Nicholas Cecil

@nicholascecil

Political Editor Evening Standard, A Week's A Long Time In Westminster podcast [email protected]

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Joined March 2010

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Nicholas Cecil@nicholascecil · 8 h

Sir Sadiq Khan calls for UK to immediately recognise Palestinian state amid warnings of starving children in Gaza standard.co.uk/news/politics/…

nicholascecil's tweet card. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said ‘starvation is knocking on every door’

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Nicholas Cecil@nicholascecil · 10 h

'Horror show in Gaza' as more than 100 aid agencies warn of 'mass starvation' in strip besieged by Israel standard.co.uk/news/politics/…

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Nicholas Cecil@nicholascecil · Jul 22

‘It’s entirely unacceptable for children to be in quite the need that they are in and certainly for children to be shot and killed as they wait for food,’ says Foreign Secretary @DavidLammy standard.co.uk/news/politics/…

nicholascecil's tweet card. ‘It’s entirely unacceptable for children to be in quite the need that they are in and certainly for children to be shot and killed as they wait for food,’ says the Foreign Secretary

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Nicholas Cecil@nicholascecil · Jul 22

'Grimmest captivity on the planet' being inflicted by Israel on millions of Gazans, says Foreign Secretary @DavidLammy standard.co.uk/news/politics/…

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Nicholas Cecil@nicholascecil · Jul 18

'Climate change doesn't exist,' says Reform UK mayor Andrea Jenkyns despite third heatwave of summer standard.co.uk/news/politics/…

nicholascecil's tweet card. Her comments came as the East and West Midlands became the latest areas of England to fall into drought as the country struggles with the driest start to the year since 1976

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Nicholas Cecil@nicholascecil · Jul 17

16-year-olds to vote at General Election in reforms which could backfire on Labour standard.co.uk/news/politics/…

nicholascecil's tweet card. Controversial voter ID requirements will also be radically watered down so people only need to have their bank card to be able to take part in elections

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Nicholas Cecil@nicholascecil · Jul 14

Income tax threshold freeze for millions beyond 2028 left on table by Treasury minister Darren Jones standard.co.uk/news/politics/…

nicholascecil's tweet card. The Government has promised not to raise the ‘headline rate’ of income tax but has left open the possibility of freezing the thresholds for paying the levy

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Nicholas Cecil@nicholascecil · Jul 8

Council tax bombshell: Eight London boroughs face big bill rises or major cut to services standard.co.uk/news/politics/…

nicholascecil's tweet card. EXCLUSIVE: London boroughs facing being hard hit by the controversial shake-up include Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster, Wandsworth, Richmond, Hammersmith and Fulham, Islington, Camden and the...

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Nicholas Cecil@nicholascecil · Jul 8

'Across London, councils face cuts of nearly £700 million. In Kensington and Chelsea, that means losing £82.7 million over three years,' said Kensington and Chelsea @RBKC leader Cllr Elizabeth Campbell criticising Govt local authority funding reforms standard.co.uk/news/politics/…

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Nicholas Cecil@nicholascecil · Jul 8

EXCLUSIVE: Threat of hefty council tax hikes or major cuts to services in string of London boroughs including Kensington & Chelsea, Westminster, Wandsworth, Richmond, Hammersmith and Fulham, Islington, Camden and the City of London standard.co.uk/news/politics/…

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Nicholas Cecil@nicholascecil · Jul 8

Council tax bombshell: Bills in London borough 'would have to soar 27%' to plug funding reforms black hole standard.co.uk/news/politics/…

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Nicholas Cecil@nicholascecil · Jul 7

Imposing a wealth tax which would hit London hardest is up to Chancellor Rachel Reeves, says minister standard.co.uk/news/politics/…

nicholascecil's tweet card. The Government is not ruling out new tax rises after a Labour revolt over welfare reforms blew a £5 billion hole in the Treasury’s spending plans

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Nicholas Cecil@nicholascecil · Jul 3

'Don’t hit London’s world best student city' reputation with visa levy on international students, warn bosses at @_BusinessLDN standard.co.uk/news/politics/…

nicholascecil's tweet card. Ministers proposed in the immigration White Paper imposing a levy, possibly at six per cent, on universities’ income from international students

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Nicholas Cecil@nicholascecil · Jul 2

'King's Cross in Africa' station project unveiled as Kenya's president @WilliamsRuto visits London standard.co.uk/news/politics/…

nicholascecil's tweet card. The Nairobi Railway City scheme aims to transform 438 acres of land in the centre of Kenya’s capital into a new multi-modal transport hub

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Nicholas Cecil@nicholascecil · Jul 2

Battle of the London bookshop as Westminster council seizes tomes in street raid standard.co.uk/news/politics/…

nicholascecil's tweet card. ‘This was a deeply distressing incident,’ says the bookstore’s manager Glenn Smart

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Nicholas Cecil@nicholascecil · Jul 2

Who are the five London Labour MPs who tried to kill Keir Starmer's welfare reforms? standard.co.uk/news/politics/…

nicholascecil's tweet card. In total, 44 Labour MPs voted for an amendment to scrap the controversial legislation

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Nicholas Cecil@nicholascecil · Jul 1

Commons showdown on benefit reforms underway as Starmer faces biggest revolt so far of his premiership standard.co.uk/news/politics/…

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Nicholas Cecil@nicholascecil · Jun 30

Former London Tory council leader latest to defect to Nigel Farage's Reform - @RossLydall reports standard.co.uk/news/politics/…

nicholascecil's tweet card. Dan Thomas quits with swipe at Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch

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Nicholas Cecil@nicholascecil · Jun 25

'Ever-rising' council tax in London: Rayner challenged on reforms set to hit boroughs standard.co.uk/news/politics/…

nicholascecil's tweet card. The Deputy Prime Minister was grilled over looming funding cuts to boroughs such as Richmond and Kingston

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Nicholas Cecil@nicholascecil · Jun 25

Starmer did not overrule King Charles on Trump second state visit timing, says No10 standard.co.uk/news/politics/…

nicholascecil's tweet card. The Times reported that Prime Minister had gone against the wishes of the Monarch by bringing forward Trump’s state visit to September

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