It’s an election year – and that means political donations have ramped up. And this has been compounded by the alleged comments of Frank Hester, who...
A Conservative minister says he does not believe his party’s biggest donor is a racist, despite alleged comments he made about former Labour MP Diane Abbott...
Growth returned in the UK economy in January, according to official figures. The measure of everything produced in the UK – a metric called gross domestic...
Migrants who have been refused asylum in the UK will be offered thousands of pounds to move to Rwanda under a new “voluntary” scheme drawn up...
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...
A law aimed at quashing the wrongful convictions of sub-postmasters caught up in the Horizon IT scandal is being introduced by the government later. The proposed...
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...