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Evening Standard - Politics

John Healey declines to rule out UK aircraft taking part in strikes on Iran

3 hours ago

'So happy to be home': Passengers of second plane from Dubai return to Ireland

1 hour ago

MP suspended after husband arrested on suspicion of spying for China

3 hours ago

US legislator hits out at UK after arrests over alleged spying for China

4 hours ago

Welsh election is referendum on Starmer's premiership, says Nigel Farage

4 hours ago

Failed asylum seeker families to be paid £40,000 to leave Britain

13 hours ago

Sweeping UK visa changes after 'unacceptably high' abuse of system

5 hours ago

Irish foreign minister pressed on whether US and Israel broke international law

5 hours ago

Fact check: AI-generated and miscaptioned Middle East war imagery

5 hours ago

Michelle O'Neill says DUP acting as 'cheerleaders' for war amid rising oil costs

6 hours ago

Extra British fighter jets will deploy to Middle East, Keir Starmer announces

7 hours ago

Scots Iranians rally at US consulate to show 'gratitude' for strikes

9 hours ago

'Outrageous' fuel price hikes in Ireland amid Middle East conflict, Dail told

9 hours ago

John Swinney 'concerned' about Scots trapped in Middle East as conflict rages

9 hours ago

Arrest of Scottish Labour MP's husband 'deeply concerning', Sarwar says

9 hours ago

'You're stuck for days', minister warns Brits in Iran war zone

9 hours ago

Starmer to update on Middle East war as Defence Secretary travels to Cyprus

9 hours ago

Home Secretary hits out at 'sharia law in London' claims

10 hours ago

Couple back in UK after being stranded in Dubai tell of 'absolute chaos'

10 hours ago

Around 94,000 Britons caught up in Gulf 'hell' as Iran seeks revenge

4 days ago

Defence Secretary arrives in Cyprus amid tensions over drone attacks

12 hours ago

BBC 'willing to consider radical options' for future funding

11 hours ago

Risks from Chinese spying 'not receding', Speaker warns parliamentary staff

11 hours ago

'Where's UK?' Ministers slammed as EU nations send ships to Cyprus

11 hours ago

Relief as first Irish flight from Dubai since Middle East crisis touches down

21 hours ago

Problems 'getting passengers on board' caused UK rescue flight to be delayed

14 hours ago

Americans in London told to join emergency alert system amid Iran war

14 hours ago

Iran war enters sixth day as flights due to bring Britons home from Middle East

16 hours ago

Polanski Greens may rock Labour in London as 'Mamdani won in New York'

17 hours ago

BBC to publish response to Government's consultation on its future

23 hours ago

'I thought I was a goner' – Scots who were trapped in Dubai return home safe

1 day ago

Vigil held for Iran's Khamenei as counter-protesters gather nearby

1 day ago

Strict new rules for asylum seekers unveiled in immigration overhaul

1 day ago

HMS Dragon not set to sail until next week to protect Cyprus

1 day ago

Second flight to Ireland from Middle East expected on Thursday – McEntee

1 day ago

Reeves reaffirms commitment to end windfall tax in talks with North Sea bosses

1 day ago

Reeves in emergency talks with gas chiefs amid £500 bill rise warning

1 day ago

UK service personnel facing 'acute security threats' in Middle East – Swinney

1 day ago

Fact check: At least four ships have been sunk by torpedoes since 1945

1 day ago

More evacuation flights announced for Britons stranded in Middle East

1 day ago

Gorton by-election revealed 'chasm' between politics and people, Burnham warns

1 day ago

Starmer says UK-US relationship does not mean 'hanging on to Trump's words'

1 day ago

Labour MP confirms partner arrested on suspicion of spying for China

1 day ago

Reform UK: All the politicians who have defected

1 day ago

Emirates to run flight from Dubai to Dublin, Irish foreign affairs minister says

1 day ago

Energy credits currently 'highly unlikely', Irish minister says

1 day ago

Starmer defends response to Iran crisis after criticism from Trump and Tories

1 day ago

US bombers expected in UK in days to fly on Iran missions

1 day ago

Labour sees four-point bounce in latest poll while SNP on track for election win

1 day ago

Former Labour councillors join Reform UK

1 day ago

'I'll act with cool head,' says Starmer rejecting Trump attacks on war

1 day ago

Longest-serving London Labour mayor Sir Robin Wales joins Reform UK

1 day ago

Navy in most 'parlous state' it has been in for 60 years, says its former chief

1 day ago

HMS Dragon may not sail to protect Cyprus until next week – report

1 day ago

More Britons to return from Middle East as airlines boost flights

1 day ago

Starmer to face Commons grilling amid Trump fallout over Iran

1 day ago

Full-scale war explodes in Middle East after US and Israel attack Iran

2 days ago

'Unprecedented' visa bans placed on four nations over asylum concerns

1 day ago

Government charters repatriation flight from Oman on Wednesday evening

1 day ago

Labour 'risks losing 600 seats' in nightmare London local elections

1 day ago