Politics

The government is “not attacking the hospitality industry” with proposed plans to ban smoking in pub gardens, a cabinet minister has insisted. Lucy Powell...

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey calls it “the first big mistake this government has made”. The decision by the new Labour Chancellor Rachel...

Bills on renters’ reform and water company regulation are set to be among a “packed legislative agenda” for parliament when MPs return from their...

A Labour politician has defended himself as a “renters champion” despite flats he rents out reportedly found to be in poor condition. Jas Athwal,...

Employers will have to offer flexible working hours – including a four-day week – to all workers under government plans. To receive their full...

Labour heavyweight Harriet Harman is joining Sky News’ Electoral Dysfunction podcast as a permanent member of the team. The former acting leader of the...

A tweet from a Tory MP about proposals to ban smoking in pub gardens has been called “repugnant” by the Board of Deputies of...

A ban on smoking in pub gardens and other outdoor venues is being considered because of the “huge burden” smoking puts on the NHS...

SLDP leader Colum Eastwood has announced his resignation as party leader. Mr Eastwood has been leader of the Northern Irish nationalist Social Democratic and...

It is “inevitable that things will go wrong” when prisoners are freed early to try to alleviate prison overcrowding, the Chief Inspector of Probation...

The government has been accused of pushing towards a “nanny state” after leaked reports showed it is considering banning smoking in pub gardens and...

“Woeful budgeting” by the Home Office has led to years of overspend on asylum, a watchdog has claimed. For the past three years, the...

Sir Keir Starmer has said his government wants a reset with the EU – “but that doesn’t mean reversing Brexit or re-entering the single...

The chancellor has refused to rule out inheritance and capital gains tax rises after Sir Keir Starmer warned the autumn budget will be “painful”....

Cast your mind back to the heady days of early July, as a beaming Sir Keir Starmer swept into Downing Street to a cheering...

Sir Keir Starmer is heading to Germany to hold talks on a new bilateral treaty with the country as he hopes to “move beyond...

There’s going to be “a lot of bad news” in the chancellor’s autumn budget – which the prime minister has said will be “painful”....

The October budget will be “painful”, Sir Keir Starmer has said, giving the biggest hint yet of tax rises. Speaking from Downing Street, the...

There were “no rules” to stop Labour giving donor Lord Waheed Alli a Downing Street pass, the party’s chair has told Sky News. Lord...