Politics

Tory leadership hopefuls invoked their political idols Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher in final speeches before the contest is whittled down to two. While...

Sir Keir Starmer will travel to Brussels on Wednesday to hold talks with EU leaders about “putting the Brexit years behind us” and bolstering...

Sir Keir Starmer has said Britain stands with Israel and warned he is “deeply concerned” that the Middle East “is on the brink”. In...

Kemi Badenoch has been accused of stirring up a culture war after claiming 5-10% of civil servants are “very bad” and “should be in...

Something strange has crept through the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham this week.  What can only be described as a sort of euphoria. “The...

Robert Jenrick is within touching distance of Kemi Badenoch after a surge in his support, according to an exclusive Sky News poll of Tory...

The UK government has chartered a commercial flight out of Lebanon for Britons wanting to leave amid escalating violence. The plane is due to...

Politicians, we know only too well, are fond of repetition. With Sir Keir Starmer it’s: “My father was a toolmaker.” With Sadiq Khan it’s:...

The head of the civil service Simon Case has announced he will resign at the end of the year on health grounds. The Cabinet...

A businessman has revealed he is the person who donated £75,000 to Robert Jenrick via a company that has taken loans from a tax...

Kemi Badenoch has said her remarks about maternity pay have been “misrepresented”, as she called for an “honest campaign” for the Tory leadership. The...

Former deputy prime minister Sir Oliver Dowden has become the most senior ally of Rishi Sunak to be interviewed in the official investigation into...

Robert Jenrick has defended receiving £75,000 from a company registered in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) despite criticising Labour over the freebies row. The...

Canterbury MP Rosie Duffield has resigned from the Labour Party. The 53-year-old MP is the first to jump ship since the general election and...

Applications for pension credit hit nearly 75,000 in the eight weeks since the new chancellor announced the winter fuel payment for pensioners would be...

Russell Findlay has been elected the new leader of the Scottish Conservatives. The MSP saw off competition from Murdo Fraser and Meghan Gallacher in...

Sir Keir Starmer has called for Israel and Hezbollah to agree to a ceasefire, saying “escalation serves no one”. Speaking at the United Nations...

Sir Keir Starmer should give up his current arrangements for watching football and instead watch on television, a former Labour MP and minister has...

Downing Street has said Sir Keir Starmer did not break any rules when he used Lord Alli’s London penthouse to record a COVID-era broadcast...