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Sunday, January 18, 2026 4:40 PM ET

Evening Standard - Politics

Who has defected to Reform UK from the Conservatives and why?

11 minutes ago

London gets first Reform MP as Tory Andrew Rosindell defects

25 minutes ago

Starmer tells Trump it is 'wrong' to apply tariffs to allies over Greenland

2 hours ago

London firms hit with £6.7m of illegal worker fines in just six months

13 hours ago

Reform leader in Scotland says independence vote should be postponed for 10 years

2 hours ago

Hillsborough Law amendment pulled amid fears over opt-out for spies

3 hours ago

Tariff threat risks 'dangerous downward spiral', UK and affected countries warn

7 hours ago

Slowdown in rising cost-of-living set for December pause, say economists

5 hours ago

Ex-prison governor says there are 'no women's prisons in Scotland'

6 hours ago

'Sovereignty of Greenland and Denmark cannot be violated' – Irish premier

6 hours ago

More likely we win next general election with Jenrick at Reform – Zia Yusuf

10 hours ago

UK position on Greenland non-negotiable, Nandy says, amid Trump threat

10 hours ago

Open University transformation 'to Northern Ireland's third university' hailed

9 hours ago

Security services will not be 'exempt' from Hillsborough Law, says Nandy

10 hours ago

John Swinney does not expect Sir Keir Starmer to still be in office at Christmas

10 hours ago

Irish Foreign Affairs Minister brands US tariffs plan 'completely unacceptable'

10 hours ago

Starmer and European leaders angry at Trump plan to apply tariffs over Greenland

21 hours ago

Jenrick's defection strategy calls him 'new sheriff in town' – reports

22 hours ago

Kemi Badenoch joins protesters calling for Government to stop China mega-embassy

22 hours ago

Starmer: Trump tariffs over Greenland 'wrong' and UK 'pursuing this' with US

1 day ago

Politicians criticise Trump's plan to hit UK with tariffs over Greenland

1 day ago

Shadow London minister Gareth Bacon: 'zero chance' I defect to Reform

1 day ago

John Swinney: SNP Holyrood majority would warrant second independence referendum

1 day ago

Israel appears concerned over membership of Trump's committee to rebuild Gaza

1 day ago

Trump says UK will be hit by tariffs until US reaches deal to buy Greenland

1 day ago

Kemi Badenoch dismisses Reform's May defection deadline for Tories

1 day ago

Ministers 'ready to quit' over scrapping of jury trials

1 day ago

Spy opt-out in Hillsborough Law amendment 'too broad', northern mayors warn

1 day ago

Tony Blair 'honoured' to be part of Donald Trump's efforts to rebuild Gaza

1 day ago

Blair 'honoured' after appointment to Trump's Gaza 'Board of Peace'

1 day ago

Employers told to look at single-sex space policies after nurses' tribunal

1 day ago

NHS says it 'absolutely recognises need' for revised single-sex spaces guidance

1 day ago

Labour government in Scotland would pose 'threat to jobs', SNP claims

1 day ago

Badenoch insists 'Britain is not broken' in rebuke of defector Jenrick

1 day ago

Streeting allies call for unity amid reports Cabinet colleagues want him sacked

2 days ago

Badenoch refuses pact with Reform 'liars' after Jenrick defection

2 days ago

Ex-West Midlands Police chief could still face conduct probe despite retirement

2 days ago

Britain and Ukraine stand 'shoulder to shoulder', Lammy says on Kyiv visit

2 days ago

Government issued contempt of court warning over Sturgeon investigation ruling

2 days ago

West Midlands Police chief to retire after Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban criticism

2 days ago

Fact check: Government received data on sector impact of revaluations

2 days ago

Tory MP blasts Jenrick as 'man of no principles' amid Reform defection

2 days ago

Court rejects Biffa's £50m compensation bid over failed deposit return scheme

2 days ago

West Midlands police boss 'due to retire' amid Maccabi fan ban fallout

2 days ago

Fact check: Iran protests and AI-generated 'MPs'

2 days ago

Labour 'out of step' on oil and gas, says Badenoch as poll shows support

2 days ago

Sadiq Khan: Labour will lose seats in May's London borough elections

2 days ago

Exclusive: Laila Cunningham says women in burkas need to be searched

2 days ago

Minister's warning as Farage teases Labour defection to Reform

2 days ago

Robert Jenrick: My defection to Reform 'united the right'

2 days ago

Nigel Farage duped into tribute to Lostprophets paedophile Ian Watkins

2 days ago

Farage has done my spring cleaning, says Badenoch after Jenrick defection

2 days ago

Kemi Badenoch hails Russell Findlay as 'best person' to be first minister

2 days ago

How much is your council tax going up?

2 days ago

'I'm not mucky middle class,' says Labour's deputy leader Lucy Powell

2 days ago

No action against Reform councillor over threat to punch colleague 'in the jaw'

2 days ago

Robert Jenrick's successor says public 'sick of backstabbing' after defection

2 days ago

Blasphemy laws 'will never happen' says minister amid Islamophobia row

2 days ago

Kemi Badenoch bids to steady Tories after Robert Jenrick's defection to Reform

2 days ago

Reform UK: All the politicians who have defected

2 days ago