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Evening Standard - Politics

Keir Starmer faces criticism over decision to accept Natalie Elphicke

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Mayor welcomes reports Government could pay for £1bn Euston HS2 tunnel

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Trinity students end encampment after divestment pledge

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London MP Kate Osamor gets back Labour whip after Gaza comments

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Welsh Secretary accuses Labour of being 'silent' on Vaughan Gething donation

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Swinney appoints largely unchanged Cabinet but Forbes returns as his deputy

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Students' hunger strike is 'last resort' to get university to listen on Gaza

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Swinney calls for action on child poverty in first phone call with PM

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Reasonable concerns exist about Kate Forbes in government, says Greens co-leader

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Natalie Elphicke: The Tory defector who mocked Starmer as 'Sir Softie'

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Sunak hit by defection of MP Elphicke over small boats and housing crisis

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PMQs sketch: Rishi Sunak capsized by defecting Dover MP

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Chief medical officer's response to Cass Review due by end of June – minister

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MoD censured over soldier's death on training exercise in 2016

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Who is Natalie Elphicke? Tory MP defects to Labour

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Trump's views on Europe 'misunderstood', says Lammy

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Police face criticism over court claims of surveillance of journalists

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Students on hunger strike in Gaza protest urged not to risk their health

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Kate Forbes made Deputy First Minister as John Swinney appoints Scottish Cabinet

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Irish deputy premier 'horrified' by events unfolding in Rafah

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Party defections which have taken place during the current Parliament

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Russian defence attaché expelled from Britain in spy row

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Sunak in new swipe at London days after Sadiq Khan win over Susan Hall

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Tory MP Natalie Elphicke defects to Labour moments before PMQs

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Salmond: Swinney faces 'tough job' as First Minister of minority Government

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Prisons 'creaking' under pressure amid plans to release offenders 70 days early

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Sunak handing migrants a 'Tory amnesty' says Starmer as MP defects to Labour

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Gaza protests in London cost Met police £40m as more than 300 arrested

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Monty Panesar drops plan to run as London MP for George Galloway party

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Pupils may be disqualified if they look for 'leaked' exam papers on social media

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League tables to show tech firms' child safety record

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Swinney sworn in as Scotland's First Minister in 'overwhelming' ceremony

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Tories need to admit 'mistakes' to win back voters, says Jenrick

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Cabinet minister rebuffs bid by Tory hardliners to push Sunak to Right

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Online safety rules don't go far enough, bereaved parents say

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John Swinney sworn in as Scotland's First Minister

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Home Office should be broken up to curb immigration, MP says

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Government non-executive director hiring sluggish and not transparent, MPs warn

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US 'suspends bombs shipment' to Israel as anger grows over Gaza toll

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AI boss: How my car drove me around London with no hands on wheel

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UK general election: When is the next one?

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John Swinney to be sworn in as Scotland's First Minister

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Early prisoner release to be extended to 70 days – report

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Long-term funding is needed to ensure family services are not cut, say watchdogs

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Government's defence spending plan has more holes than Emmental cheese, MP says

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Sunak 'deeply concerned' about Israel's offensive in Rafah

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John Swinney pledges to 'give everything I have' to new job as First Minister

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Universities must take 'action' to ensure students are not harassed in protests

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Queen tells excited children a new school library will make 'huge difference'

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Queen's University Belfast students stage sit in for Palestine

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Ireland's challenge of legacy law 'unnecessary and unhelpful', says minister

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Triumphant Starmer demands general election 'as quickly as possible'

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Westminster-Holyrood relations are at rock bottom – ex-first minister McLeish

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Mother of Manchester Arena attack victim sets off on 200-mile walk

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Sadiq Khan sets out stall for young people as he is sworn in as London mayor

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P&O Ferries boss admits paying workers £4.87 per hour

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Jeremy Hunt accuses Labour of frightening pensioners with fake news stories

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Announcements on infected blood compensation expected 'in the next few weeks'

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John Swinney voted in at Holyrood as Scotland's next first minister

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London mayor election: Tories now heading to general election rout

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