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2026-10-17 · Evening Standard · Politics

Trump waives Russian sanctions as US-Ukraine relationship frays

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2026-10-10 · Evening Standard · Politics

UK pledges to ‘maintain pressure on Russia’ after Trump diesel deal with Moscow

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2026-10-09 · Evening Standard · Politics

UK pledges to ‘maintain pressure on Russia’ after Trump diesel deal with Moscow

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2026-10-05 · Evening Standard · Politics

RAF Fairford ‘safe’ after US withdraws bombers, Downing Street says

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2026-09-22 · The Independent · Politics

UK supporting Saudi Arabia could help keep fuel prices down, minister claims

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2026-09-05 · Evening Standard · Politics

Reform will ‘make mistakes’, says Farage after conference marred by donor row

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2026-09-04 · Evening Standard

🔮 Accepting donations from a foreign company, including donations in kind such as polling, could constitute a criminal offence, and the party has been reported to the police. assertive

2026-09-05 · Evening Standard

🔮 Accepting donations from a foreign company, including donations in kind such as polling, could constitute a criminal offence, and the party has been reported to the police. assertive

2026-09-13 · Evening Standard

🔮 Ms Rayner suggested on Sunday this was due to concerns about “loopholes”, as she left open the possibility that ministers could still introduce a cap. assertive

2026-09-13 · Evening Standard

🔮 UK ministers are understood to be in contact with the US embassy over the incident, which could further strain relations between London and Washington. assertive

2026-09-22 · The Independent

🔮 Should the Bab al-Mandab strait—the sole southern passage to the Suez Canal—also close, international crude supplies would face even greater strain. mixed

2026-09-27 · Evening Standard

🔮 The former defence secretary is expected to argue that the UK cannot return to the coal mines of its past, while setting out a positive economic vision based on modern industry. assertive

2026-09-28 · Evening Standard

🔮 In his speech, the Chancellor announced that Rolls-Royce would invest £300 million in factories in Derby, Bristol, Glasgow and Rotherham, describing the investment as a “new confidence in Britain lit by this Government, driven forward by business”. And he stressed that his first Budget next month would maintain his party’s commitment to fiscal discipline, saying it would also give the public “breathing space” and drive “good growth and jobs in more places”. assertive

2026-09-28 · Evening Standard

🔮 And he will unveil a raft of policies on social care, youth unemployment and public control of utilities – with a pledge to hold an “honest conversation” about tough issues. assertive

2026-09-29 · Evening Standard

🔮 He announced that he would use the UK-EU summit expected later this year to set out what he believed were the “different options” and attempt to find a political consensus on a way forward. assertive

2026-09-30 · Evening Standard

🔮 “So here’s what will change: for the first time, we will take a public health approach to violence against women and girls.” assertive

2026-09-30 · Evening Standard

🔮 “So here’s what will change: for the first time, we will take a public health approach to violence against women and girls.” assertive

2026-10-07 · Evening Standard

🔮 A Reform spokesperson said the party believed the production company involved in the report, Verbatim Investigations, had “acted unlawfully” and said it would take “appropriate legal action in due course”. assertive

2026-10-07 · Evening Standard

🔮 A Reform spokesperson said the party believed the production company involved in the report, Verbatim Investigations, had “acted unlawfully” and said it would take “appropriate legal action in due course”. assertive

2026-10-08 · Evening Standard

🔮 The partnership will involve sharing information and co-ordinating action to monitor, deter and disrupt threats and to develop resilience against threats to critical infrastructure. The two leaders will also convene a UK-Germany regional growth forum, bringing together British and German chief executives and focused on unlocking investment, strengthening industrial partnership and ensuring that the benefits of growth are felt in communities across both countries. assertive

2026-10-09 · Evening Standard

🔮 Mr Maynard is reported to have asked parliamentary colleagues to back a vote of no confidence in the leader. assertive

2026-10-09 · Evening Standard

🔮 Responding to the announcement, a UK Government spokesperson said Britain’s position “could not be clearer”. assertive

