Politics

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is trailing Boris Johnson as the British public’s preferred prime minister by 17 percentage points, according to a new...

This was a news conference that earlier in the week probably wasn’t in the prime minister’s diary. What was in his diary was a...

Veteran broadcaster and writer Trevor Phillips will take on hosting Sky News’ weekly politics show Sophy Ridge on Sunday, while Sophy goes on maternity...

A minister has told Sky News that step three of England’s lockdown easing will still go ahead on Monday, despite soaring cases of the...

Former prime minister David Cameron is set to face a long afternoon of questions from MPs over his lobbying for a now-collapsed finance firm....

The inquiry into the Iraq War cast a huge shadow over British politics. Over a year of hearings dominated the agenda. The 2.6 million-word...

People in England should no longer be advised to work from home after 21 June provided the country remains “on track” in the fight...

The prime minister has been issued with a county court judgment for a debt of £535 – although an application will be made to...

Sir Keir Starmer is “struggling to break through with the public” and Labour’s performance in last week’s elections was a “major setback”, according to...

A cabinet minister has told Sky News the government “can’t rule anything out” when it comes to the possibility of local coronavirus restrictions in...

Nicola Sturgeon told Boris Johnson on a Sunday phone call that a second independence referendum was question of “when, not if.” Her political future...

This was a week of thousands of elections, from local councils to regional mayors and national parliaments. But there were two in particular that...

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has revamped his frontbench team in the wake of dismal election results. Anneliese Dodds has been sacked as shadow...

Michael Gove has dismissed a second referendum on Scottish independence as a “massive distraction” as he repeatedly refused to say whether the UK government...

The prime minister has called a summit with the leaders of the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, saying the UK is...

Scotland’s Choice: that was the slogan emblazoned across the podium Nicola Sturgeon stood at as she gave her victory speech. The SNP is just...

On Friday a shell-shocked Keir Starmer promised the nation he took full responsibility for the disastrous panoply of local, mayoral and by-election results. Now...

Sir Keir Starmer has sacked Angela Rayner as Labour Party chair, Sky News understands. Ms Rayner remains the party’s deputy leader as that is...

The UK is sending two Royal Navy boats to Jersey “as a precaution” after threats of a French blockade of the island’s main port....