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Rachael Burford

Chief Political Correspondent

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Rachael Burford is Chief Political Correspondent at the Evening Standard.

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King Charles hails Windrush generation 75 years on from first crossing

Caribbean arrivals made ‘profound and immeasurable’ contribution to UK, the King said

Jun 22, 2023
Politics

‘Mistake’ not to look at different pandemics, Cameron tells inquiry

The former Conservative Prime Minister, the first politician to be questioned by the inquiry, faced questions over the austerity cuts to public services under his leadership

Jun 19, 2023
Politics

PM refuses to say whether he’ll vote on Boris Johnson partygate report

Tory MPs will be given a free vote on the report that found Boris Johnson lied over partygate during a Parliamentary debate

Jun 19, 2023
World

150 Ukrainian children ‘abducted by Russian forces’ in Luhansk

Russia has been accused of abducting almost 20,000 Ukrainian children since the war began

Jun 16, 2023
UK

Hosepipe ban across Kent and Sussex amid ‘record’ demand for water

Households across parts of the South-East were without water for a fifth day on Friday

Jun 16, 2023
Politics

Government’s asylum seeker plans in doubt, admits Home Office

Government promises to speed up asylum decisions are not on track, a highly critical report has revealed

Jun 16, 2023
Politics

Tory civil war spirals as MPs given vote on Boris Partygate report

Party divisions on whether to approve damning report which found former PM committed ‘repeated contempts’ of Parliament

Jun 15, 2023
Politics

Partygate report: ‘Wine time Fridays’ continued as normal in lockdown

Birthday parties, leaving drinks and end of week socials went on with staff told to watch out for cameras, a witness told the Privileges Committee

Jun 15, 2023
London

Two-thirds of London boroughs home to tower with ‘Grenfell cladding’

Labour’s shadow housing minister Matthew Pennycook said it “beggars’ belief” that so many still have deadly Grenfell-style ACM cladding

Jun 14, 2023
London

‘72 lives we can’t get back. How can we give up fight for justice?’

Thousands due to join a silent walk on Wednesday to mark the sixth anniversary of the tragedy

Jun 14, 2023
Politics

Privileges Committee report delayed after Boris Johnson outburst

The committee earlier said the former prime minister had made last-minute representations ahead of the release of its report

Jun 14, 2023