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Evening Standard - Politics

Home Secretary slams failure to stop two migrant boats in two days

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Reform-linked think tank calls for abolition of state pension

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Andy Burnham received Everton directors' lounge tickets worth £677

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'Ban ice cream vans in anti-terror clean-up' of iconic London hotspot

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Review ordered as second small boat in two days evades Border Force to reach UK

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Minister blames Tories for huge council tax hikes set to hit Londoners

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Police investigating footage of far-right activist appearing to slash dinghy

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Minister's eye 'absolutely on ball' as figures show surge in drug deaths

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Drug deaths in Scotland rise 11% amid concerns over 'toxic supply'

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UK growth to slow next year after stronger-than-expected 2026, says OECD

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Polanski to blitz Holborn as Greens told ditch rally to fight election

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Six arrested as anti-migrant protesters gather again in Hampshire

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Polanski ally accuses Labour of 'identity politics' over Holborn poll

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Anti-migrant activist Danny Tommo filmed slashing dinghy in Channel

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UK business activity slows to three-month low amid Iran war inflation pressure

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Drug-checking service aims to counter toxic supply entering Scotland – minister

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Five key points from Andy Burnham's first major international speech

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Galloway hit by Labour attack on Holborn by-election: 'He's not in UK'

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Around 50 migrants arrive in Dover after refusing French coastguard help

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Labour's Holborn candidate condemns Reform's 'sad' rhetoric

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Galloway v Polanski: How Left vote fight could gift Labour Holborn win

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Ed Davey pledges tax cuts as Lib Dems are in 'fight of our lives'

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Dozens of migrants who refused help of French coastguard being taken 'to Dover'

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Starmer talked 'too tough' over Russia, claims Trump amid Kremlin threat alert

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Trump says US-UK relations better under Burnham than Starmer

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Burnham and von der Leyen meet amid concerns over 'Made in Europe' plan

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Britain will work hard on Chagos deal resolution, PM says after Trump criticism

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Greenland deal protects Europe, says Trump as he hails 'bond' after tensions

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US-UK relationship 'more up' with Burnham than Starmer, Trump claims

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Trump says Chagos handover deal is 'terrible' and Burnham is 'looking at it'

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Reform MSPs in Holyrood walkout over independence debate 'farce'

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UK rescue boats sent to collect migrant dinghy which has spent 30 hours at sea

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Andy Burnham to tell United Nations that UK is not 'on the slide'

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Burnham vows to ensure 'resilience' after 'tough' summer for emergency services

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Boroughs teeter on brink of bankruptcy as council services face cuts

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UK borders are secure, minister says after migrant boat reaches coast undetected

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SNP depute leader 'very confident' of winning second independence vote

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Fears grow of tax rises on London with £3.5bn Budget hit to Chancellor

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Andy Burnham agrees to provide military support to Saudi Arabia against Houthis

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Zack Polanski seeks to win over schoolgate mums in bid to be London MP

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Andy Burnham to meet Donald Trump for first time as world leaders gather at UN

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£500m airport investment is 'massive boost' to Scottish economy – Swinney

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Andy Burnham heading to New York for talks with Donald Trump at UN summit

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Former deputy Helen Jenner named new leader of Reform UK in Wales

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Liberal Democrats to focus on tax cuts and Europe – Sir Ed Davey

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Galloway fights Polanski in by-election from South Africa 'exile'

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London business leaders back Tory pledge to restore tax-free shopping

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Chancellor's headroom 'to halve because of Iran war inflation and weak growth'

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Specialist rape courts to be rolled out across England and Wales, says Burnham

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How London could be hit with £624m 'mansion tax' on homes over £1.5m

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SNP MSP seeks 'clarity' from King on council tax charges on royal properties

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Union demands graded Ofsted inspections halt amid fears they pose risk to life

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Davey says 'no ceiling' on how many MPs Lib Dems want to gain

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Andy Burnham congratulates Donald Trump and Mette Frederiksen on Greenland deal

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Streeting joins military at Battle of Britain service at Westminster Abbey

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All women in society are unsafe, minister says as Piddington locals raise fears

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How Nicola Sturgeon is embracing London life on a houseboat

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Burnham's past criticism of Trump 'no bar to strong relationship' – minister

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Make voting compulsory to prevent 'distorted' results, Kinnock urges Burnham

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