Starmer’s winter fuel cut: the London MPs backing revolt

London MPs have joined a Commons movement challenging the axing winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners.

Evening Standard political editor Nicholas Cecil has Monday morning's details on an early day motion calling for the Starmer government’s hugely controversial cuts to be postponed.

In part two, a look at how construction of the huge new HS2 station at Old Oak Common will see years of Christmas closures and diversions for passengers using at Paddington.

Transport editor Ross Lydall discusses the logistics of moving services temporarily to Euston and its impact on timetables.

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