Politics

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...

Police are investigating a social media post which appeared to show a Plaid Cymru councillor posing with a gun while commenting that he was...

It was a 3am rise for a dawn police raid in Surrey. But the home secretary – a regular at these kind of events – wanted...

Rishi Sunak vowed to make Britain a “science superpower” while Liz Truss pledged to put the West Midlands “at the heart of our economic...

The winner of the battle for the Conservative Party crown – widely expected to be Liz Truss – will be unveiled in a 12.30pm...

Liz Truss has been accused of trying to “avoid independent scrutiny” as she prepares to hold a budget next month without an official economic...

Liz Truss has hinted she will announce more help on the cost of living – as Labour calls for the government to make public...

Liz Truss has renewed optimism about her chances of getting into Downing Street next month – despite former Tory cabinet ministers pouring cold water...

Michael Gove has backed Rishi Sunak to be the next Conservative leader and prime minister, as he accused Liz Truss of taking a “holiday...

The government is to take further control of Liverpool away from the city council following a damning report into the operation of the authority...

Grant Shapps has told union bosses to “get out of the way” and allow members to vote on newly proposed pay deals. It comes...

Labour is calling for parliament to be recalled ahead of the energy price cap rise. The opposition party has written to Boris Johnson, as...

Priti Patel has insisted that Rwanda is a “safe” country, despite warnings from Foreign Office officials of torture and killings. The latest defence from...

Liz Truss is set to win the Tory leadership contest by a decisive margin next month, according to an exclusive Sky News poll that...

The government has been allowed to keep parts of internal documents about Rwanda secret as part of a High Court challenge against plans to...