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.
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.

A staggering 96% of Londoners hailed eating out in the capital as ‘good’ or ‘amazing,’ according to the new culinary survey

Professor Sir John Curtice cast doubt on whether Zack Polanski’s Green Party will make a ‘big breakthrough’ in the capital in the May 7 local elections

Average time to sell a home in the capital has risen by almost a week, according to property website Zoopla

City Hall research highlighted that jobs at ‘high exposure’ to artificial intelligence included admin roles, brokers, payroll managers and bookkeepers

‘We go into these elections with our tails up. You will be surprised how well Liberal Democrats do in London,’ Sir Ed Davey tells Evening Standard

‘Labour doesn't win elections very often. Let's not squander this opportunity to change the country for the better,’ says Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds

Zack Polanski’s Green Party is neck-and-neck with Labour in the north London borough, according to new poll

Once completed, workers, shoppers and diners will enjoy stunning views, some from open-plan garden terraces, over the Thames and Tower Bridge

How private renters are paying extortionate prices to live in small, overcrowded, and often poor-quality homes

More than 20 people have been arrested after a series of arson incidents at Jewish-linked venues in the capital

Rival parties slammed the idea that Reform UK would best represent mothers in the capital

More riot police will be deployed on French beaches to try to prevent tens of thousands of migrants heading to Britain this year

EXCLUSIVE: How the capital’s workforce has been hit by tax rises, the Covid pandemic, wars and now faces artificial intelligence turmoil

Scotland Yard has stepped up action against shoplifting as the number of cases has surged

The Greens could top the vote share in four boroughs and Reform in three, according to the YouGov survey

The failure to stop the ‘small boats’ crisis is a ‘real and active threat’ to national security, says Reform UK’s home affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf

Sir Keir Starmer was facing a grilling at Prime Minister’s Questions over the Mandelson vetting storm

Inflation jumped from 3% in February to 3.3% in March

‘There is a desire for radical change and deep concerns over the cost of living,’ says Keiran Pedley, Director of Politics at Ipsos UK

Sacked foreign office boss Robbins accused Downing Street of a ‘dismissive approach’ to vetting Peter Mandelson and claimed Lord Matthew Doyle, who was handed a peerage despite links to a convicted sex offender, had been considered for an ambassadorship

London Underground strike started at midday on Tuesday - with another 24-hour walkout happening on Thursday