Rachael Burford

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Rachael Burford is Chief Political Correspondent at the Evening Standard.

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<p>Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Olney </p>
Politics

Eight in ten burglaries go unsolved in London, data reveals

Richmond was the worst hit borough with no suspect charged in almost nine out of ten burglaries

28 May 2024
<p>Rishi Sunak giving a press conference at Downing Street on Monday</p>
LIVE

Rwanda showdown begins as Rishi Sunak says flights 'will leave'

MPs have begun debating the Lords’ amendments and the parliamentary back-and-forth is set to go on late into evening

23 Apr 2024
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Politics

London delis warn Brexit rules hitting business

Panzer's delicatessen in St John’s Wood has lost 37 suppliers from the European Union since Britain left the single market in 2021

23 Apr 2024
<p>Rishi Sunak and Ukrainian President Zelensky</p>
Politics

Rishi Sunak pledges record Ukraine military aid package

The PM said: ‘Defending Ukraine against Russia's brutal ambitions is vital for our security and for all of Europe’

22 Apr 2024
<p>Stephen Lawrence</p>
Politics

External police will review new evidence in Stephen Lawrence case

City Hall said Sadiq Khan was keen to see a police force which “commands the Lawrence family’s confidence” involved in the case

22 Apr 2024
<p>Scotland Yard said the investigation was ‘extremely complex’</p>
Crime

Parliamentary aide one of two men charged with spying for China

Christopher Berry, 32, of Witney, and Christopher Cash, 29, of Whitechapel, are accused of breaching the Official Secrets Act

22 Apr 2024
<p>Football fans in Trafalgar Square </p>
Politics

London football party zones plan for Champions League final

EXCLUSIVE: GLA applies to close central London roads for the Champions League Festival amid warnings over repeat of drunken Euros chaos

22 Apr 2024
<p>Labour has said the allegations against Mark Menzies warrant a police investigation</p>
Politics

Police 'reviewing letter' about Tory MP Mark Menzies amid scandal

Lancashire Police says it is in the ‘process of reviewing available information in more detail’

19 Apr 2024
<p>Rishi Sunak speaking on Friday morning </p>
Politics

Sick note culture: Rishi Sunak vows to get fit people back to work

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak gave major speech in London on welfare reform as benefits bill ‘reaches £69billion’

19 Apr 2024
<p>Artist impression of the new Oxford Street food court</p>
Politics

Oxford Street food market given green light in war on candy stores

More than a dozen restaurants will set up in the former Evans’ store near Marble Arch

18 Apr 2024
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Politics

Home Office announces crackdown on visa abuse with Vietnam

Officials said the agreement will ‘increase intelligence-sharing to tackle visa abuse’

18 Apr 2024
<p>Rishi Sunak made ‘stopping the boats’ one of his key policies</p>
Politics

Rishi Sunak’s flagship Rwanda Bill hit by new delay as peers dig in

Four amendments to the controversial legislation, inserted by the House of Lords on Tuesday, were rejected by MPs

17 Apr 2024
<p>The Rwanda Bill seeks to clear the way to send asylum seekers who cross the Channel on a one-way flight to the African nation</p>
Politics

Rwanda flights 'to take off in Spring despite Lords row'

There are ‘many definitions of spring’ a minister said when pressed about a timeline for getting planes to Rwanda

17 Apr 2024
<p>Evening Standard Front Page Cartoon</p>
London

At least another five years before Hammersmith Bridge reopens to cars

The Grade II* listed crossing was hurriedly closed to vehicles five years ago

11 Apr 2024
<p>Eugenia Morales (right) wants to join her husband Connor White in England</p>
Politics

'Totally impossible' new family visa rules come into force in UK

From Thursday Britons will need to earn at least £29,000 a year to sponsor a loved one to live in the UK

11 Apr 2024
<p>Wilma Brown with Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer</p>
Politics

Labour suspends general election candidate over racism row

Wilma Brown appears to have shared offensive posts, including one which branded Scottish leader Humza Yousaf the ‘first minister of Gaza’

10 Apr 2024