Politics

A politician who thrives on drama and attention, Boris Johnson’s bombshell resignation on Friday night was true to form: once again the former prime...

Rishi Sunak and the Tory high command are nervously waiting to see if more Boris Johnson allies quit as MPs – amid fears that...

Boris Johnson ally Nigel Adams has said he is standing down as an MP with “immediate effect”, triggering another by-election. The move, which follows...

Boris Johnson has been branded a “coward” and a “disgrace” for quitting as an MP before the findings of a parliament investigation into whether...

Plans for a giant cruise ship to house asylum seekers near Liverpool have been scrapped after being declined by port officials. A government source...

Boris Johnson has quit as an MP with immediate effect – and criticised Rishi Sunak in a blistering resignation letter. The former prime minister...

After his landslide general election victory in 2019, Boris Johnson looked unassailable as prime minister.  His majority of 80 marked the end of the...

It reads like a declaration of war – but in reality, Friday’s resignation statement matters because Boris Johnson is throwing in the towel on...

Boris Johnson has announced he is standing down as an MP with immediate effect – claiming that he is being “driven out” of politics....

Boris Johnson has announced he is standing down as an MP with immediate effect. In a statement, the former prime minister said he has...

Political aides who worked with Boris Johnson during the partygate scandal are among those who have been nominated for honours in his resignation list....

Former Conservative minister Nadine Dorries has announced she is standing down as an MP “with immediate effect”. The ex-culture secretary said it had been...

A Labour frontbencher has been suspended after the party received a complaint about his behaviour, Sky News understands. Shadow foreign minister Bambos Charalambous has...

Labour has called on Rishi Sunak to stop Boris Johnson from handing honours to a “carousel of cronies” following reports the list could be...

The Labour Party has watered down its flagship £28bn green prosperity plan, blaming rising interest rates and the “damage” the Conservatives have done to...

Rishi Sunak and Joe Biden have agreed a new partnership to bolster economic security in response to the growing threat of China. Brushing off...

Rishi Sunak has refused to accept the government’s failure to strike a trade deal with the US is a “broken promise”, blaming the pandemic...

Former Green Party leader Caroline Lucas is stepping down at the next general election. In a letter sent to her Brighton Pavilion constituents, Ms...

Rishi Sunak will take personal responsibility if inflation in the UK has not halved by the end of the year. The prime minister was...