Politics

Thousands of new homes in England will be built as part of a £2bn plan to boost social and affordable house building, the government...

Rachel Reeves has pushed back at suggestions ministers are considering ending universal free school meals for primary school children. The chancellor said she did...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is poised to deliver an update on the health of the British economy on Wednesday. The spring statement is not a...

Sir Keir Starmer is focused on a “durable peace”, Downing Street has said, after Donald Trump’s envoy to Ukraine dismissed his “coalition of the...

Sir Keir Starmer has rejected the idea of creating a minister for men to combat some of the issues raised in the hit Netflix...

The government is telling local councils they must publish data on how many potholes they have fixed or risk losing their share of an...

The chancellor’s update on the economy next week is not going to be an emergency budget in its truest sense. But it will be...

Ousted Reform MP Rupert Lowe has said Nigel Farage must “never be prime minister” after leaked messages came to light reigniting the party’s internal...

The government can’t “shrug its shoulders” and pretend the welfare system is “progressive”, Sir Keir Starmer has said, as he again defended his benefit...

“Almost every” council the Conservatives won in 2021 could be lost in this year’s local elections, Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has conceded. Speaking at...

Sir Keir Starmer has boarded a nuclear-armed submarine as it returned from a lengthy patrol – in a rare showcasing of the UK’s nuclear...

A minister has denied Labour is a “centre right” government following cuts to disability benefits and foreign aid. Luke Pollard told Sky News Breakfast...

Ministers are drawing up plans restricting foreign donors from giving unlimited funds to UK political parties, Sky News understands. Currently, political parties can accept...

Sir Keir Starmer has boarded a nuclear-armed submarine as it returned from a lengthy patrol – in a rare showcasing of the UK’s deterrent...

A Labour MP has broken ranks over the government’s £5bn benefit cuts, saying they will have a “devastating” impact on coastal communities like his....

Sir Keir Starmer’s former anti-corruption minister has accused the Bangladeshi authorities of a “targeted and baseless campaign” against her. It is Tulip Siddiq‘s first...

Sir Keir Starmer has revealed he is watching Netflix’s Adolescence with his family and supports a campaign for it to be shown in parliament...

The Labour government has unveiled a raft of plans for changes to the UK’s welfare system, which it says will save the UK a...

A minister has denied misleading Labour voters with a £5bn package of benefit cuts that was not in the party’s manifesto. Stephen Timms told...