The Latest Breaking News from Whitehall

London Pride Parade 2024: All road closures and travel disruptions

The route will begin at Hyde Park Corner and end at Whitehall Place

Evening Standard · Jun 28, 2024

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

The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2024

OPINION - The Standard View: Civil servants should lead by example and get back to the office

It has been almost one year since the World Health Organisation declared the end of Covid-19 as a public health emergency, and nearly two since the last pandemic restrictions in Britain were lifted. Yet saunter around Whitehall and you might be forgiven for thinking it is still late March 2020.

Evening Standard · Apr 16, 2024

OPINION - Conscription is what nobody wants, but Britain is at war in all but name so it’s time for national service

Across the Whitehall and Westminster villages there is no more toxic subject than national service and conscription for the military, and other services. Any revival of national service, which ended in 1959, would be costly and wouldn’t win votes.

Evening Standard · Jan 25, 2024

Metropolitan Police arrest 15 Just Stop Oil activists slow-marching on Whitehall

Metropolitan Police officers cleared the area within five minutes

Evening Standard · Nov 20, 2023

King Charles leads moving Remembrance Day service at Cenotaph as nation honours war dead

A two-minute silence took place across the UK at 11am to commemorate the end of the First World War and other conflicts involving British and Commonwealth forces

The Independent UK · Nov 12, 2023

Watch as King Charles leads Remembrance Sunday ceremony at Cenotaph

Watch as Britain marks Remembrance Sunday at the Cenotaph on Whitehall, commemorating British military service members who died in both World Wars and later conflicts.

The Independent UK · Nov 12, 2023

Rishi Sunak condemns ‘wholly unacceptable’ violence of far-right and ‘Hamas sympathisers’

'The despicable actions of a minority of people undermine those who have chosen to express their views peacefully,' the PM said

Evening Standard · Nov 11, 2023

More than 80 counter-protesters arrested during pro-Palestinian demonstration

MORE than 80 counter-protesters have been arrested as hundreds of thousands of people took part in a pro-Palestinian demonstration in central…

The National (Scotland) · Nov 11, 2023

Counter-protesters arrested during pro-Palestinian demonstration

A total of 82 people were arrested in Tachbrook Street, Pimlico, to ‘prevent a breach of the peace’ as the march passed through the capital.

The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2023