Politics

The government at one point considered using Iraq to process asylum seekers – like the Rwanda scheme – according to documents seen by Sky...

It was a wafer-thin victory, but a huge win. The symbolism of Labour taking the West Midlands mayor, a jewel in the Tory crown,...

Tory incumbent Andy Street has suffered a shock defeat to Labour in the West Midlands mayoral election after a partial recount was ordered. Labour’s...

Andy Street’s interview with Sky News fired the starting gun for discussion over the future direction of the Conservative Party. But the battlefield immediately...

Boris Johnson has paid tribute to the villagers who Sky News revealed turned him away from a polling station when he tried to vote...

The battle for West Midlands mayor is down to the wire after a recount of votes was ordered. Incumbent Tory Andy Street’s hope of...

Boris Johnson has paid tribute to the villagers who Sky News revealed turned him away from a polling station when he tried to vote...

The Labour Party has some “searching” to do following its underperformance in areas with a high Muslim population, according to MP Jess Phillips. Speaking...

We went into this set of local and mayoral elections with two big questions: Is Labour on course for a majority and how bad...

There are 11 mayors being elected. There are contests for London mayor, nine Combined Authority mayors and for Salford City mayor. Ballots are now...

The Conservative Party has suffered its worst electoral defeat in years, losing more than half of its councillors who stood for re-election across England....

After counting more than two million votes cast in the English council elections, a provisional National Share Estimate shows the Conservatives on just 26%...

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has renewed his demand for Rishi Sunak to go to the polls after the prime minister suffered a by-election...

Labour has won the Blackpool South by-election from the Conservatives in yet another blow for Rishi Sunak’s leadership. The party’s candidate Chris Webb received...

Election results declared overnight have clearly demonstrated that the Conservatives are in serious trouble. There was a by-election defeat in Blackpool South at the...

The Conservatives are on track for their worst local election results ever – as counting continues. In a strong night for Labour, the party...

Labour has won control of a string of Leave-voting councils as results begin to roll in from the local elections across England and Wales....

Labour has won the Blackpool South by-election from the Conservatives in yet another blow for Rishi Sunak’s leadership. The party’s candidate, Chris Webb, received...

Labour has won control of a string of Leave-voting councils as results begin to roll in from the local elections across England and Wales....