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Evening Standard - Politics

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Was an anti-Ulez protester behind Sadiq Khan's car tax conviction?

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Family of murdered mother say plans to tackle misogyny 'not nearly enough'

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Reform up against a 'complainant society' Farage says after summer of scrutiny

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Andy Burnham blames rising debt costs on Tory record at first PMQs

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No more Mr Nice Guy! Moment Burnham takes off gloves to slam Badenoch

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Kemi Badenoch rips into Andy Burnham's spending plans at PMQs

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Drafting Scottish budget will be extremely challenging, admits Gilruth

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Polanski set to stand in crunch London by-election after Starmer quits

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Andy Burnham faces first PMQs and major test of authority

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Swinney says 'no question' of compulsory job losses as he cuts NHS boards

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When will the Holborn & St Pancras by-election take place?

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Battle for London seat after Starmer quits and Polanski mulls MP bid

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Cleverly: We can beat Khan in London mayor race as classic Tories

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Early prison release needed to keep public confidence – Justice Secretary

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King has 'significantly increased' royal work, says minister amid funding uplift

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Cleveland Police given extra £2m to tackle serious crime around Middlesbrough

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UK expresses 'full solidarity' with Germany over attempted Russian drone attack

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John Swinney is warned reform package may be 'more reckless than revolutionary'

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Channel crossings crackdown bearing fruit, Mahmood claims amid summer lull

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'Put action into words' say campaigners as Swinney vows to tackle misogyny

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John Swinney pledges 'radical reshaping' of Scotland's public services

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Andy Burnham addresses MPs in Commons for first time since becoming PM

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Andy Burnham says he appointed Chancellor 'because of his commitment to defence'

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Burnham will attend climate summit as he pledges to 'meet climate challenge'

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£2 bus fare cap to be extended to Glasgow and west of Scotland, Swinney confirms

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Who's in and who's out of Kemi Badenoch's new Tory frontbench?

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Alex Burghart appointed Tory deputy leader in reshuffle

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Sir Keir Starmer's Commons resignation statement in full

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'No doubt' about Healey's commitment to defence spending, says Streeting

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Prisons will still function under plans to turn laundries into cells – minister

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First baby identified through Scotland's SMA pilot has started treatment

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Cleverly strong Tory candidate for London Mayor but odds on Khan win

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Britain's first black police chief launches Tory London mayor bid

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UK is in 'perilous state' and 'falling apart', John Swinney claims

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Andy Burnham faces first Commons grilling as Prime Minister

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Andy Burnham should be given Guinness World Record for U-turns, SNP says

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Tackling cost-of-living pressures a 'principle issue' for John Swinney

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Government to accelerate building of prison places with £110m – minister

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Kemi Badenoch replaces top Tory economic team in shadow Cabinet reshuffle

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Patel 'to be replaced by Tugendhat' as shadow foreign secretary

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Tagging early release prisoners will add to police forces' burden, chief warns

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Cleverly vows to end Khan's 'war on motorists' if he becomes mayor

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LGBT veterans urged to come forward, as hotspots for missing claimants revealed

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John Swinney vows to bring 'radical change' to Scotland's public services

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Grooming gang members and killers including Pc Harper's to be kept behind bars

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North Sea decisions should come 'as soon as possible', say leadership contenders

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London mayor battle erupts as rival parties slam Tory hopeful Cleverly

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Searches continue for thousands missing as death toll tops 700 after Nepal flood

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No early release for Pc Harper's killers after release scheme change

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Flooding death toll tops 670 as UK rapid response team heads to Nepal

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James Cleverly quits shadow cabinet to run for Mayor of London

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Reform UK council to spend £150k on security guards in areas near asylum base

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Navy tracks Russian warships in English Channel during 'intense' operation

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Andy Burnham must focus on London to deliver growth, says top adviser

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Reform UK council to hire security over 'daily gatherings of asylum seekers'

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Sixth London borough in talks to impose huge council tax hike

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Victims' families call for all manslaughter to be excluded from early release

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