Politics

Ever since Matt Hancock was forced to resign for kissing his closest aide, Gina Coladangelo, in his office – in breach of his own...

Rishi Sunak will call for “pragmatic” climate action at COP28, as he seeks to reassure international partners following his climate U-turns earlier this year....

Alistair Darling, who served as chancellor under Gordon Brown, has died at the age of 70, his family has confirmed. The Labour Party stalwart...

Former health secretary Matt Hancock played a key role in the UK’s response to the COVID pandemic – and his decisions will today be...

Rwanda may be getting more than the £140m it has already been paid under the controversial deportation deal, despite no flights taking off, MPs...

Rishi Sunak has accused the Greek prime minister of “grandstanding” over the deepening row surrounding the Elgin Marbles. During a fiery clash with Sir...

A new pay offer has been made to NHS consultants which could end long-running strike action in England. The British Medical Association (BMA) said...

James Cleverly will announce he is still reviewing measures to reduce legal migration on Monday, as the government fights to convince its own backbenchers...

Two of Westminster’s best-connected journalists, Sky News’ Sam Coates and Politico’s Jack Blanchard, guide us through their predictions of how British politics will play...

A multibillion-pound investment plan which promises to create more than 12,000 new jobs in the UK is expected to be announced by the prime...

A cabinet minister has played down the suggestion of a government split on the Rwanda asylum plan after the home secretary said it was...

Boris Johnson has heaped further pressure on Rishi Sunak over the UK’s “all-time high” net migration figures, as he suggested “demographic change” had led...

Reform UK leader Richard Tice has refused to rule out Nigel Farage becoming the next leader of his party. Mr Tice, who succeeded Mr...

Nicola Sturgeon is among senior figures accused of “misfeasance” in former first minister Alex Salmond’s fresh legal action against the Scottish government. Mr Salmond...

Women in their 30s are on average £4,000 a year worse off than they were in 2010, new figures show. Data from the Office...

James Cleverly has admitted to calling a Labour MP “s***” – but denied describing Stockton-on-Tees as a “s***hole”, a source has said. The home...

Net migration to the UK has risen to 672,000 in the year to June 2023 – up from 607,000 for the previous year, the...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has insisted his tax cuts are about “long-term growth” for the economy, calling it “silly” to think they were instead about...

Jeremy Hunt has acknowledged it will “take time” to bring taxes down, but he had “made a start” with his autumn statement. The chancellor...