Politics

The number of people who have crossed the English Channel in small boats in the past five years is now likely to have passed...

Nicola Sturgeon has branded Labour a “pale imitation” of the Tories and called on Sir Keir Starmer to “find a backbone” and stand for...

Diane Abbott has been accused of exploiting the deaths of 41 migrants in a shipwreck off Italy in a now-deleted tweet about the tragedy....

A government minister has called for “absentee” Tory MP Nadine Dorries to officially resign, saying her constituents are not being properly represented – while...

The UK and Turkey will work together to “disrupt and dismantle” people smuggling gangs under a new deal announced today. A new operational “centre...

Lee Anderson has refused to apologise for saying asylum seekers who don’t want to be housed on barges should “f*** off back to France”....

Asylum seekers who did not get on the Bibby Stockholm on Monday have until today to board the vessel or face having their government...

Alex Salmond has refused to rule out a reconciliation with his successor Nicola Sturgeon, saying he would be “sad” if they remained on poor...

Labour has set up a task force responsible for drawing up reforms to increase the number of crimes solved – which the party would...

Downing Street has defended Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson after he said asylum seekers who don’t want to be housed in barges should “f***...

Asylum seekers who did not get on the Bibby Stockholm today have until Tuesday to board the vessel or face having their government support...

The government will fail to meet its asylum backlog target without a drastic increase in the processing of applications, a Sky News analysis has...

The first 15 asylum seekers are now on board the controversial Bibby Stockholm barge, according to the Home Office – although the government was...

Jeremy Corbyn has accused Sir Keir Starmer of “political cowardice” after the party said it would continue to temporarily house asylum seekers on barges...

Some of the first group of asylum seekers have boarded the Bibby Stockholm barge with more arrivals expected today, Sky News understands. Around 50...

Connected devices such as baby monitors and smart speakers are increasingly being used to survey, harass and control victims of domestic abuse, MPs have...

There could be nearly 100,000 fewer top A-level grades awarded this year compared with 2022, an education expert has suggested. Professor Alan Smithers’ report...

UK scientists have begun developing vaccines as an insurance against a new pandemic caused by an unknown “Disease X”. The work is being carried...

Asylum seekers could start being housed on the Bibby Stockholm barge as soon as today as the government unveils a new crackdown on illegal...