2026-10-09 · Evening Standard

🔮 Mr Polanski did not take part in the vote at the conference, and sought to distance himself from it on Friday saying he would only have supported an amended motion. assertive

2026-10-10 · Evening Standard

🔮 Responding to the announcement, a UK Government spokesperson said Britain’s position “could not be clearer”. assertive

2026-10-10 · Evening Standard

🔮 “His focus is on backing British jobs, giving families and businesses breathing space and driving growth in every postcode, and he will set out decisions on October 28.” assertive

2026-10-11 · Evening Standard

🔮 He said policies the Tories have announced, including tackling youth unemployment, will “help people across the country”. assertive

2026-10-12 · Evening Standard

🔮 He will call on all parties to support the Government’s approach in seeking a closer relationship with the EU, arguing such a move could help control immigration and boost growth. mixed

2026-10-12 · Evening Standard

🔮 In a Commons address on Monday, the Prime Minister is expected to reiterate his argument from the Labour Party conference that Brexit has done “more harm than good”. mixed

2026-10-12 · Evening Standard

🔮 In a Commons address on Monday, the Prime Minister is expected to reiterate his argument from the Labour Party conference that Brexit has done “more harm than good”. assertive

2026-10-12 · Evening Standard

🔮 In a Commons address on Monday, the Prime Minister is expected to reiterate his argument from the Labour Party conference that Brexit has done “more harm than good”. assertive

2026-10-13 · Evening Standard

🔮 Lib Dem MP Charlie Maynard quit his frontbench role last week, with reports suggesting the move was intended to trigger a vote of confidence in Sir Ed’s leadership. assertive

2026-10-15 · Evening Standard

🔮 By Wednesday night, reports suggested the speed limit had been partially lifted, but Ukrainian forces were still struggling to intercept Russian attacks. And he criticised the US president’s willingness to strike deals with Russia and apparent admiration for Vladimir Putin, saying: “He speaks about it openly and loudly that he loves such people and he respects such people. “Because for him people who can be leaders 20 years, 30 years, 40 years, it means they can be very strong.” assertive

2026-10-16 · Evening Standard

🔮 That would mean “localised employment support”, similar to the one in England but shaped by the government in Holyrood and not necessarily based on the same mayoral model. assertive

2026-10-16 · Evening Standard

🔮 That would mean “localised employment support”, similar to the one in England but shaped by the government in Holyrood and not necessarily based on the same mayoral model. assertive

2026-10-17 · Evening Standard

🔮 The row has sparked concerns the US may have stopped sharing intelligence with Kyiv, and seen the Ukrainian military’s access to Elon Musk’s Starlink system restricted, inhibiting its ability to intercept Russian drone and missile attacks. assertive

2026-10-17 · Evening Standard

🔮 Lord Peter Ricketts is the latest senior security figure to warn about the threat of “hybrid” attacks by Moscow, saying eventually “people are going to land up being killed somewhere”. And he urged ministers to provide more practical support for Ukraine, dismissing Andy Burnham’s suggestion that the UK could be a “bridge” between Kyiv and Washington after a week that saw relations between the two deteriorate sharply. mixed

2026-10-17 · Evening Standard

🔮 Lord Peter Ricketts is the latest senior security figure to warn about the threat of “hybrid” attacks by Moscow, saying eventually “people are going to land up being killed somewhere”. And he urged ministers to provide more practical support for Ukraine, dismissing Andy Burnham’s suggestion that the UK could be a “bridge” between Kyiv and Washington after a week that saw relations between the two deteriorate sharply. mixed

2026-10-17 · Evening Standard

🔮 But if they want to remain faithful to Islam, then this would be, I would have disagreements, especially with, um, I mean, as far as I understand, (Reform home affairs spokesman) Zia Yusuf is a Muslim… assertive

2026-10-17 · Evening Standard

🔮 She said: “Winter will be more challenging for our NHS this year, after such a heavy summer. assertive

2026-10-18 · Evening Standard

🔮 “So look, of course, we have taken a different view on the issue about the need to keep increasing sanctions, and we will continue with that.” assertive