Politics

Nigel Farage has told Sky News he would allow some essential migration in areas with skill shortages but that numbers would be capped. The...

Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to bring down net migration by the end of this parliament with a system that is “controlled, selective and...

The combination of full prisons and tight public finances has forced the government to urgently rethink its approach. Top of the agenda for an...

“As far as I’m concerned, there’s only three ways to spend the taxpayers’ hard-earned when it comes to prisons. More walls, more bars and...

Migrants will have to live in the UK for a decade before they can apply for citizenship under plans to reduce reliance on foreign...

The combination of full prisons and tight public finances has forced the government to urgently rethink its approach. Top of the agenda for an...

“As far as I’m concerned, there’s only three ways to spend the taxpayers’ hard-earned when it comes for prisons. More walls, more bars and...

Migrants will have to live in the UK for a decade before they can apply for citizenship under plans to reduce reliance on foreign...

Care workers will no longer be recruited from abroad under plans to “significantly” bring down net migration, the home secretary has said. Yvette Cooper...

A Nobel Prize-winning economist has told Sky News the recently announced UK-US trade deal “isn’t worth the paper it’s written on”. Sir Keir Starmer...

Russia’s president has suggested fresh peace talks with Ukraine in Istanbul as part of “direct negotiations” but also “without preconditions”. Vladimir Putin put forward...

The government is set to roll out sweeping reforms to the immigration system. The skilled visa threshold will be raised to require a graduate...

Sir Keir Starmer has joined other European leaders in Kyiv to press Russia to agree an unconditional 30-day ceasefire. The prime minister is attending...

If you want a very visual representation of the challenges of transatlantic diplomacy in 2025, look no further than Oslo City Hall. Its marbled...

Sir Keir Starmer will join other European leaders in Kyiv on Saturday for talks on the “coalition of the willing”. The prime minister is...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has insisted that rebelling Labour MPs “know the welfare system needs reform” as the government faces a growing backlash over planned...

Red Wall MPs should push for the two-child benefit cap to be lifted rather than a reversal of the winter fuel payment policy, Baroness...

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On the politics, this is a win for Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves. And a big one: just at the...