Politics

Another winter. Another strike. Except this time the industrial action by junior doctors will be longer than any other in NHS history. In total,...

An MP suspended from the parliamentary Conservative Party has lost his seat in a recall petition, Sky News understands, leaving another by-election for Rishi...

Rishi Sunak has been chastised by the UK’s statistics watchdog for claiming to have reduced public debt – despite not having done so. Sir...

A new tax threshold has been created for high earners in Scotland, meaning anyone who earns more than £75,000 will pay a rate of...

Sir Keir Starmer is under pressure to cut ties with Israel’s ambassador to the UK after she said her country would not accept a...

Teachers in England have been told they do not have to address pupils in their chosen pronouns under new government guidance on how best...

Michael Gove has cooperated with a National Crime Agency (NCA) inquiry into a firm linked to Baroness Michelle Mone. The minister said he wanted...

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has demanded the government “comes clean” over the role ministers played in dealing with Baroness Mone during the pandemic....

Michael Gove is facing calls to answer questions before MPs over PPE firm Medpro after Baroness Michelle Mone admitted she stands to benefit from...

Grant Shapps and Mark Harper are the most trusted public faces of this government, according to new research for the Politics at Jack and...

David Cameron has called for a “sustainable ceasefire” in the escalating Gaza conflict – adding to growing global pressure on Israel. The home secretary’s...

Rishi Sunak has said illegal migration threatens to “overwhelm” Europe and hinted a change is needed in international law in order to tackle it....

Just Stop Oil protesters who gathered outside the home of Sir Keir Starmer to sing climate change-inspired Christmas carols have been told not to...

Former Tory MP Scott Benton has said he will appeal his recommended suspension from the House of Commons and intends to make a formal...

Software programmers, IT specialists and chefs could be in shorter supply when an increased minimum salary for skilled worker visas kicks in next year,...

A ban on social media use for under-16s has been branded “speculation” – but the government must “continue to look at” the need to...

The government has scrapped its dedicated minister for disabled people – after the previous holder of the office was moved to be legal migration...