Sir Keir Starmer has promised Dame Esther Rantzen that he will allow a vote on assisted dying in the next parliament if he wins the next...
Zarah Sultana starts every event she attends the same way. She has to log the date, location and time into a little mechanical device at each...
Businessman Frank Hester has been widely condemned after the emergence of comments he allegedly made about Diane Abbott. Hackney MP Ms Abbott has since responded, saying...
The leader of Reform UK has hinted at further defections to his party following the high-profile move of former Conservative deputy chair Lee Anderson. The Ashfield...
The prime minister’s spokesperson has indicated that prisons are set to be full by Easter. It comes as the Justice Secretary Alex Chalk announced measures in...
Michelle Donelan has apologised for publicly posting a letter on social media which falsely suggested an academic had sympathy for Hamas. The science secretary admitted she...
A mother has praised the support she received from pro-life activists outside an abortion centre, saying they gave her the “hope” she was searching for and...
The UK will face “blackouts” without building new gas power stations, ministers have claimed. The government has said that while it will continue to move forward...
Rishi Sunak will call a snap general election if 10 Conservative MPs defect to Reform UK, a top Tory with close links to Downing Street has...
Former Conservative deputy chair Lee Anderson has defected to Reform UK, becoming the party’s first MP in the Commons. Mr Anderson, who secured the seat of...
Rishi Sunak had a private meeting with the chairman of the 1922 backbench committee on Monday, Sky News can reveal. The prime minister saw Sir Graham...
Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch has said alleged comments made about Diane Abbott by a Tory donor were “racist” – but that there should be “space for...
A minister has refused to say if the Conservatives should return money to one of its biggest donors, after reports Frank Hester said former Labour MP...
Tom Tugendhat, the security minister, has told Sky News he wants to see defence spending reach 2.5% of GDP “now – as soon as possible”. This...
Former Conservative deputy chair Lee Anderson has defected to Reform UK, becoming the party’s first MP in the Commons. Mr Anderson, who took the seat of...
Michael Gove is poised to unveil a new definition of extremism amid jitters in government at his plan. The Politics at Jack and Sam’s podcast discusses...
More than £117m of taxpayers’ money will be spent to protect mosques, Muslim faith schools and community centres from hate attacks, the government has announced. Home...
A cabinet minister has failed to name which groups or individuals would fall under the upcoming revised definition of extremist groups. Health Secretary Victoria Atkins was...
Scrapping the non-dom tax status for wealthy foreign nationals is “an utter humiliation for this government”, shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has said. “The last budget of...
Michael Gove has urged pro-Palestinian protesters to question whether extremist groups are behind some of the demonstrations – days ahead of publishing a new official definition...