Nicholas Cecil is Political Editor of The 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 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
Battle of the bookshop as Westminster council seizes tomes in raid
‘This was a deeply distressing incident,’ says the bookstore’s manager Glenn Smart
Heathrow rival could build and operate third runway in UK 'first'
Government invites potential promoters of another runway at the west London airport to come forward with plans this summer
‘We've no plans to attack Britain,' say Russian London diplomats
The Strategic Defence Review mentions Russia 33 times and tells of the ‘immediate and pressing threat’ posed by Putin’s regime
Ukraine 'hits bridge from Crimea to Russia with 1,100kg of explosives'
The vast bridge has come under repeated attack by Kyiv forces
Russia wants 'victory' over Ukraine not compromise peace - Putin ally
Senior Russian security official Dmitry Medvedev also vows ‘retribution’ for Kyiv’s attacks on strategic bomber bases
'We must prepare for conflict,' says PM to defend against Putin attack
Launching the Strategic Defence Review in Glasgow, the Prime Minister said it was a ‘moment of danger and threat for our country’
London bosses slam 'misguided' plan for levy on foreign student fees
They are also calling for more investment to tackle the capital’s housing crisis
London airspace shake-up to pave way for Heathrow third runway
The reforms could later lead to flying taxis and more use of drones over the capital and other parts of Britain
'Chunky tax rises' needed to pay to make UK 'war ready,' warns IFS
Sir Keir Starmer launched the Strategic Defence Review amid lingering questions about the amount of money committed to military spending
Migrant crossings could hit 50,000 as French police pressured to act
Armed Forces Minister Luke Pollard said the government wants to see ‘French police take more action’
'Nazi' row: Attorney General regrets 'clumsy' language in ECHR speech
Shadow paymaster general Richard Holden said Lord Hermer’s isn’t ‘fit to be our Attorney General’
Donald Trump accuses China of ‘totally violating’ US tariffs deal
Trade talks between Washington and Beijing were said to be a ‘bit stalled’
Royal Marines seize £30m of drugs in raid on dhow in Arabian Sea
A sniper oversaw the swoop on the vessel as two boarding parties stormed towards it
Russia and US in 'WW3' row as Putin masses 50k troops near Ukraine
The US president has accused the Russian leader of ‘playing with fire’ after days of heavy air attacks on Ukrainian cities
Nigel Farage could 'definitely' become PM, says Dominic Cummings
But the mastermind behind the Brexit campaign says Reform must become more than ‘Nigel and an iPhone’
Farage 'fantasy economics' as Reform claims £225bn savings on net zero
He is calling for the scrapping of the two-child benefit cap and restoring the winter fuel payment to all pensioners
UK backs Germany over letting Ukraine fire weapons from West at Russia
Germany’s new Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday that Berlin and other major allies are no longer imposing any range restrictions on weapons supplied to Kyiv
Economic recovery 'under way' in UK and set to speed up, says IMF
The Washington-based think tank nudged up its growth forecast for the UK this year from 1.1% in April to 1.2%
UK slams Netanyahu's 'wrong side of humanity' claim after DC shootings
Armed forces minister Luke Pollard flatly rejected the accusations made by Israel’s Prime Minister
'Rush' to buy Easter eggs fuels biggest retail sales jump for 4 years
Overall retail sales volumes increased by 1.2% in April, says the ONS