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Evening Standard - Politics

Starmer to meet business leaders amid Hormuz blockade

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Starmer pledges to 'fight for values' in local elections

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Russian spy satellites photographed Chagos military base for Iran, says Zelensky

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Navy fits ship with minehunting drones ahead of possible Hormuz deployment

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EU proposes 'monitoring' mechanism to break youth exchange scheme deadlock

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Scottish Labour government will act to make life more affordable, says Sarwar

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Zia Yusuf calls 'Nazi salute' photo and comments by some candidates abhorrent

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Yousaf: SNP must reflect on criticism in case of sex offender ex-council leader

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Most teachers feel class sizes hinder ability to support Send pupils – survey

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McSweeney asked 'to hand over all texts concerning Peter Mandelson'

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Scotland held back by the decisions of Westminster, Swinney tells rally

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SNP has 'effective process' for dealing with abusive behaviour, Swinney insists

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Farage claims 'whitewash' after police find no evidence of Gorton family voting

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Met Police reviewing CCTV in review of Morgan McSweeney phone theft

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Lib Dems 'on verge' of beating SNP in many seats, Cole-Hamilton says

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Ministers slammed over lack of cash to clear 'Rainham Volcano' dump

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Royal Regiment of Scotland to celebrate 20th anniversary

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John Swinney to tell Edinburgh rally of 'prize' of Scottish independence

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Sarwar pledges to slash NHS waiting times and end 8am GP appointment 'scramble'

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King's state visit shows need for White House ballroom, says Donald Trump

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UK playing prominent role in face of Iran's 'toll booth' threat, says Rubio

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UK visa fees to increase by up to £222

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Swinney orders SNP complaints process review after council leader's conviction

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Lack of energy strategy in Scotland down to UK Government 'incoherence' – Flynn

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Disabled Londoners assigned coaches to get them back to work

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'Body bags would flow home' if Trump sends 10,000 US troops into Iran

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Fact check: Immigration returns and miscaptioned 'Dubai airport' video

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Iran war causing 'temporary shortages' at some petrol pumps, says Asda boss

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Police find no evidence of 'family voting' in Gorton and Denton by-election

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Royal Navy branded 'weak' as Defence Secretary struggles on fleet size

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Flynn 'worried' about comments from victim of 'predator' former council boss

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Stricken Thai ship runs aground as Iran 'holds world economy hostage'

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Sadiq Khan could be handed peerage by Keir Starmer

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Offord criticises 'fake outrage' over joke he admits was 'probably' homophobic

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'I know where the bodies are buried' says ex-Labour London councillor

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Lord Mandelson to be asked for personal phone messages for release of files

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Farage's Reform takes on Tories in furious election battle for Croydon

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Rayner likely to play 'leading role in Government' says Starmer

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Starmer: Trump criticism is to pressure me on Iran but I will not buckle

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Starmer: I'm not going anywhere and Rayner has a lot to offer

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Britain must 'move away' from defence reliance on America, MPs and peers warn

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Energy crisis will define Holyrood election, says Flynn

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It would be a mistake to cancel King's visit to the US, ambassador to UK says

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Iran missiles able to strike London, US defence secretary suggests

3 days ago

Keir Starmer: I beat myself up over appointing Lord Mandelson as US ambassador

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Sarah Ferguson loses Freedom of the City of York over links with Epstein

3 days ago

Iran could hit London with a missile, US Defence Secretary suggests

3 days ago

Sir David Davis to ask DPP to review conduct of police and CPS in Letby case

3 days ago

Keir Starmer warns against forgetting threat of Russia amid Iran conflict

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Party leaders bid for votes on first day of Holyrood election campaign

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Bank should not rush into hiking rates in face of Iran war, says MPC member

3 days ago

Hundreds of Afghan ex-special forces members given path to UK resettlement

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Woman tells of six-year wait to receive Premium Bonds after father's death

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Findlay to 'throw the kitchen sink' at stopping SNP majority

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NS&I faces paying hundreds of millions of pounds over bereaved families blunder

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Record high crown court backlog tops 80,000 cases

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Disabled Motability scheme users face new charges after Government tax hikes

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New figures show 13 million in poverty in UK including four million children

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Anas Sarwar: Back Labour for change and end 20 years of 'tired SNP' rule

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More than 1.87m hours of sewage spills in 2025 as drier weather cuts pollution

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