Thames crossing delayed after planning it cost more than world’s longest road tunnel
The fate of Britain's biggest road scheme hangs in the balance after ministers delayed giving it the go ahead -...
Politics
Sir Keir Starmer refuses to rule out employer national insurance rises in autumn budget
Sir Keir Starmer has refused to rule out increases to national insurance for employers.A key tenet of the Labour Party's...
Rachel Reeves U-turn?
Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard share their daily guide to the day ahead in...
Lisa Nandy denies Taylor Swift intervention by top Labour figures over blue-light police escort in London
A cabinet minister has denied top Labour politicians personally intervened to give Taylor Swift a blue-light police escort to Wembley.Home...
Overconfident James Cleverly supporters may have lost their candidate a place in the last two
There were audible gasps from MPs gathered in committee room 14 when the result of the final ballot was read...
Did ‘rogue’ voting and botched plot by MPs cost Cleverly’s shock loss in Tory leadership race?
So what went wrong? What caused James Cleverly to slump from frontrunner and favourite to make the final two in...
Yvette Cooper enjoyed free tickets to Taylor Swift gig after pushing for star to get police escort
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper attended Taylor Swift's concert in London for free using tickets provided to her husband by the...
Conservative Senedd member Gareth Davies reveals bipolar diagnosis in bid to help others
A politician diagnosed with bipolar disorder four years ago has said he wants to share his diagnosis in a bid...
City minister Siddiq to hold talks with British tech champions
The City minister will on Thursday hold talks with some of Britain's most valuable technology start-ups as the government seeks...
Tory leadership race: James Cleverly knocked out – leaving Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch in final two
Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch will battle it out to be the next leader of the Conservative Party after James...
Rachel Reeves U-turn?
Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard share their daily guide to the day ahead in...
James Cleverly has momentum after latest voting in Tory leadership contest – but final result far from clear
There's no doubt who has momentum in the Tory leadership contest now.James Cleverly pole-vaulted his rivals to first place -...
Urgent call for funding as record 617 child protection investigations carried out a day
More than 600 child protection investigations a day are now carried out by social care services - a record high,...
Tom Tugendhat knocked out of Tory leadership race – as James Cleverly tops latest vote
Tom Tugendhat has been knocked out of the Tory leadership race after receiving the least votes from MPs.It narrows the...
Biden pulls out of Starmer meeting in Germany as Hurricane Milton approaches US
US President Joe Biden has postponed a meeting with Sir Keir Starmer and the French and German leaders in Berlin...
Nandy to meet Premier League clubs amid ‘threat of civil war’
The culture secretary will hold talks with a group of Premier League clubs on Wednesday about the government's plans for...
Labour lead over Tories falls to just one point, poll shows
The Labour Party is leading the Conservatives by just one point, a new poll has shown, after weeks of rows...
Asylum seekers in Hull still wary of going out two months after hotel targeted during UK riots
In a church hall in Hull, groups of asylum seekers queue for tea and toast and advice from immigration experts.The...
Boris Johnson denies mocking public with claim they ‘avidly craved’ lockdown rules
Boris Johnson has denied mocking the public by questioning why they "so avidly craved" lockdown rules and obeyed them "like...
David Lammy defends ‘young’ Labour government as poll shows most people think they are sleazy
David Lammy has said the government is "young" after Sir Keir Starmer's chief of staff Sue Gray resigned and a...