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.
Three killed including 17-year-old girl in drone attack on Ukraine
More than 2,520 children have been killed or injured in Putin’s war in Ukraine, United Nations children’s organisation UNICEF has said, with the real death toll likely to be higher that this UN-verified figure
Trump tariffs: UK firms warned to brace for 'big hit' from US levies
Ministers failed to get the US president to agree to a last-minute deal to exempt the UK from tariffs
Public services 'struggling under strain' of illegal immigration, PM
Border minister Dame Angela Eagle admitted record number of small boat crossings may continue into the summer
Record small boat arrivals may continue this summer, admits minister
Dame Angela Eagle says a key bill to reduce the number of crossings will take months to get through Parliament
UK seeks last minute deal to avoid Trump tariffs on car imports to US
The US president’s tariff on cars move came only hours after Britain’s budget watchdog warned the levies could force Chancellor Rachel Reeves to raise taxes or cut spending
Tax rise warning for millions as Reeves refuses to rule out new raid
The Chancellor said to be at the ‘mercy of events’ by not building up a bigger fiscal cushion
Spring Statement 2025: Key points announced by Reeves in Budget update
The Chancellor slashed billions off her spending plans after blows to the public finances
Trump top team 'screwed up' on Yemen strikes group chat leak, says UK
Mike Waltz, Trump’s national security adviser, said he takes ‘full responsibility’ for setting up the group chat that included a journalist along with top US officials
Rachel Reeves needs AI to boost growth, says bank chief
The UK’s economy has been flatlining
'Not appropriate': Labour minister stirs Reeves free O2 tickets row
Greenwich and Woolwich MP Matthew Pennycook said he had never accepted a free ticket for the flagship music venue in east London
No10 won't back Heathrow boss who 'went to bed' in fire crisis
Heathrow CEO Thomas Woldbye delegated the formal decision to close the airport to his deputy in the early hours of Friday, according to reports
Reeves row on O2 free tickets grows as No10 says: 'It's her judgement'
The Chancellor said she and a family member went to see Sabrina Carpenter a couple of weeks ago
Income tax shock: London's bill hits £64 billion a year
The bill for the two regions has jumped above £108 billion a year
Up to 250,000 Russian soldiers killed in Putin's Ukraine war, says UK
The Ministry of Defence stressed this death toll would be Russia’s ‘largest losses since the Second World War’
Trump suggests US could take over Ukrainian nuclear plants
Trump claimed ‘we are very much on track’ for a peace breakthrough in Ukraine after Wednesday’s talks
Trump summit with Putin 'likely' after Russia rejects ceasefire plan
Ukraine’s President Zelensky demands the world block Russia’s attempts to drag out the war following Moscow’s latest attacks
New freeze on income tax thresholds not ruled out by Keir Starmer
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch challenged the PM on tax ahead of next week’s Spring Statement
Putin pauses energy attacks but Ukraine ceasefire hopes on knife edge
Doubts remain over whether the Russian president wants a truce
Badenoch comes under fire from Hague over ditching 2050 net zero goal
Lord Hague warned the Conservatives risk being seen as not ‘serious’ on tackling global warming
NHS England to be abolished as over 9,000 jobs set to be cut
The Prime Minister plans to abolish NHS England to cut bureaucracy and bring the health service under government control, promising better patient care
Putin 'menacing Britain’s skies, waters and streets,' warns Starmer
The Prime Minister stressed there would be a ‘choke hold’ on the UK and other European countries if Putin is not forced to end his Ukraine war