Politics

Sir Keir Starmer has denied misleading the public in the general election after hinting at tax rises for those who own shares and assets....

In a classic piece of political understatement, a government source justified the coming £20bn rise in employer national insurance as “asking businesses to help...

A Labour MP has said he was involved in an incident where he “felt threatened” and is cooperating with police. Mike Amesbury, the MP...

Sir Keir Starmer has downplayed the prominence of reparations for slavery being addressed at a Commonwealth summit, saying “none of the discussions have been...

More migrants have crossed the Channel in small boats so far this year than in the whole of 2023, Home Office figures show. It...

The amount employers pay in national insurance is set to rise in next week’s budget to raise money for public services, Sky News understands....

Sir Keir Starmer has hinted at possible tax rises for those who own shares and assets, saying they do not fit his definition of...

Rachel Reeves will rewrite the government’s fiscal rules in next week’s budget to allow her to increase borrowing for public investment by around £50bn....

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will deliver her first budget at the end of October, providing the first chance for her to change the fiscal rules....

Apologising for the UK’s role in the slave trade is “not on the agenda,” Downing Street has said amid the row engulfing the Commonwealth...

Sir Keir Starmer has “misunderstood” why Commonwealth leaders are asking for slave trade reparations and he needs to have some cultural respect, a Labour...

Conservative leadership hopeful Robert Jenrick has said London “is a safer place” without Chris Kaba and he wants to raise the threshold for prosecuting...

Commonwealth leaders will agree plans to look at reparations for the slave trade, in defiance of Sir Keir Starmer. The UK prime minister called...

Folkestone has been drawing in crowds in recent years with regeneration and private developments transforming parts of this port town on the Kent coast....

Commonwealth leaders will agree plans to look at reparations for the slave trade, in defiance of Sir Keir Starmer. The UK prime minister called...

Folkestone has been drawing in crowds in recent years with regeneration and private developments transforming parts of this port town on the Kent coast....

Sir Keir Starmer has rejected calls for reparations for slavery, saying it would lead to “very long, endless discussions” about the past. The prime...

Folkestone has been drawing in crowds in recent years with regeneration and private developments transforming parts of this port town on the Kent coast....

The government is to ban the sale and supply of single-use vapes by next summer. Legislation to introduce the ban from 1 June next...