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No U-turn comes without a political cost. This weekend, it has become clear there is a price to pay for Sir Keir Starmer’s decision...

South Western Railway (SWR) has been renationalised this weekend as part of the government’s transition towards Great British Railways. The train operator officially came...

House builders will be forced to commit to delivery time frames to get planning permission under new government rules – and those who leave...

Sir Alan Bates has accused the government of presiding over a “quasi kangaroo court” for Post Office compensation. Writing in The Sunday Times, the...

Sir Keir Starmer could decide to lift the two-child benefit cap in the autumn budget, amid further pressure from Nigel Farage to appeal to...

The two-child benefit cap has been a raw nerve for the Labour party since long before they came to power. It’s become increasingly exposed...

“The target was never particularly ambitious,” says the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) about Labour’s plan to add two million extra NHS appointments during...

The UK has signed a long-awaited deal to hand control of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. It means Britain will give up sovereignty of...

The economy will have to be “strong enough” for the government to U-turn on winter fuel payment cuts, the business secretary has said. Jonathan...

Net migration has fallen sharply in the UK, the latest official figures show. The data, published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), estimates...

Sky News’ Sam Coates and Politico’s Anne McElvoy serve up their essential guide to the day in British politics. 👉Listen to Politics at Sam...

Sex offenders could face chemical castration and thousands of offenders will be released after serving a third of their jail term, under plans proposed...

Governments “have to be fair” to pensioners but there is a case for people on the top rate of income tax to be excluded...

👉Listen to Politics at Sam and Anne’s on your podcast app👈 Sky News’ Sam Coates and Politico’s Anne McElvoy serve up their essential guide...

Has Labour got the right strategy to tackle Reform UK? Nigel Farage’s party cost the Tories dozens, maybe 100-plus seats at the general election....

The foreign secretary has denounced Israel’s actions in Gaza as “intolerable” but stopped short of saying it had committed genocide. MPs could be heard...

A second man has appeared in court charged in connection with a series of fires linked to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. Romanian national...

The wife of a former Conservative councillor has lost her appeal against her 31-month sentence after being jailed for an online rant about migrants...

Britain should have access to the EU’s rearmament fund before the end of the year but “wounds of Brexit” mean some member states want...