Nicholas Cecil is Political Editor of the Evening Standard. He covers politics at Westminster, foreign affairs, the economy, intelligence and security, and other major stories affecting London and Britain including the Covid-19 epidemic, climate change, air pollution and occasionally sport stories....
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Nicholas Cecil is Political Editor of the Evening Standard. He covers politics at Westminster, foreign affairs, the economy, intelligence and security, and other major stories affecting London and Britain including the Covid-19 epidemic, climate change, air pollution and occasionally sport stories.
Double election blow for Sunak with devastating poll and Farage return
The YouGov survey showed the Conservatives seeing their number of seats in the capital collapsing from 21 to just four
Lib Dems spring 'small boat' woes on Sunak at rowing club near London
The PM was on a visit to Henley and was chatting away when suddenly the Lib-Dem vessel came motoring past on the Thames
Fifty muggings a day going unsolved in London, warn the Lib Democrats
More than 18,500 robberies of personal property reported in 2023 in the capital were closed without a suspect being identified, according to figures from the House of Commons Library
Starmer puts his troops on Tory territory in best defence party fight
The Labour leader reaffirmed his party’s commitment to a ‘nuclear deterrent triple lock’.
Abbott to be 'rubber-stamped' to be Labour MP amid Starmer 'lies' row
Ms Abbott is expected to be confirmed as Labour’s candidate for Hackney North and Stoke Newington on Tuesday
Abbott says she 'intends to run' as Labour candidate in North London
Labour contender denies being offered a peerage
Five London commuter seats visited by Sunak to boost Tory support
He has been to Harrow East, Wimbledon, Harpenden & Berkhamsted, Chesham & Amersham, and Milton Keynes Central
Lib-Dems woo Labour backers to 'knock out' Tories from Wimbledon
Lib Dems targeting constituency after Tories won by just 628 votes in 2019
Britain allowing Ukraine 'to hit Russia' with Storm Shadow missiles
Jens Stoltenberg made the remark as America and Germany joined Britain in letting Kyiv use their weapons to strike inside Russia
Abbott 'free' to stand as Labour candidate at election, says Starmer
The party is being gripped by a huge row over whether the veteran MP should be allowed to stand again for Parliament
Nato boss: Time to consider letting Kyiv hit Russia with West weapons
Ukraine has built up an ‘ammunition reserve’ to blunt Russian advances
Opinion poll round-up on day nine of the election campaign
Keir Starmer vows to work with Donald Trump if both win power
Rishi Sunak declined to comment on conviction of former US president in hush money trial
RAF jets bomb Houthi drone centres used to target ships in the Red Sea
Typhoon FGR4s struck buildings at three locations with Paveway IV guided bombs, according to the Ministry of Defence in London
Jeremy Hunt: The Tories will defend Blue Wall brick by brick
EXCLUSIVE: The Chancellor said his Surrey seat is on a ‘knife edge’ as the Liberal Democrats seek to oust him
Sunak challenged over partygate fine by man whose mum died in pandemic
The Prime Minister faced questions over ‘trust’ during a question and answer session at a factory in Buckinghamshire
Stealth tax on income stays until 2028 if Tories re-elected, says Hunt
The Chancellor clashes with Labour’s Rachel Reeves over VAT
Diane Abbott: I'm being barred from standing as a Labour MP
The veteran MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington was given the Labour whip back on Tuesday
Diane Abbott gets whip back but not expected to stand in election
Ms Abbott was an independent MP when Parliament was prorogued on Friday, May 24, ahead of the General Election on July 4
Phil Foden at No10 for England, says Starmer eyeing the same number
EXCLUSIVE: The Labour leader backed the Manchester City star to play just behind Harry Kane at Euro 2024
Starmer: I'll end 'London bashing' and get more homes built if PM
Exclusive interview with the Labour leader on housing, Corbyn, rail fares, climate change, immigration and the Tories