Politics

Long-awaited legislation to abolish England’s “feudal” leasehold property system will be published in the second half of next year, the government has confirmed in...

Some hospitals in England were within “six or seven hours” of running out of personal protective equipment in the early stages of the COVID...

Government borrowing rose to £17.4bn last month – the second highest October figure since monthly records began, official figures show. Economists had predicted £13.3bn...

The UK will scrap five warships, dozens of military helicopters and a fleet of drones to save money despite growing threats from Russia and...

Ukraine has fired British-supplied Storm Shadow missiles into Russia, a source has told Sky News. The UK and Ukraine have not yet confirmed the...

Angela Rayner has criticised “scaremongering” over Labour’s reforms to inheritance tax on farms. The deputy prime minister had to defend the government’s changes to...

The UK will scrap five warships, dozens of military helicopters and a fleet of drones to save money despite growing threats from Russia and...

Inflation has risen by more than expected due to an increase in energy bills, according to official figures. It’s the first rise in the...

👉Listen to Politics At Jack And Sam’s on your podcast app👈 Sky News’ deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico’s Jack Blanchard share their...

Instagram is releasing a feature that will let users easily reset their algorithms, as the government strengthens its regulation of online safety. With the...

Non-crime hate incidents guidance needs to be urgently changed because officers are “not the thought police”, the shadow home secretary has said. Chris Philp...

A woman casually walks into a convenience store and starts filling a bread crate with goods from one of the aisles. A shop assistant...

Labour is “absolutely not” engaged in a class war, the prime minister has said. Sir Keir Starmer was asked by Sky News’ political editor...

Thousands of farmers from across the UK are expected to gather outside Downing Street today – in the biggest protest yet against the government’s...

Sir Keir Starmer has insisted the “vast majority of farmers” will not be affected by changes to Inheritance Tax (IHT) ahead of a protest...

A split is emerging in the cabinet, with Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson revealing she will join several of her colleagues and vote against the...

Lord Patten, the last governor of Hong Kong, has called on the British government to condemn the “sham” sentencing of 45 Hong Kong politicians...

Climate change, the crisis in the Middle East, the continuing war in Ukraine, combating global poverty. All of these are critical issues for Britain...

The £3 bus fare cap could be scrapped after December 2025, the transport secretary has suggested. Sir Keir Starmer recently confirmed that the £2...