A-level top grades rise for third year in a row, likely driven by maths scores

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Rishi Sunak and family 'truly at home' in Yorkshire, former PM's wife says

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'Loser' threat to Nigel Farage even if he wins Clacton by-election

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A-level results: Key numbers and trends

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King's nephew gets the grades to study at Royal Agricultural University

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Binface to Loonies: Who's fighting Farage in Clacton by-election?

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Ten key pledges by Count Binface as he fights Nigel Farage in Clacton

19 days ago

Relief and excitement as Northern Ireland's A-level students plan next chapter

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Voters go to polls in Clacton by-election triggered by Farage

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Swinney 'absolutely right' to challenge Burnham on vetoed Chinese factory plan

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Minister defends zero hour contracts ban after warnings of costs to employers

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London council slams Khan over demand to build homes on green belt

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Rise in number of top grades awarded in A-levels in Northern Ireland

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World Cup nets a boost for Burnham as GDP grows by 0.4%

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Students to receive eagerly anticipated A-level results

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Farage hopes to return to Parliament as Clacton votes on his future

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Candidates warn against division in pitches to lead Scottish Labour

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PM urges shops to withdraw disposable barbecues from sale over wildfire risk

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Wildfire total for 2026 in England and Wales reaches same as whole of last year

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