Politics

There are three ways to judge how well the political parties do on election night. First, by the number of council seats gained, secondly...

At the Sprouts community café in Stockton in the northeast of England, voters have one pressing issue on their minds: The cost of living....

There are three ways to judge how well the political parties do on election night. First, by the number of council seats gained, secondly...

A group of unions representing NHS staff – including nurses – has voted to accept a pay offer from the government. Unison, GMB, the...

Sir Keir Starmer could have “serious questions to answer” if he was talking to Sue Gray while she was advising the MPs investigating partygate,...

A crucial meeting between unions and NHS employers is expected to pave the way towards a resolution of the long-running pay dispute, which has...

School logos should not be compulsory on uniforms, the Welsh government has said. The government in Cardiff has published new guidance following a public...

Labour says there is an emerging “pattern of behaviour” after a company partially owned by the prime minister’s wife was revealed to have received...

Nurses could keep holding strikes “up until Christmas” if the current dispute is not resolved, the leader of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN)...

National exemptions are in place to provide critical care during strike action by nurses, a union leader has insisted, telling Sky News staff would...

Sir Keir Starmer has denied that a Labour attack advert aimed at Rishi Sunak is racist. A series of recent ads, which have been...

A senior MP has accused police of giving the “green light” to internet trolls after a vexatious complaint saw her subjected to a social...

Labour insiders have expressed concern about Tory plans to ramp up attacks on Sir Keir Starmer’s tenure as director of public prosecutions, Sky News...

The “bonfire” of EU legislation by the government is to scrap less than a quarter of the estimated European laws on statute books, MPs...

Richard Sharp has resigned as chairman of the BBC in the wake of a report into his appointment following a cronyism row. Mr Sharp...

More than 3,000 people eligible to come to the UK are trapped in Afghanistan, the government has admitted. In 2021, the UK organised a...

A new tax on gambling firms and maximum stakes for online slot machines are being considered under government plans to crack down on online...

Malcolm Cameron-Lee thought he was doing the right thing when he decided to invest his lifesavings into property twenty years ago to fund a...

The behaviour of people arriving in the UK on small boats is “at odds with British values”, the home secretary has claimed. Speaking exclusively...