Politics

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will take on Lord Frost’s Brexit responsibilities following his resignation, Downing Street has said. Ms Truss, 46, will become “lead...

Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries was removed from a Tory WhatsApp group after defending Boris Johnson during an exchange about the Brexit minister’s resignation. Messages...

Boris Johnson’s Brexit minister has resigned from the cabinet and will depart in the new year. Lord Frost quit in a letter to the...

The top civil servant will no longer lead a Whitehall investigation into alleged Christmas parties in Number 10 after he was revealed to have...

The Downing Street Christmas party furore has ended a year of notable political scandals with yet another one. All eyes have been on the...

Voters in North Shropshire wanted to send “a message” to the Conservatives and “we have heard that loud and clear”, party co-chairman Oliver Dowden...

Boris Johnson has said he takes “personal responsibility” after his Conservative Party lost the North Shropshire by-election in a shock result that has dealt...

The Conservatives are facing a nervous wait as votes are counted overnight in the North Shropshire by-election, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson hoping his...

Voters have begun to cast their ballots in the North Shropshire by-election as they choose a replacement for former Conservative MP Owen Paterson. From...

Britons have been advised not to attend football matches in stadiums and to “prioritise” social events that “that really matter to them” amid the...

It was but two years back that Boris Johnson swept into No 10 on a Conservative majority not seen since the days of Margaret...

When it came, Tuesday night’s rebellion infected every wing of the Conservative Party in the House of Commons. The rebels included one former leader,...

There are currently 10 people in hospital with the Omicron variant of COVID – not 250, as Dominic Raab told Sky News. The deputy...

There are likely to be 75 Conservative MPs who rebel against the government’s Plan B COVID restrictions, Sky News can reveal. The 75 likely...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing calls to respond to allegations he broke COVID rules by hosting a festive quiz at Downing Street while...

The Conservative Party is drifting into authoritarianism, a senior Tory MP has warned, as he confirmed he would oppose new coronavirus restrictions. Former Brexit...

Boris Johnson has been accused of presiding over a “culture of disregard for the rules” after a picture emerged of him hosting a virtual...

Some staff at the Treasury had office drinks while England was in lockdown last year. The Times reported that around two dozen civil servants...

The government has been “presented with some very challenging new information” about the Omicron variant and will keep restrictions “under review”, Michael Gove has...