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Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said the government is eyeing “further alignment” with the EU – and that it’s a “political argument we can win”....

You know me best as Sky News’s political editor, but I am also a mum to two teenagers aged 13 and 16. They were...

Sir Keir Starmer’s ex-communications chief should be stripped of his peerage over his ties to a paedophile councillor, Labour’s chairwoman has said. Anna Turley...

The Scottish government has spent more than £766,000 of taxpayers’ money in its long-running legal battle over the definition of a woman. For Women...

With a prime minister under extreme fire and unable to command a majority in the Commons on matters of personal authority, is politics too...

Wes Streeting says he has “nothing to hide” over his relationship with Lord Mandelson and has shared his private texts with the disgraced Labour...

Sir Keir Starmer has defiantly vowed to fight on as prime minister, telling Labour MPs he won’t “walk away” and that he’s won every...

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has shared WhatsApp and text messages he exchanged with Lord Mandelson between August 2024 and October 2025. Mr Streeting says...

Sir Keir Starmer will not stand down and remains “upbeat and confident” despite his second top aide quitting in less than 24 hours. The...

Sir Keir Starmer is fighting for his political survival as calls for him to step down grow, after the resignation of his top aide...

In the end, the PM had little option. Faced with an escalating crisis and ever-louder calls from his MPs that someone had to take...

For those wishing to understand the Starmer project, it is hard to overstate how crucial a role Morgan McSweeney played. Born in Macroom, County...

Morgan McSweeney has resigned as Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff amid the fall-out from the Peter Mandelson scandal. Several Labour MPs blamed him...

Morgan McSweeney was blamed by many Labour MPs for the disastrous decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as US ambassador. There has been a growing...

Sir Keir Starmer is fighting for his political survival as calls for him to step down grow, after the resignation of his top aide...

In the end, the PM had little option. Faced with an escalating crisis and ever-louder calls from his MPs that someone had to take...

For those wishing to understand the Starmer project, it is hard to overstate how crucial a role Morgan McSweeney played. Born in Macroom, County...

Morgan McSweeney has resigned as Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff amid the fall-out from the Peter Mandelson scandal. Several Labour MPs blamed him...

Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff should not resign over the Mandelson scandal because the responsibility “lies with the prime minister”, a cabinet minister...