Politics

Ministers are drawing up plans restricting foreign donors from giving unlimited funds to UK political parties, Sky News understands. Currently, political parties can accept...

Sir Keir Starmer has boarded a nuclear-armed submarine as it returned from a lengthy patrol – in a rare showcasing of the UK’s deterrent...

A Labour MP has broken ranks over the government’s £5bn benefit cuts, saying they will have a “devastating” impact on coastal communities like his....

Sir Keir Starmer’s former anti-corruption minister has accused the Bangladeshi authorities of a “targeted and baseless campaign” against her. It is Tulip Siddiq‘s first...

Sir Keir Starmer has revealed he is watching Netflix’s Adolescence with his family and supports a campaign for it to be shown in parliament...

The Labour government has unveiled a raft of plans for changes to the UK’s welfare system, which it says will save the UK a...

A minister has denied misleading Labour voters with a £5bn package of benefit cuts that was not in the party’s manifesto. Stephen Timms told...

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

The Labour government has unveiled a raft of plans for changes to the UK’s welfare system, which it says will save the UK a...

Liz Kendall has today announced changes to the disability support system PIP (Personal Independence Payment). Despite rumours that the government would scrap the benefit...

The eligibility criteria for disability benefits will be narrowed in a bid to slash £5bn from the welfare bill, Liz Kendall has announced. Speaking...

On a hilltop above Ashfield, a sculpture of a miner watches over the local towns. In a part of Nottinghamshire with a proud mining...

Since taking office nine months ago Sir Keir Starmer has weathered party rows about winter fuel payments, the two child benefit cap, WASPI women,...

Wes Streeting said the NHS is “addicted to overspending”, as he confirmed he is seeking cuts within Integrated Care Boards (ICBs). The health secretary...

Wes Streeting has denied that Labour is “changing into the Tories” with its welfare reforms, amid speculation disability benefits could be cut. The health...

Proposals to freeze some dis­ability benefits are reportedly being scrapped after concerns from Labour politicians about the scale of planned welfare cuts. The work...

There was one clear, united message from today’s virtual meeting of leaders – that they rejected Vladimir Putin’s “yes, but” approach to a ceasefire....

Sir Keir Starmer will host a virtual meeting of world leaders to discuss peacekeeping in Ukraine, and he will use the call to say...

The chancellor has insisted that “we do need to get a grip” on the welfare budget, saying the “current system is not working for...