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Holborn by-election: Leading candidates ramp up campaigns in final dash for line in north London

Labour’s Sagal Abdi-Wali is bookies’ favourite but Green activists are trying to pull off a shock victory for party leader Zack Polanski

Evening Standard · 31m ago

OPINION - Lib Dem's Patrick Stillman: Our voters aren't just those that can afford Gail's

Lib Dem Holborn and St Pancras by-election candidate says: ‘We could have very easily not shown up’

Evening Standard · 44m ago

OPINION - Tories' Ewan Cameron slams 'spiteful mansion tax': There's no greater Conservative principle than home ownership

The Conservative candidate for the Holborn and St Pancras by-election vows to fight controversial Labour policy ‘every step of the way’

Evening Standard · 46m ago

Tories pledge to halve employer national insurance for young people

The flat rate would be slashed from 15% to 7.5% for workers aged 21 to 24 at an estimated cost of £2.3 billion, the Conservatives said.

Evening Standard · 7h ago

Badenoch says Tories will ‘battle for soul of nation’ in tax-cutting speech

Kemi Badenoch will warn that ‘something is going to break’ without better growth.

Evening Standard · 7h ago

Detectorist finds his second Bronze Age hoard in two years

Mariusz Stepien discovered the Blyth Hoard in 2022, at a spot just seven miles from where he found the Peebles Hoard in 2020.

Evening Standard · 7h ago

Emma Corrin on backlash for non-binary identity: ‘People always want answers’

Corrin came out as non-binary in 2021.

Evening Standard · 7h ago

44% of homeowners are property ‘traitors’ researching homes in secret – survey

More than a fifth of those looking to buy said they would wait until they were certain about their move before telling those they live with.

Evening Standard · 7h ago

More than a third of Neets living in nine largest cities, research finds

A study has shone light on ‘stark differences’ between areas.

Evening Standard · 7h ago

Watchdog bans first ads for oral weight loss medicines

The ASA said the rulings were part of wider action to tackle irresponsible ads for weight loss medicines.

Evening Standard · 7h ago