Politics

Mayors will be able to introduce tourist taxes across England, the government has announced. A day before the budget, communities secretary Steve Reed said...

A defiant Rachel Reeves has urged Labour MPs to unite behind this week’s budget – but appeared to admit they might not like all...

This is going to be a big budget – not to mention a complex budget. It could, depending on how it lands, determine the...

Nigel Farage has said he did not racially abuse fellow pupils while at school in a “hurtful or insulting way”. The Reform UK leader...

The government needs “more urgency” to grow the economy, the business secretary has admitted. Peter Kyle, who also rejected claims that growth is no...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has promised to “grip the cost of living” in the budget – while also saving millions of pounds by raising taxes....

Wednesday’s budget is going to big. It will be big in terms of tax rises, big in terms of setting the course of the...

Sir Keir Starmer has said he “absolutely” wants Angela Rayner back in his cabinet after she resigned for failing to pay the correct amount...

It feels like the most torturous build-up to any budget in recent history. After a slow and painful climb up the mountain of manifesto-busting...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has promised to “grip the cost of living” in the budget next week. Writing in The Mirror newspaper, she acknowledged that high...

Keir Starmer flies out of South Africa this evening with two massive issues on his agenda – a potentially manifesto-busting budget and, as it...

The fast-moving developments on Trump’s Ukraine peace deal are dominating the G20 summit in South Africa, as European leaders scramble to put together a...

The prime minister has refused to rule out manifesto-breaking tax hikes in next week’s budget while speaking to Sky News political editor Beth Rigby....

The former leader of Reform UK in Wales has been sentenced to 10 and a half years after he admitted accepting tens of thousands...

The prime minister is expected to approve plans for a new Chinese ‘super embassy’ in London, Sky News understands, after the government delayed the...

Sir Keir Starmer is preparing for a likely visit to China in the new year, Sky News understands. Political editor Beth Rigby told the...

Allies of Jeremy Corbyn fear Zarah Sultana is encouraging members of far-left splinter groups to disrupt Your Party’s inaugural conference. In recent weeks, Ms...

Sir Keir Starmer has insisted the G20 still matters and is a “really important” forum to bang the drum for British business, despite the...

Government borrowing was higher than expected and consumers tightened their belts, spending less than anticipated, official figures show. Government borrowing rose to the third-highest...