Politics

It is “for the public to judge” whether Labour’s first 100 days of government has gone well, Downing Street said amid Sir Keir Starmer’s...

The government’s Investment Summit has suffered a major blow after ports and logistics giant DP World pulled a scheduled announcement of a £1bn investment...

P&O Ferries is one of the few subjects on which Britain’s political class agree. Its summary sacking of 800 British seafarers and their replacement...

Sue Gray will not attend the prime minister’s council of nations and regions on Friday despite her new title as a special envoy. Sir...

The chancellor will need to raise taxes by £25bn if she wants to keep spending rising with national income, according to the Institute for...

Major employment reforms promised by Labour will not become law for at least two years, as the government seeks compromise between unions and businesses...

Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch will battle it out to be the next leader of the Conservative Party after James Cleverly was eliminated from...

The City minister will on Thursday hold talks with some of Britain’s most valuable technology start-ups as the government seeks to convince them to...

A cabinet minister has denied top Labour politicians personally intervened to give Taylor Swift a blue-light police escort to Wembley. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper...

There’s no doubt who has momentum in the Tory leadership contest now. James Cleverly pole-vaulted his rivals to first place – reaping the benefits...

Sky News’ deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico’s Jack Blanchard share their daily guide to the day ahead in politics in under 20...

There’s no doubt who has momentum in the Tory leadership contest now. James Cleverly pole-vaulted his rivals to first place – reaping the benefits...

Tom Tugendhat has been knocked out of the Tory leadership race after receiving the least votes from MPs. It narrows the field down to...

US President Joe Biden has postponed a meeting with Sir Keir Starmer and the French and German leaders in Berlin this weekend because of...

The Labour Party is leading the Conservatives by just one point, a new poll has shown, after weeks of rows over freebies. The latest...

The government has pledged nearly £22bn to fund projects that capture greenhouse gases from polluting plants and store them underground, as it races to...

The UK will hand over sovereignty of the remote Chagos Islands to Mauritius after a decades-long dispute. The deal to transfer the Indian Ocean...

The BBC has cancelled an interview with Boris Johnson after Laura Kuenssberg accidentally sent the former prime minister her briefing notes. Kuenssberg, who presents...

Sir Keir Starmer has paid back more than £6,000 worth of gifts and hospitality received since taking office, Downing Street has said. The prime...