Politics

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...

Andy Street’s interview with Sky News fired the starting gun for discussion over the future direction of the Conservative Party. But the battlefield immediately...

Boris Johnson has paid tribute to the villagers who Sky News revealed turned him away from a polling station when he tried to vote...

The battle for West Midlands mayor is down to the wire after a recount of votes was ordered. Incumbent Tory Andy Street’s hope of...

Boris Johnson has paid tribute to the villagers who Sky News revealed turned him away from a polling station when he tried to vote...

The Labour Party has some “searching” to do following its underperformance in areas with a high Muslim population, according to MP Jess Phillips. Speaking...

We went into this set of local and mayoral elections with two big questions: Is Labour on course for a majority and how bad...

There are 11 mayors being elected. There are contests for London mayor, nine Combined Authority mayors and for Salford City mayor. Ballots are now...

The Conservative Party has suffered its worst electoral defeat in years, losing more than half of its councillors who stood for re-election across England....