Politics

Police are investigating alleged racist comments made by one of the Conservative Party’s largest donors about former Labour MP Diane Abbott. The remarks, first...

Home Secretary James Cleverly used a private chartered flight to visit Rwanda at a cost of £165,561.53 to the taxpayer, government documents have revealed....

A new £24m border control post may have to be demolished because repeated changes to post-Brexit border arrangements have left it commercially unviable. The...

Sir Keir Starmer has backed criticism of Nike for changing the cross of St George on the back of the new England kit. The...

A long-awaited report on how women born in the 1950s were affected by increases to their retirement age has recommended they are owed compensation....

A government bill centred on deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda has been sent back to MPs after peers rejected it. The Safety of Rwanda...

Jeremy Hunt has intervened to stop HMRC closing its helplines for half the year following outcry. On Tuesday, the revenues office announced that from...

Former health secretary Matt Hancock has lost a bid to have a libel claim brought against him by a fellow MP completely thrown out...

The UK’s chief civil servant, Simon Case, has resigned his membership from the men-only Garrick Club, Sky News understands. It comes following criticism of...

Ireland’s Leo Varadkar has announced he is stepping down as prime minister. In a statement delivered this afternoon in Dublin, Mr Varadkar said his...

What was Jeremy Hunt up to? Was he aiming to snatch the headlines from his Labour rival Rachel Reeves on the evening of her...

The government’s alternative plans for housing asylum seekers will actually cost the taxpayer millions more than the hotels they seek to replace, according to...

The army must “prepare genuinely for war” to credibly deter threats, a group of former defence and security chiefs have signalled. Offering advice to...

Jeremy Hunt has hinted at an autumn election as speculation continues to grow over when the country will head to the polls. Speaking at...

The Mais lecture has become a kind of rite of passage for all aspirant chancellors. This annual speech, held at the Bayes Business School...

Mark Drakeford has officially stepped down as Wales’s first minister. Mr Drakeford will offer his resignation to the King this evening. It is expected...

The Conservatives have been fined over £10,000 by the elections watchdog for failing to accurately declare donations. The party under-reported 19 non-cash donations, in...

Campaigners and MPs are calling for a parliamentary inquiry into the Loan Charge scandal – accusing HMRC of “airbrushing” its approach to a harsh...

The government has announced its plan for an Independent Football Regulator (IFR) for the professional men’s game. The IFR came about following a review...