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It is the message Londoners are longing to hear. Sir Keir Starmer vowed today to end the “bashing of London”, instead working “hand-in-glove” with Mayor Sadiq Khan to fix the capital’s housing crisis if his party wins the election.

The Evening Standard's Winter Survival Appeal in partnership with Comic Relief raised more money than any other newspaper appeal in 2023

As is customary at the start of a general election campaign, there is a debate about the debates. Rishi Sunak, 20 points behind in the polls, wants as many of them as possible. Sir Keir Starmer, 20 points ahead, as few.

Future of health service is among main concerns of voters ahead of general election on July 4

With a programme rammed-full of performances, panels and talks, we pick some of this year’s best events

Happily, Gracey’s and Terry’s Cafe are collaborating on a black pudding pizza

What might have been a curtain call for the Government, with inflation falling to 2.3 per cent, was instead greeted with a sharp intake of breath. The markets were hoping for better, with a consensus forming around 2.1 per cent. As a result, a June interest rate cut now appears…

Row erupts over Corporation political leader’s role at company which advises developers

If falling living standards and a spluttering economy were the only objections the public had with the Conservative Party, Rishi Sunak might not be 20 points behind in the polls. But anyone who has tried to secure a GP appointment recently knows that public services, and in particular the National…

Much less is said about the Turkish butcher and his restaurants today

The dancer, 33, has already been accused of using ‘militant’ training methods