Politics

Rishi Sunak has called the next general election for Thursday 4 July. It means the nation is preparing for its first polling day since...

On the final day the House of Commons sat before the election, the view from the back of the chamber said it all. As...

Sir Keir Starmer’s tour of key battlegrounds kicked off in Scotland on Friday. His message was singular: change. And his target was singular, too:...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has said he will not stand at the general election. Mr Gove announced after nearly 20 years as the Conservative...

Sir Keir Starmer has accused Rishi Sunak of “sounding a bit desperate” after he accused him of chickening out of TV debates. The Labour...

Rishi Sunak and senior Tories have sparked the first major row of the election campaign by accusing “spineless” Sir Keir Starmer of “chickening out”...

Rishi Sunak is presenting himself as the underdog in this campaign. In many ways it’s remarkable that a prime minister can position like this,...

A minister asked a meeting of Tory MPs whether it was still possible to submit a letter of no confidence in the prime minister...

Compared with Hollywood, Grimsby is perhaps more fish factory than dream factory – but just like La La Land, the Lincolnshire port town is...

Rishi Sunak has admitted Rwanda flights will not take off before the general election – as he denied calling a summer vote because inflation...

Nigel Farage has said he will not be making a return to British politics after a general election was called. The Reform UK honorary...

The race for Number 10 begins in earnest today following Rishi Sunak’s decision to call a snap summer general election in a high stakes...

This general election campaign is set to be an epochal, history-making election whichever way it goes. If Starmer wins an outright majority, it will...

Rishi Sunak will call a general election for 4 July, Sky News understands. The surprise move comes after days of rumours the prime minister...

The live poll tracker from Sky News collates the results of opinion surveys carried out by all the main polling organisations – and allows...

Stephen Flynn, the SNP’s Westminster leader, took his opportunity at PMQs to ask the question which seems to be on everyone’s lips in Westminster...

An MP who had both his hands and feet amputated after contracting sepsis has been welcomed back to the House of Commons with a...

There has been a sharp fall in the number of overseas health and care workers applying for visas in the first few months of...

People infected with deadly viruses due to the tainted blood scandal could receive more than £2m in compensation, according to government documents. “Illustrative figures”...