The prime minister’s spokesperson has indicated that the country’s prisons could be full by Easter. It came as the Justice Secretary Alex Chalk...
Politics
Michelle Donelan has apologised for publicly posting a letter on social media which falsely suggested an academic had sympathy for Hamas. The science secretary...
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...
The UK needs to build more gas power capacity, the government has said, even while it is also trying to wean the energy system off of fossil fuels to meet...
A high-profile Tory donor has said he is “deeply sorry” following reports he said former Labour MP Diane Abbott made him “want to hate all...
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 claimed. The source...
Campaigners and families have urged members of the House of Lords to back calls for a resentencing of offenders who are serving an “inhuman”...
Three parties Lee Anderson. Labour, Conservative and now Reform. Just weeks ago he batted off suggestions he’d defect to Reform, having lost his job as...
Former prime minister Gordon Brown has drawn parallels between Sir Keir Starmer’s plans for a four-person cabinet with revolutionary communist China. Mr...
Sir Keir Starmer has opened up on his “distant” relationship with his late father, saying he wishes they had been closer. Speaking to Sky...
Red paint has been sprayed across the front of the Scottish Parliament as part of a protest against rising food insecurity. Police Scotland said three people...
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 secured the seat...
Michael Gove has urged pro-Palestinian protesters to question whether extremist groups are behind some of the demonstrations – days ahead of publishing a...
Never mind elections, wars, revolutions, scandals and deaths, this week marks the 40th anniversary of probably the most gripping news story I have ever worked...
Far-right and Islamist threats made the man set to be the UK’s next anti-Muslim hatred adviser withdraw before being appointed. Fiyaz Mughal, founder and...
