Nicholas Cecil

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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.... MORE

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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.

<p>Tory Bob Blackman who is being challenged by Labour’s Primesh Patel to be the next MP for Harrow East</p>
Politics
10m

General Election London seats: Who will be my MP in....Harrow East?

Evening Standard analysis of key seats in London for the July 4 General Election

12 Jun 2024
<p>Steve Tuckwell, left, Tory candidate for Uxbridge and South Ruislip and Labour contender Danny Beales, right</p>
Politics
13m

General Election London: Who will be MP in Uxbridge and South Ruislip?

Evening Standard analysis of key seats in London for the July 4 General Election

12 Jun 2024
<p>Tory Chris Philp and Labour’s Ben Taylor vying to be the next MP for Croydon South</p>
Politics
17m

General Election London seats: Who will be my MP in....Croydon South?

Evening Standard analysis of key seats in London for the July 4 General Election

12 Jun 2024
<p>Tory Felicity Buchan who is being challenged by Labour’s Joe Powell for the new seat of Kensington and Bayswater</p>
Politics
18m

General Election London: Who will be my MP in Kensington and Bayswater

Evening Standard analysis of key seats in London for the July 4 General Election

12 Jun 2024
<p>Conservative Tim Barnes and Labour’s Rachel Blake vying to be the next MP for the Cities of London and Westminster</p>
Politics
19m

General Election: Who will be MP in Cities of London and Westminster?

Evening Standard analysis of key seats in London for the July 4 General Election

12 Jun 2024
<p>Conservative Greg Hands, Labour’s Ben Coleman and Liberal Democrat Blaise Maxime Pascal Baquiche are vying to be the next MP for Chelsea and Fulham</p>
Politics
22m

General Election London: Who will be my MP...in Chelsea and Fulham?

Evening Standard analysis of key seats in London for the July 4 General Election

12 Jun 2024
<p>Lib Dem Munira Wilson is being challenged by Conservative Jonathan Hulley to be MP for Twickenham</p>
Politics
23m

General Election London seats: Who will be my MP in....Twickenham?

Evening Standard analysis of key seats in London for the July 4 General Election

12 Jun 2024
<p>Lib Dem Sarah Olney and Conservative Sara Gezdari who are in the contest to be the next MP for Richmond Park</p>
Politics
23m

General Election London seats: Who will be my MP in....Richmond Park?

Evening Standard analysis of key seats in London for the July 4 General Election

12 Jun 2024
<p>Liberal Democrats leader Sir Ed Davey</p>
Politics
24m

General Election London: Who will be my MP in Kingston and Surbiton?

Evening Standard analysis of key seats in London for the July 4 General Election

12 Jun 2024
<p>Conservative Tom Drummond and Lib Dem Luke Taylor who are vying to be the next MP for Sutton and Cheam</p>
Politics
24m

General Election London seats: Who will be my MP in...Sutton and Cheam

Evening Standard analysis of key seats in London for the July 4 General Election

12 Jun 2024
<p>Conservative Elliot Colburn and Lib Dem Bobby Dean are vying to be the next MP for Carshalton and Wallington</p>
Politics
25m

General Election London: Who will be MP in Carshalton and Wallington?

Evening Standard analysis of key seats in London for the July 4 General Election

12 Jun 2024
<p>Labour’s Eleanor Stringer, Conservative Danielle Dunfield-Prayero, and Liberal Democrat Paul Kohler battling it out to be the next MP for Wimbledon</p>
Politics
26m

General Election London seats: Who will be my MP in Wimbledon?

Evening Standard analysis of key seats in London for the July 4 General Election

12 Jun 2024
<p>Defence Secretary Grant Shapps urges voters not to give Labour a ‘super majority’ in sign that the Tories are already almost admitting defeat</p>
Politics
55m

Don't give Starmer 'super majority,' says minister as Tories face loss

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps argued if Labour gets a majority ‘of the size of Blairs or even bigger’ it would place Britain in a ‘dangerous place’

12 Jun 2024
<p>Nigel Farage led the Brexit campaign and now Leave voters have turned against UK government system after failure to deliver promises on immigration and the economy</p>
Politics

Brexit betrayal: Leavers turn against government over broken promises

Leave support...has basically gone back to being extremely doubtful about our politicians, says polling expert Sir John Curtice

12 Jun 2024
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Politics

Tory manifesto: Rishi Sunak's gamble on tax cuts 'problematic'

The Institute for Fiscal Studies says the Tories are ruling out council tax and capital gains tax changes when ‘frankly there needs to reform’

11 Jun 2024
<p>Conservative Peter Fortune who is vying against Labour’s Oana Olaru-Holmes to be the MP for the new constituency of Bromley and Biggin Hill</p>
Politics

General Election London seats: Who will be Bromley and Biggin Hill MP?

Evening Standard analysis of key seats in London for the July 4 General Election

11 Jun 2024
<p>Conservative Ameet Jogia who is vying with Labour’s David Pinto-Duschinsky to be the next MP for Hendon</p>
Politics

General Election 2024 London seats: Who will be my MP in Hendon?

Evening Standard analysis of key seats in London for the July 4 General Election

11 Jun 2024
<p>Rishi Sunak appearing in a Panorama interview with Nick Robinson </p>
Politics

Sunak tax-cut manifesto a crunch day for Tories after D-Day blunder

He is pledging more tax cuts and help for first-time buyers

11 Jun 2024
<p>Liberal Democrats leader Sir Ed Davey speaking at a rally outside Morrison’s supermarket in Wimbledon</p>
Politics

General Election London: Lib Dem battle against Tories for three seats

The Liberal Democrats are targeting Wimbledon, Carshalton and Wallington and Sutton and Cheam to rebuild their south west London stronghold

10 Jun 2024
<p>Eye-popping rollercoaster ride for Sir Ed Davey in his latest general election stunt after launching the Lib Dem election manifesto</p>
Politics

Ed Davey eye-popping rollercoaster ride after Lib Dem manifesto launch

He first grabbed the media spotlight by falling off a paddleboard on Lake Windermere

10 Jun 2024