Politics

Net migration rose to 606,000 in the year to December 2022, official statistics show. The figure is the highest on record for a calendar...

Suella Braverman has insisted “nothing untoward happened” as she faces questions over whether she asked civil servants to help her dodge a group speeding...

Keir Starmer has come under scrutiny over how he will fund the vast reforms he is planning to get the NHS “back on its...

Rishi Sunak will speak to his independent ethics adviser regarding Suella Braverman’s speeding fine, Sky News understands. The prime minister will consult his adviser...

Labour is demanding an investigation into reports Home Secretary Suella Braverman asked civil servants to help her avoid a group speeding awareness course to...

More than 23,000 died in A&E in England last year, figures obtained by Labour show. The opposition party has released data it obtained through...

Rishi Sunak has given a “straightforward” message for Vladimir Putin at the G7 summit: “We’re not going away.” Speaking to Sky News in Hiroshima,...

Rishi Sunak has confidently backed himself to remain prime minister for another term as he insisted the Conservatives were on track to win the...

Rishi Sunak will announce a ban on Russian diamonds coming to Britain as the prime minister and other G7 leaders step up sanctions against...

A £10bn investment from water companies to stop sewage spills will be paid for by customers through “modest increases to their bills”. Ruth Kelly,...

The Tories have a “great opportunity” with a mood of “steely determination”, cabinet minister Grant Shapps has told Sky News, despite a local election...

Pat Cullen, the general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), has called on Health Secretary Stephen Barclay to restart pay negotiations with...

A well-connected Tory police and crime commissioner triggered two different police investigations into political opponents in recent weeks, Sky News can reveal.  Steve Turner,...

Harriet Harman, the chair of parliament’s partygate inquiry, was in personal contact with Sir Keir Starmer’s incoming chief of staff Sue Gray while she...

Boris Johnson considered sending Rishi Sunak a foul-mouthed video after he resigned and triggered his downfall, the former PM’s former director of communications has...

Tory MPs have launched scathing attacks on the government for U-turning on its decision to remove all EU legislation from UK law by the...

The Bank of England has raised interest rates for a record-breaking 12th successive meeting, lifting the cost of borrowing to 4.5% and warning that...

Plaid Cymru have appointed Llyr Gruffydd as interim leader. His appointment follows Adam Price’s resignation on Wednesday night after a damning report into the...

TransPennine Express will not have its contract renewed or extended, the government has announced, after “months of… continuous cancellations”. Transport Secretary Mark Harper has...