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OPINION - The Standard View: London's mayoral contest is looking much closer

The mayoral election, which to date seemed a drearily foregone conclusion, is looking like more of a real contest. Conservative contender Susan Hall is closing the gap with Sadiq Khan, according to a poll which suggests the Labour Mayor is just 13 points ahead of her. This is still a…

Evening Standard

London commuter belt to benefit from TfL-style 'best-price guarantee' fares under Labour rail plan

‘Bold reforms’ would see most passenger services renationalised within five years under Labour’s ‘Great British Railways’ plan

Evening Standard

Humza Yousaf puts SNP on election footing after coalition with Greens collapses

Scottish first minister says scrapping power-sharing deal ‘marks a new beginning for the SNP government’

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Ex-Post Office executive says she does not recall email telling her Horizon terminals could be remotely accessed – as it happened

Angela van den Bogerd says she forgot about email in 2010 saying cash balances in post office operators’ accounts could be remotely accessed

The Guardian - UK

Frank Field saw benefit in the Lib Dems. In this election year, Labour would be wise to do the same

The late elder statesman understood the need for a progressive realignment of British politics. That prize shouldn’t be lost, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK

Labour promises rail nationalisation within five years of coming to power

Party pledges to bring all passenger rail – but not rolling stock – into public ownership as contracts with train operators expire

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s plans for Great British Railways all but set up by Tory government

Renationalisation announced by shadow transport secretary, Louise Haigh, comes as most network contracts near expiry

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Down, down, deeper and Dowden: how can Rishi’s stand-in be so useless?

The two deputies had another chance to trade blows but it was a one-sided contest, as Angela Rayner went in for the kill

The Guardian - UK

Lord Field of Birkenhead obituary

MP for Birkenhead for 40 years and former Labour minister who was asked to ‘think the unthinkable’ about welfare reform

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Do Labour realise they're in their honeymoon period already? It won't last

Screw the Ming vase, Keir. If you can’t enjoy 20-point leads — and that’s on a bad day — then you have no business being in politics. We get it, power is the point (a concept that must be patiently re-explained to Labour Party members every general election defeat). Yes,…

Evening Standard

Sunak claims defence spending plan won’t affect government’s ability to cut taxes – as it happened

Prime minister gives joint press conference with Olaf Scholz and denies misleading people over spending plans

The Guardian - UK

Grant Shapps claims tax cuts still possible despite huge splurge on defence spending

Defence Secretary says the £75bn hike can be paid for partly through 72,000 cuts to Civil Service jobs

Evening Standard

N. Ireland Unionist Ex-leader In Court Over Sex Charges

Jeffrey Donaldson, the former leader of Northern Ireland's main pro-UK unionist party appears in court on Wednesday over alleged sex offences that have rocked the region's politics.

International Business Times

OPINION - Look at our spiralling benefits bill and tell me that we can go on like this

Talk to anyone in London these days and people all seem to agree that it has become almost impossible to translate hard work into any kind of financial progress.

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Rude, patronising and out of his depth, Minister Mikey ticks all the boxes

Michael Tomlinson’s efforts to defend Rwanda bill show how well suited he is to be part of the new moronocracy

The Guardian - UK

Police clash with St George’s Day protesters at central London rally

Far-right supporters among those believed to be attending march on Whitehall, with at least six arrests made

Evening Standard

London mayoral elections: What are the candidates' plans for public transport?

The mayoral candidates plans for London transport at a glance

The Guardian - UK

It’s clearer than ever that Brexit has failed – let’s not inflict its miseries on young people

A scheme to allow British under-30s to live and work in the EU has been flatly rejected. Why punish them for older voters’ mistakes, asks Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

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Was it Angela Rayner who was fined millions by HMRC? No, that was a Tory

The man who reported Labour’s deputy to the police can’t even say what he was complaining about. Meanwhile, there’s no getting away from the Conservatives’ scandals, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Hunt’s scope for tax cuts hit by higher-than-expected borrowing

Government borrowed £120.7bn in the last financial year, with just under £12bn in March

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan pledges £3m for 'gangbusters' high street crime crackdown and pilot scheme to tackle phone theft

The mayor’s announcements come as Tory candidate Susan Hall criticises the mayor for failures in policing and for having lost ‘control of our streets’

Evening Standard

Susan Hall election campaign van breaches Ulez rules

Van found by the Standard to be liable for the £12.50-a-day Ulez because it breaches the clean air zone's exhaust emission rules

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Labour are ahead in the polls, but have they won hearts and minds? These charts suggest not

There are signs the party’s polling lead is a bit soft. But with the Tories trailing in leadership and economy, experts are not sure it will matter

Evening Standard

Tories don't deserve criticism for handling of disgraced MP Mark Menzies, says Cabinet minister

Deputy Foreign Secretary Andrew Mitchell: ‘We tried to get the balance right’

Evening Standard

Susan Hall unveils mayoral election manifesto with Tory candidate promising to scrap Ulez and tackle crime

Conservative candidate also promising more family homes, free school lunches and fares freeze ‘as long as economic conditions allow’

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