Nicholas Cecil

Political Editor

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Nicholas Cecil is Political Editor of The Standard. He covers politics at Westminster, foreign affairs, the economy, intelligence and security, and other major stories affecting London and Britain including the Covid-19 epidemic, climate change, air pollution and occasionally sport stories

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Nicholas Cecil is Political Editor of The Standard. He covers politics at Westminster, foreign affairs, the economy, intelligence and security, and other major stories affecting London and Britain including the Covid-19 epidemic, climate change, air pollution and occasionally sport stories

World

'We were incredibly lucky': Moment journalist survives Israeli strike

Footage shows the moment Steven Sweeney was almost hit by a rocket explosion while reporting from southern Lebanon

19 Mar 2026
Politics

Croydon crime put at heart of Tory local election campaign by Badenoch

The Tory leader told how local businesses in south London are being plagued by shoplifting

19 Mar 2026
Politics

UK should rejoin EU, says Sadiq Khan slamming 'humongous' Brexit cost

The capital’s economy is £30 billion smaller than if the UK had stayed in the EU, says the London Mayor

19 Mar 2026
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine hold a briefing amid the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, at the Pentagon
Politics

Hegseth blasts 'ungrateful' Europe as Iran war sparks economic chaos

US defense secretary condemns 'ungrateful' European allies for refusing to play their part in the conflict

19 Mar 2026
Business

London jobless total surges to equivalent of population of Leicester

London’s jobless total has risen far faster than almost any other region since Labour came to power

19 Mar 2026
Politics

How Trump could lose Iran war even if US forces win all the battles

‘The US now finds itself in the naval and air equivalent of the dynamic we faced in Iraq and Afghanistan,’ says Middle East expert Ilan Goldenberg

19 Mar 2026
FILE PHOTO: Tankers sail in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz
World

'30 warships needed' to open Strait of Hormuz amid Iran blockade

The ships would be needed to escort commercial vessels through the key waterway amid the Iran war

18 Mar 2026
Sir Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch at PMQs
Politics

Apologise for 'headlong rush into Iran war,' Starmer tells Badenoch

The Prime Minister accused the Tory leader of making the ‘gravest mistake’ possible by an Opposition leader with her stance on committing UK troops to Donald Trump’s conflict

18 Mar 2026
Politics

Brits fleeing Dubai for London seeking to avoid tax bills of up to £5m

Accountants are advising British citizens leaving the Gulf how to avoid ‘massive’ tax bills

18 Mar 2026
Politics

Delay King's visit to US, says London MP as Trump slams UK on Iran war

Charles and Camilla are expected to travel to the US next month to mark the 250th anniversary of American independence

17 Mar 2026
Trump signs executive order creating anti‑fraud task force
Politics

Trump blasts Starmer's 'big mistake' as allies sink Hormuz Strait plan

The US president launched a new attack on Nato partners as Downing Street warned he is risking greater ‘danger’ in the Middle East the longer his war on Iran continues

17 Mar 2026
Politics

Trump anti-terror chief quits over war: 'Iran was no imminent threat'

Joe Kent’s resignation appears to have caught Donald Trump’s administration by surprise

17 Mar 2026
Business

Mortgage bills soar by £1,100 in London in two weeks of Trump Iran war

‘War in the Middle East is hammering Londoners looking to buy or remortgage,’ says Adam French, head of consumer finance at Moneyfacts

17 Mar 2026
President Trump Delivers Remarks At A Kennedy Center Board Luncheon
Politics

Trump slams Starmer over UK warships as his Hormuz Strait plan sinks

The US president hit out as Britain, Germany, Italy, Japan and Australia declined to jump to his request to send warships to the Middle East

16 Mar 2026
LIVE

Crowds gather for Al Quds protest under heavy police presence

Police have deployed more than 1,000 officers as thousands gather in central London for the annual pro-Iran Al Quds Day protest, with a counter-demonstration also planned

16 Mar 2026
Politics

'End Iran war swiftly,' Starmer tells Trump to stop bills soaring

But the US president has said America is not ready to end the conflict which has entered its third week

15 Mar 2026
Politics

Trump and Starmer in Iran war crisis talks on opening Strait of Hormuz

Cabinet minister Ed Miliband confirmed that Britain is considering deploying de-mining drones to the Middle East

15 Mar 2026
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Politics

Britons who fled Gulf desperate to avoid tax bills after London return

The tax implications of a return to the UK are ‘troubling’ expats who have flown back to the UK from tax havens like Dubai

15 Mar 2026
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World

Vietnam War ghost rises over Trump as he sends US Marines to Iran zone

US military to deploy more forces to the region, as Iran continues to disrupt shipping and send oil prices soaring

15 Mar 2026
London

London on terror alert as police brace for Al Quds protests

British spies are working 24/7 to detect any Iran-linked plot as security is stepped up across the capital amid fears tensions over the Middle East war could spill onto the streets

14 Mar 2026
Politics

Fuel row explodes as Reeves 'incites abuse of petrol station staff'

The Government hit back stressing the Chancellor was only telling petrol retailers to ensure motorists get a ‘fair deal at the pump’

13 Mar 2026