Inheritance tax is “punitive and unfair”, government minister Grant Shapps has said, amid reports the prime minister is considering cutting death...
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Sir Ed Davey has insisted the Liberal Democrats will continue to support the pensions triple lock under any circumstances. The policy means the state pension...
Grant Shapps has hinted at a change to plans for HS2, as the northern section of the rail project looks set to be scrapped. Sky News understands the high-speed...
The morning after the last election, the Liberal Democrats were left licking some pretty deep wounds. The single issue ballot saw Boris Johnson and his Tories...
The coming of the autumn means it is party conference season. MPs leave Westminster, with each of the parties descending on a city or town alongside their...
Labour has pledged to bolster the power of the UK’s economic watchdog to prevent a repeat of the “disastrous mistakes” of Liz Truss’s...
Larry the cat, or Nova the dog? A hidden power struggle has been raging behind the scenes at Number 10 – and one has come out on top. That is according...
Rishi Sunak is considering plans for a “British baccalaureate” that would see pupils over 16 study a wider range of subjects, Sky News understands...
People will have the option to register for organ donation when they apply for a new passport from next year. Under plans designed to boost organ donation, a...
Rishi Sunak’s popularity has plunged to its lowest point since taking office following his watering down of key climate pledges. The prime...
The Home Office has been ordered to stop work converting a former military base into an accommodation site for asylum seekers, over concerns planning...
Sir Keir Starmer has insisted he will not allow the UK to become a “rule-taker” after his comments suggesting he did not want to diverge from EU...
John Bercow, the former speaker of the House of Commons, has joined the cast of reality game show The Traitors, producers have revealed. Bercow stood down from...
This week, Rishi Sunak made a surprise speech announcing delays to a number of key Conservative pledges aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions. But...
Sir Keir Starmer has declared “we don’t want to diverge” from EU rules in footage of a conference of centre-left leaders in Canada seen by...