Politics

Households will be able to apply for a £5,000 grant to swap their gas boiler for a low-carbon heat pump, as part of government...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has told MPs that Southend-on-Sea will be given city status – a long-running campaign of Sir David Amess – as...

MPs, still in shock by the events of last week, will later pay tribute in the Commons to their much-admired colleague Sir David Amess,...

Instances of abuse reported to the police by politicians are not always followed up by forces, an MP has told Sky News, as he...

The terror suspect arrested following the killing of Conservative MP Sir David Amess is the son of a former senior Somali government official, Sky...

Boris Johnson has laid flowers at the scene of the fatal stabbing of Conservative MP Sir David Amess in Essex – an attack which...

A senior Conservative MP has called for a temporary pause in face-to-face meetings between parliamentarians and their constituents following the killing of Sir David...

Home Secretary Priti Patel has asked all police forces to immediately review security arrangements for MPs following the death of Sir David Amess. Following...

Countries that do not attend the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow will be “outliers”, a minister has told Sky News. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps...

Fully vaccinated passengers and children arriving in England from non-red list countries can take a cheaper lateral flow test from 24 October instead of...

The chancellor has appeared to rule out helping businesses with soaring gas prices, saying “it’s not the government’s job” to manage the costs of...

We could be back in 2018 again – Brexit and the will-there-won’t-there-be-a-deal questions are back on the agenda. Brexit minister Lord Frost gave a...

The EU is expected to outline its response to UK demands to alter post-Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland following this summer’s tense “sausage war”...

Brexit minister Lord Frost has accused the EU of being an organisation “that doesn’t always look like” it wants the UK to succeed as...

The UK’s independent inquiry into COVID-19 is due to launch in spring 2022. Until then, this parliamentary report is the best assessment we are...

The education secretary and health secretary have written to parents of secondary school and college students, urging them to ensure their children are testing...

A minister has denied that the business secretary lied when he said there were talks ongoing in government about help for manufacturers and energy...

Boris Johnson’s decision to take a holiday following the Conservative Party conference has been defended by a senior cabinet minister. The Prime Minister is...

Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has told Sky News that the price cap on consumers’ energy bills “will not be moved” this winter and he...