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.
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
China and Russia may try to interfere in UK poll - warning
Parliament’s national security strategy committee also warned of growing threat from ‘deep fake’ attacks
Giraffes and lions in London bill passed after no monkey business
The Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill aims to secure London Zoo’s future in Regent’s Park
Sunak Rwanda plan disarray as '10,000 migrants cross Channel in boats'
The Tories and Labour are making immigration a key issue for the general election
John Redwood 'Vulcan' carrier of Thatcherite torch off to new universe
The former Cabinet minister, who was nicknamed ‘Vulcan‘ because of an alleged passing resemblance to Star Trek’s Mr Spock, said: ‘I have other things I wish to do’
Starmer refuses to bow to Tory calls for six TV debates with Sunak
Rishi Sunak said there were big issues at stake in the General Election as he pushed for weekly debates
Rishi Sunak hit by exodus of Tory MPs on hectic first day of campaign
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has embarked on a two-day whistlestop trip taking in all four nations of the UK