Politics

Whether it is Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak who becomes Conservative leader on Monday, they will be the third in six years to become...

The prime minister’s official jet was used for a “boozy jolly” by civil servants, according to a report. Sky News understands a number of...

Boris Johnson has given his support to the Sizewell C nuclear power plant in Suffolk, promising £700m of government funding for the project. He...

Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has told Sky News that nobody should be cut off this winter because they can’t pay their energy bills. In an...

The Queen will receive the new prime minister at her Balmoral estate in Scotland for the first time in her long reign. Her Majesty...

After Tory MPs sprinted through five rounds of voting for a new party leader in just a week, the battle for the votes of...

The government’s target to bring gigabit broadband to “every home and business across the UK” by 2025 seems to have been scaled back to...

Liz Truss has cancelled a scheduled interview on the BBC with just a week to go before the next Conservative Party leader is announced....

Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi will travel to the United States this week to meet top bankers and US government officials to try and seek joint...

People relying on the state pension could be left with less than £11 a day to live on from next April because of the...

Four new bank holidays should be created in the UK to reward a “nation of grafters”, according to a union. Workers in England and...

The government’s new plan to crack down on sewage discharge by 2050 has been branded a “cruel joke” and “licence to pump sewage on...

Pressure is mounting on the government to put forward detailed proposals to curb rocketing gas and electricity prices after energy regulator Ofgem announced the...

Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has admitted that the soaring energy price cap will cause “stress and anxiety for many people” – but added that “help...

Boris Johnson has pledged the government will announce “extra cash” in September to support households further with energy bills – after Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi...

Emmanuel Macron has responded after Liz Truss refused to say if he was a “friend or foe” during the penultimate Conservative leadership hustings on...

Rishi Sunak says he will not quit politics if he loses the race to become the next prime minister and leader of the Conservatives....

Rishi Sunak has said it was “wrong to empower scientists” during the pandemic and claimed lockdown “trade-offs” were never properly discussed. In an interview...

Freezing energy bills will not help people who need the most support with the cost of living crisis, according to a government minister. The...