Politics

Nigel Farage has denied being paid nearly £98,000 a month for appearing on GB News. The Reform UK leader was responding to reports about...

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has promised to crack down on people “pushing harmful and hateful beliefs” and “kickstart” a new approach to fighting extremism...

SNP MSP John Mason been stripped of the party whip following an “utterly abhorrent” social media post about the Israel-Hamas conflict. Mr Mason has...

ASLEF’s lead negotiator has denied the union sees the new government as a “soft touch” after announcing fresh strikes two days after train drivers...

Nigel Farage’s presenting job on GB News earned him nearly £98,000 a month – more than an MP’s annual salary. The Reform UK leader was...

Infected blood campaigners have criticised a “derisory and insulting” offer from the government as part of the compensation scheme. The row centres around former...

Sir Keir Starmer should have labelled the recent riots in England “racist” earlier than he did, Thangam Debbonaire has said. The former Bristol Central...

The education secretary has said private schools have themselves to blame for closures – not the government’s VAT policy. Bridget Phillipson said some private...

Hundreds of homes built for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham are being sold off by the council at a projected loss of more than...

People living in areas at the highest risk of flooding face cuts to key services due to a sharp rise in flood defence costs,...

A Scottish Conservative MSP has apologised after branding ally Murdo Fraser’s party leadership campaign as “awful”. In a series of posts accidentally published as...

A funding injection of £13.5m will be given to businesses and workers affected by job losses at Tata Steel, the government will announce. Up...

Liz Truss has stormed off stage after a banner featuring a lettuce and the words “I crashed the economy” unfurled behind her at an...

There were “multiple and fundamental failures” with the NHS’s management of Nottingham killer Valdo Calocane’s mental health treatment, the health secretary has said. Speaking...

Sir Keir Starmer has spoken with the Iranian president as part of international efforts to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East, Sky News understands....

More than 700 migrants arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel in 11 boats on Sunday – the highest since Labour came to...

The home secretary has said respect for the police needs to be restored after the “brazen abuse and contempt” shown by rioters. Yvette Cooper...

The prime minister has announced £84m of new funding for African and Middle Eastern countries in an attempt to tackle the migration crisis “at...

Sir Keir Starmer has said people smuggling is no longer a challenge but “a crisis”, as he opened a European summit at which he...