Politics

“I am ruthless.” That was Sir Keir Starmer’s account of himself and his decision to let Natalie Elphicke into the Labour Party on our trip...

No deportation flights to Rwanda will take off under a Labour government, Sir Keir Starmer has told Sky News. The Labour leader told Sky...

Sir Keir Starmer has said he has no doubt the government will get flights off the ground to Rwanda but Labour would “cancel the...

Scottish independence could be delivered within five years, Scotland’s new first minister has told Sky News. John Swinney, who became first minister and leader...

Jess Phillips has revealed that seeing Natalie Elphicke cross the floor to join the Labour Party felt “a bit like being punched in the...

Labour will create a new Border Security Command to tackle people-smuggling gangs bringing migrants across the Channel, Sir Keir Starmer is set to announce....

The MP who defected from the Tories to Labour yesterday has apologised for comments she made supporting her ex-husband after he was convicted of...

Former COVID vaccines minister and chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has announced he will not be standing at the next general election. The Conservative MP for...

Conservative MP Natalie Elphicke has defected to the Labour Party. The Dover MP said the change in the Tory Party since she entered parliament...

John Swinney has been legally sworn in as Scotland’s seventh first minister. The 60-year-old is now Keeper of the Scottish Seal, also known as...

Former Tory immigration minister Robert Jenrick has called for the Home Office to be split in two as part of a 30-point plan to...

A company has been named in parliament as the contractor running the Ministry of Defence’s payroll that was hacked by China – an accusation...

Humza Yousaf has formally tendered his resignation as Scotland’s first minister to the King. It now paves the way for MSPs to vote on...

The Chinese state has hacked the Ministry of Defence, Sky News understands. MPs will be told on Tuesday of a massive data breach involving...

The results of the next general election are not a “foregone conclusion” according to Rishi Sunak, after his party’s slate of defeats in the...

John Swinney has won the SNP leadership contest and is set to be named as Scotland’s new first minister, replacing Humza Yousaf. Mr Swinney...

The government at one point considered using Iraq to process asylum seekers – like the Rwanda scheme – according to documents seen by Sky...

It was a wafer-thin victory, but a huge win. The symbolism of Labour taking the West Midlands mayor, a jewel in the Tory crown,...

Tory incumbent Andy Street has suffered a shock defeat to Labour in the West Midlands mayoral election after a partial recount was ordered. Labour’s...