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.
London students in 'danger to health' flat win £20k rent from landlord
A residential property tribunal ruled in their favour after they sought a rent repayment order in the row over a £1.2 million flat near Hyde Park
Badenoch swipe at Farage and Starmer's Reeves 'woman problem'
The Tory leader also admitted mistakes by the last Conservative governments over Brexit and immigration
'Punching' ex-Labour MP faces jail in by-election threat for Starmer
A judge warned the MP for Runcorn and Helsby that he was considering a prison sentence among the range of options for the assault offence
Putin army explosives factory 'attacked deep inside Russia'
The armament plant is in the Tambov region hundreds of miles from the border with Ukraine
Interest rates 'to be cut within weeks' after weak GDP figures
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee is expected to cut interest rates in early February
Visa plea for US citizens desperate to flee Donald Trump's America
The Prime Minister was asked in Parliament to ensure there is a visa scheme for American business chiefs and other high-flyers to come to Britain
Minister signals public spending cuts to fund bid to revive growth
Cabinet ministers will have to meet face-to-face to come up with departmental savings to fund the Government’s priorities
'Don't panic,' Reeves urged after Pound's fall and borrowing cost rise
The Chancellor earlier rejected calls to pull out of a trip to China to deal with economic woes in the UK
UK bans import of German fresh bratwurst to stop foot and mouth
The restriction also applies to products from these animals
Ukraine fired UK missiles at Russia, says Moscow vowing retaliation
Factories were reportedly damaged in at least three cities
Mortgage rates edge up after Government borrowing costs soar
But they are not rising as sharply as after Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng’s 2022 ‘mini-Budget’
Bosses 'downbeat on UK economy but half back own firms to prosper'
Inflation continued to be the ‘primary concern’ for businesses in the capital at the end of last year
Starmer backs Reeves as pound tumbles and borrowing costs leap again
No10 said Chancellor will remain until the next election as pressure mounts on her amid the economic problems facing Britain
Starmer backs Reeves as he claims AI can double productivity in years
The PM claimed the Chancellor was doing a ‘fantastic job’ despite the controversy over her Budget and the Pound’s drop in value
Pension schemes 'can cope' with Pound's fall and borrowing cost rise
Sterling fell to a fresh 14-month low on Monday
Firefighters take 5 days to stop blaze at Putin nuclear bombers' depot
Ukraine and Russia have dramatically ramped up use of drones in Putin’s war launched in February 2022
Pound slumps to 14-month low as Reeves criticised for China trip
Sir John Gieve, former Deputy Governor at the Bank of England, said the Chancellor may have to hike taxes or impose some ‘very severe reductions and squeezes’ on public services
Spending less time on X has improved my mental health, says Lisa Nandy
The Cabinet minister said that reducing her time on Twitter meant she also better understood ‘what really matters to the country’
Eurostar trains should stop in Kent to help ease Brexit harm, says PM
Eurostar is also being urged to cut ticket prices as the cost of using the HS1 high speed line is reduced
Mortgages 'to rise' after Pound hits year low and borrowing costs soar
The Chancellor may have to scale back public spending or raise taxes again, economists are warning
Reeves urged to scrap China trip as Pound falls and borrowing cost up
But Treasury minister Darren Jones defended the Chancellor’s foreign trip