Politics

A man has been charged following reports of threats towards Labour safeguarding minister Jess Phillips, Sky News understands. Jack Bennett, 39, has been charged...

Sir Keir Starmer will launch his plan to deliver millions more appointments across the NHS and to reduce waiting times to 18 weeks over...

For British politicians, the question of the moment is how do you handle Elon Musk? The billionaire owner of X and Tesla, soon to...

Elon Musk has said Reform UK needs a “new leader” because Nigel Farage “doesn’t have what it takes”. The X owner posted the tweet...

Reform’s deputy leader has praised Elon Musk as “popular” and “appreciated” by the British public – as a government minister criticised the tech tycoon for...

Reform UK is a party that’s vying for attention and is not ashamed of how it gets it. With political support from Elon Musk...

MPs and peers could be forced to submit to criminal record checks under proposals submitted by a new Labour MP. In a letter seen...

Nigel Farage has said Tommy Robinson “won’t be” joining Reform UK after Elon Musk showed support for the jailed far-right activist on social media....

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has denied the government is putting off social care reforms following criticism that a planned overhaul of the sector may...

Former deputy prime minister Sir Nick Clegg has said he is stepping down from his role at Facebook parent firm Meta. He said it...

The government has launched an independent commission to “transform social care” – but proposals for major reform may not be delivered for years. The...

Kemi Badenoch has called for a national inquiry into the grooming scandal that took place across UK towns and cities, arguing one was “long...

For centuries an odd tradition lay dormant in our democracy. A number of nobleman have had the chance to sit in parliament, simply by...

A total of 36,816 migrants crossed the English Channel to the UK in 2024, provisional government figures show. The figure is up 25% on...

Sir Keir Starmer has hailed 2024 as a “year of change” as he shared his first New Year message as prime minister. But the...

A veteran Labour MP and the long-standing mayor of London are among a handful of politicians named in the King’s New Year Honours list....

Labour would lose its majority and nearly 200 seats if a general election was held today, a new mega poll suggests. While Sir Keir...

British voters are in for a relatively untroubled 2025, after the “Year of Elections” which saw a new government in the UK and major...

Sir Keir Starmer has paid tribute to his brother Nick, who died on Boxing Day aged 60 after suffering from cancer. The prime minister...