Nicholas Cecil is Chief Reporter at Evening Standard. A former Political Editor with more than 27 years' experience in the Lobby, Nicholas is highly trusted at Westminster for his authoritative and balanced reporting. Areas of expertise include London, security and intelligence, foreign affairs, defence, economics, health and transport.
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Nicholas Cecil is Chief Reporter at Evening Standard. A former Political Editor with more than 27 years' experience in the Lobby, Nicholas is highly trusted at Westminster for his authoritative and balanced reporting. Areas of expertise include London, security and intelligence, foreign affairs, defence, economics, health and transport.
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Dawn Butler wins GMB backing to be Labour candidate for London Mayor
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Tube strikes cancelled - but Londoners to be hit by two more walkouts
RMT chiefs called off industrial action at the last minute, sparing commuters more travel misery, but also brought forward more strikes
Starmer vows to back Burnham in by-election despite coup threat
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Tube strikes: RMT slammed for rejecting 'best deal' for train drivers
Exclusive: Train drivers’ union Aslef tells its members: ‘The four-day week means you will have working conditions that are as good as, or better than, those on any mainline train company’
Sadiq Khan slams 'Northern Olympics' plan snubbing London sport venues
‘Not including the capital in an Olympics bid would be a missed opportunity’, the Mayor of London is warning
Arrests made in huge police operation as thousands at London protests
Dozens of arrests made as 4,000 officers on duty for pro-Palestine and Tommy Robinson-led rallies in central London
4,000 police in London amid violence fear at Tommy Robinson-led march
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'Death to IDF' chanters face arrest in London protests hate crackdown
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Unite the Kingdom and Nakba 78 marches: Tube, buses and roads affected
Armoured vehicles, armed police, drones and 4,000 police officers are part of an unprecedented public order operation being imposed by the Metropolitan Police
Labour clears path for Burnham's Westminster comeback
Reform UK leader says party will ‘throw absolutely everything at’ the Makerfield by-election
UK ban on 11 'Far Right agitators' to stop violence at London march
Travel bans to stop the 11 individuals attending the Tommy Robinson-led protest
London MPs back Andy Burnham comeback: 'We need best players on pitch'
Brent East MP Dawn Butler stresses Labour needs its ‘best players on the pitch’
Explained: Two rival London rallies happening on FA Cup Final day
Everything we know about the Tommy Robinson-led Unite the Kingdom rally and Nakba 78 counter-demo happening in London on Saturday
Embattled Keir Starmer faces leadership race against Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham says he will seek to become Labour’s candidate in the upcoming Makerfield by-election
How Starmer plunged in 674 days from election win to fight to stay PM
A timeline of the Prime Minister’s spectacular downfall after his landslide general election victory handed him the keys to No10
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