Rachael Burford is Chief Political Correspondent at Evening Standard
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Rachael Burford is Chief Political Correspondent at Evening Standard
Sadiq Khan joins condemnation of Great Israeli Real Estate event
Campaigners have accused the property roadshow of promoting the sale of land in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank
Full list of councils set to postpone May 2026 elections amid huge row
Police were called to a meeting in Redditch after a councillor called a member of the public a Nazi in a fiery debate over delaying polls
Poorest in London's wealthiest borough face big council tax hike
Meanwhile, the wealthiest residents in Kensington and Chelsea will see their council tax double
How much is your council tax going up?
Average households in half of London boroughs are expected to see hikes of over £100
Keir Starmer slams Donald Trump over Chagos Islands comments
The Prime Minister accused the US President of reversing his opinion on the Chagos Islands deal with ‘the express purpose of putting pressure on me and Britain in relation to my values and principles on the future of Greenland’
MI5 ‘cannot eliminate security risks’ as Chinese mega-embassy approved
Local Government Secretary Steve Reed approved the proposals for the complex at Royal Mint Court, opposite the Tower of London
Rachel Reeves hits back at two child benefit changes criticism
Chancellor joins Deputy Labour Leader Lucy Powell on visit to the Felix Project in Ealing to see the work being done by charities helping London families
Visa changes to help UK attract talented foreign workers announced
Rachel Reeves vowed to refund visa fees for some global businesses and speed up the time it takes for a company to qualify as a sponsor of migrant staff
Tower Hamlets council warning: 'Financial management is deteriorating'
Ministers formally intervened in Tower Hamlets council last year when a damning report raised concerns about a ‘toxic’ political culture under elected mayor Lutfur Rahman
Reeves compares Trump’s threat of tariffs to financial impact of Covid
EXCLUSIVE: The Chancellor compared Donald Trump’s threat of tariffs over Greenland to the financial impact of the pandemic and Russia’s war in Ukraine
Who is Andrew Rosindell, London's first Reform MP?
The Romford MP had been top of potential defection lists for many months
London gets first Reform MP as Tory Andrew Rosindell defects
The Romford MP said he spoke to Nigel Farage on Sunday evening and agreed to join his party
Sadiq Khan to raise council tax to help Met Police fight phone thefts
If approved, the plans would be the first time City Hall’s share of average bills has exceed £500 a year
London borough recovers 36 homes worth £2.8m amid fraud crackdown
Croydon Council said it had seized back the properties after stepping up investigations following tip offs from residents
Jenrick attacks Tories as he defects to Reform after dramatic sacking
Nigel Farage unveils former Tory leadership hopeful as new member of Reform in highest profile defection yet to his party
Who is Robert Jenrick? Ex-Tory leadership hopeful sacked by Badenoch
Robert Jenrick has served in Government under four prime ministers in four different roles
Furious backlash grows against cancelling dozens of local elections
The Conservatives, Reform UK and Liberal Democrats have condemned the delays
Starmer 'blowing around like plastic bag in the wind' after 13 U-turns
Kemi Badenoch branded the Labour leader ‘clueless’ after his party appeared poised to water down plans for mandatory digital ID
London council secrecy row erupts with Reform over redacted contracts
'What have you got to hide?’ the party’s Deputy Leader Richard Tice asked one borough in the transparency dispute
£100,000-a-bed Heathrow immigration centre is 'great value' - minister
Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp says the cost of the new contract is ‘madness’
Drivers ordered to pay £6,000 in London council's Blue Badge crackdown
Seven Blue Badge cheats have been hauled into court by Croydon Council with 20 more prosecutions scheduled