Rachael Burford

Chief Political Correspondent

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Rachael Burford is Chief Political Correspondent at the Evening Standard.

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Rachael Burford is Chief Political Correspondent at the Evening Standard.

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Starmer says no Rwanda flight will take off during Labour government

Border Security Command would be an ‘elite force, not a Cinderella service’ Sir Keir Starmer said

10 May 2024
<p>A three hour long Westminster Hall debate will begin on Monday</p>
Politics

New UK visa scheme to be debate by MPs after Gaza petition

A petition demanding a visa route for displaced Palestinians received more than 100,000 signatures

10 May 2024
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'Not fit to serve': Scale of crisis facing Met Police revealed

Staff shortages make implementing requirements in the Casey Review and bringing down sex assault all but impossible

10 May 2024
<p>Ed Gamble has changed his tour poster after it fell foul of TfL healthy eating rules</p>
Politics

TfL-style junk food ad bans may be rolled out across UK under Labour

A ban on junk food advertising across London's entire public transport network came into force in 2019

9 May 2024
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Sunak tells uni chiefs: No place for hate on campus amid Gaza protests

Education Secretary Gillian Keegan said some vice-chancellors were already taking sufficient action but others were struggling to deal with the demonstrations

9 May 2024
<p>London MP Kate Osamor who got back the Labour whip after a row over a Gaza war social media post</p>
Politics

London MP Kate Osamor gets back Labour whip after Gaza comments

The move piles pressure on Sir Keir Starmer to do the same for veteran MP Diane Abbott

8 May 2024
<p>Dover MP Natalie Elphicke with Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer</p>
Politics

Tory MP Natalie Elphicke defects to Labour moments before PMQs

Dover MP Natalie Elphicke said the PM ‘cannot be trusted’ on border security or the small boats crisis

8 May 2024
<p>Protesters gatherin Trafalgar Square</p>
Politics

Gaza protests in London cost Met police £40m as more than 300 arrested

The cost of policing pro-Palestinian and Israeli protests in the capital has reached north of £40million

8 May 2024
<p>Monty Panesar outside parliament</p>
Politics

Monty Panesar drops plan to run as London MP for George Galloway party

The former international cricketer was planning to contest Ealing Southall

8 May 2024
<p>Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves</p>
Politics

Labour will 'win back trust' of Muslim voters, says Rachel Reeves

‘I regret whenever someone decides that they can’t bring themselves to vote for Labour, and we will seek to rebuild the trust of those communities’

7 May 2024
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London mayor election: Key areas to watch as capital holds its breath

Counting in the London mayoral and assembly elections will begin on Saturday morning

4 May 2024
<p>Left: Labour mayor Sadiq Khan with his wife Saadiya on election day. Right: Tory mayoral candidate Susan Hall</p>
Politics

London election: Results show Ulez still problem for Sadiq Khan

The Conservatives won council by-elections in Hillingdon, Sutton and Wandsworth

4 May 2024
<p>Conservative MP Tom Hunt</p>
Politics

Tory MP blames dyspraxia for losing photo ID he needed to vote

Ipswich MP Tom Hunt said people mocking him online for the error were "persecuting" him and warned them to be "very careful with their words”

2 May 2024
<p>Pro Palestine protesters took over the library at Goldsmiths university </p>
Politics

London students occupy library as US Gaza protests spread across UK

Slogans on posters outside the London university building read ‘Shut Down 4 Palestine’ and, controversially, ‘From The River to the Sea’

2 May 2024
<p>Rats exploring bins near the Royal London Hospital in Tower Hamlets</p>
Politics

Calls for London 'rat czar' to tackle rodents feasting on fatbergs

Experts say the vermin are ballooning in size as they feast on fatbergs in the capital's sewers

2 May 2024
<p>First people detained for deportation to Rwanda</p>
Politics

First people marked for Rwanda deportation detained by Home Office

A series of operations took place across the country this week, with more activity due to be carried out in the coming weeks, the department said

1 May 2024
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Politics

Rishi Sunak dodges question on racism in Tory-run Ulez Facebook groups

During Prime Minister's Questions Rishi Sunak was asked if he would investigate Susan Hall’s membership of the pages

1 May 2024
<p>Protests in Westminster on Wednesday May 1</p>
Politics

Three arrests as Pro-Palestine protesters hold May Day demonstrations

Pro-Palestinian protesters gathered outside the Department of Business and Trade to demand an end to arms sales to Israel

1 May 2024
<p>Susan Hall, Conservative candidate for Mayor of London</p>
London

Susan Hall and Sadiq Khan clash as mayor battle enters final 48 hours

Candidates row over leaked Hall comments on Met Police

30 Apr 2024