Politics

Josh Simons has resigned as a Cabinet Office minister amid a row over a thinktank he used to run, which reportedly collected information on...

At the wedding venue in Gorton and Denton the Green Party chose for the news conference to mark a seismic by-election victory on national...

This is a parliamentary by-election result for the ages, one that sets the tone for its time. It is the first by-election gain by...

Record numbers of illegal ‘family voting’ have taken place at the Gorton and Denton by-election, official observers have reported. Official election observer group Democracy...

Sir Keir Starmer has said the Greens’ victory in the Gorton and Denton by-election is “very disappointing” – but he has vowed to fight...

Labour’s loss at the Gorton and Denton by-election has been “very painful and bruising” – but replacing Sir Keir Starmer “won’t solve the problem”,...

The Green Party has won the Gorton and Denton by-election. Hannah Spencer has become the party’s fifth MP in parliament, after beating Reform UK,...

Controversial legislation to permit assisted dying in England and Wales is set to fail because of a lack of parliamentary time, Sky News can...

The number of asylum seekers being housed in hotels across the UK has dropped to the lowest level for 18 months, new data shows....

A Ukrainian family denied asylum in the UK was told by the Home Office that they could relocate within Ukraine and their daughter should...

The Metropolitan Police has apologised to the Commons Speaker for revealing he was the source of a tip-off relating to the arrest of Lord...

Sir Keir Starmer has expressed concern after a man with an axe in a bag was arrested at a mosque in Manchester. Police said...

Sir Keir Starmer has said the government is to look at ways of making the student loans system “fairer”. He made the pledge as...

Migrants have crossed the English Channel and reached the UK for the first time in two weeks. People in life jackets and coats were...

Searches at Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s former Windsor residence in relation to an investigation into alleged misconduct in public office have concluded, police have said.  Thames...

Peter Mandelson’s lawyers have said claims he was arrested because he was a flight risk are “baseless”. The former Labour peer was detained on...

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has said Lord Mandelson’s emails to Jeffrey Epstein were vile and make her angry. Speaking to Sky News’ political editor...

Justice Secretary David Lammy wants to see more AI-assisted magistrates as he doubles down on his plans to reduce the number of jury trials....

The governments of Australia and New Zealand have thrown their weight behind plans to remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the royal line of succession. The...