Budget 2024: ‘Difficult and big choices’ coming, health secretary warns
The health secretary has warned of "difficult and big choices" coming in the budget, as he refused to rule out...
Politics
Kemi Badenoch will need to go beyond ‘diehard Tories’ to rebuild party, peer says
Kemi Badenoch will have to rebuild the Tory party if she becomes leader and will need to "pivot" by talking...
‘It’s about saving his life’: Son of jailed tycoon Jimmy Lai calls for ‘urgent’ UK intervention after China talks
The son of Jimmy Lai, the tycoon and pro-democracy activist jailed in China, has called for "urgent" intervention from the...
World ‘will not tolerate any more excuses’ from Israel on Gaza aid, Starmer says
The world "will not tolerate any more excuses on humanitarian assistance" from Israel on the situation in Gaza, the prime...
Sir Keir Starmer to travel to Germany for talks with Joe Biden, Olaf Scholz and Emmanuel Macron
Sir Keir Starmer will travel to Germany on Friday for talks with Joe Biden, Olaf Scholz and Emmanuel Macron on...
Kemi Badenoch will need to go beyond ‘diehard Tories’ to rebuild party, peer says
Kemi Badenoch will have to rebuild the Tory party if she becomes leader and will need to "pivot" by talking...
Labour ‘won’t take Tory advice’ says minister – amid reports of £3bn of cuts to welfare
The government will not follow the advice of the previous Tory administration when it comes to slashing the welfare bill,...
Pragmatist Kemi Badenoch wins Tory leadership TV showdown with Robert Jenrick
For Kemi Badenoch, less is more.Before the Tory leadership TV showdown with rival Robert Jenrick, she'd declared: "I'm running a...
Badenoch hits back at Tory MP who said she’s ‘too preoccupied’ with her children to be party leader
Kemi Badenoch has hit back at a Tory MP's suggestion that she can't lead the party because she is too...
David Cameron opens up about son’s death and ‘black clouds’ of grief
Former prime minister David Cameron has opened up about the death of his six-year-old son Ivan in 2009 - and...
Budget turmoil as several government departments fail to agree spending decisions by deadline
Several government departments failed to agree their spending settlement by yesterday's deadline in a sign of ongoing turbulence over the...
Alex Salmond’s body to be returned to Scotland – with private individual paying for flight after request to use RAF rejected
A private individual is paying for a flight to repatriate Alex Salmond's body after the Foreign Office rejected requests for...
Davey recalls ‘pain’ of looking after terminally ill mother – and calls for investment into palliative care
Sir Ed Davey has recalled the "pain" of looking after his terminally ill mother when he was just a child...
Cabinet ministers write to Starmer in urgent attempt to soften spending cuts in budget
Cabinet ministers are writing to the prime minister in an urgent attempt to soften some of the spending cuts being...
Lord Graham Brady reveals what it’s like to tell a Tory leader they’re finished
Lord Graham Brady's reputation for seeing off prime ministers has made him something of a celebrity in the world of...
Budget 2024: What could Chancellor Rachel Reeves announce?
Labour's first budget in 14 years will be delivered on 30 October, and as per the warnings of Rachel Reeves...
David Cameron explains why he planned to sanction Israeli ministers – as Starmer considers move
David Cameron has told Sky News he planned to sanction two Israeli ministers while in government but "ran out of...
Chancellor Rachel Reeves looking to ‘find £40bn’ in budget
Rachel Reeves is looking to fill a £40bn black hole in the country's finances, Sky News understands.According to people close...
As Labour attempt to reform the Lords, the end of the peer show is still a long way off
We've been here before. Since the 1960s, Labour governments have attempted to legislate for the end of the peer show....
Starmer met Taylor Swift at concert after getting free tickets – as details of talk revealed
Sir Keir Starmer met Taylor Swift when he attended her concert at Wembley Stadium, Sky News understands. It has emerged...
