Politics

The government is today demanding “immediate, mandatory” housing targets from councils as part of its plans to build 1.5 million houses by the next...

The cost of assisted dying in the UK could mean it ends up being only be for the wealthy, a specialist lawyer has told...

Prisons minister Lord James Timpson has told Sky News that he is having “a conversation” with parliament and the public sector about hiring more...

Puberty blockers for under-18s with gender dysphoria will be banned indefinitely in the UK after experts warned of an “unacceptable safety risk”. The government...

Thousands of prison cells could be left empty because they are not fit for inmates to stay in. It comes at a time when...

A Labour MP hosted a man at the centre of a terror group probe in parliament just weeks before his arrest, Sky News can...

Reform UK’s new Treasurer has revealed he spoke to Elon Musk this morning following suggestions the tech tycoon could make a multi-million-pound donation to...

Sir Keir Starmer has said UK economic growth was his “number one mission” as he defended his trip to Saudi Arabia and the United...

The government has paused all decisions on Syrian asylum claims following the rapid fall of the Assad regime over the weekend. The Home Office...

Sir Keir Starmer has said it is “too early” to decide whether to remove a leading Syrian rebel group from the government’s proscribed terrorist...

The UK government could remove the group that led the Syrian rebellion from its list of banned terror organisations, a senior minister has told Sky...

Sir Keir Starmer has welcomed the fall of Bashar al Assad, saying Syrians “have put up with his brutal regime for far, far too...

The north of England will directly benefit from closer trade ties with Saudi Arabia, the prime minister has said as he visits the country....

Sir Keir Starmer has welcomed the fall of Bashar al Assad, saying Syrians “have put up with his brutal regime for far, far too...

Protecting wildlife shouldn’t come at the expense of building more homes, Angela Rayner has said. Last week, Sir Keir Starmer pledged to build 1.5...

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner says the collapse of Bashar al Assad’s regime in Syria is “welcome news”. Speaking to Sunday Morning With Trevor...

Sir Keir Starmer will travel to the Persian Gulf today as he tries to build stronger trade ties with the United Arab Emirates and...

Reset, revamp, or repetition? Call the prime minister’s “Plan for Change” what you like, but it clearly puts planning front and centre. The core...

Sir Keir Starmer will travel to the Persian Gulf today as he tries to build stronger trade ties with the United Arab Emirates and...