Rishi Sunak and Japanese PM sign ‘most significant defence agreement in a century’
Rishi Sunak and the Japanese prime minister will sign what the UK government said will be the most significant defence...
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MP Andrew Bridgen has Tory whip removed after comparing COVID vaccines with Holocaust
Prominent backbencher Andrew Bridgen is no longer a Conservative MP after he compared the COVID vaccine to the Holocaust.Mr Bridgen...
Boris Johnson ‘joked he was at most unsocially distanced party in UK’ during No 10 lockdown party
Boris Johnson joked he was at "the most unsocially distanced party in the UK" while attending an alcohol-fuelled Number 10...
Exams hit in Scottish schools as teachers go on strike over pay
Some Scottish schools will be forced to reschedule preliminary exams today as teachers in the country hold their second day...
Westminster Accounts: Why a cannabis company invests in a group of MPs – and the unusual way it works
If an organisation wants to see changes to the law or government policy, how do they go about trying to...
Westminster Accounts: ‘The next big scandal’ – Informal groups of MPs given £20m from external organisations since 2019
All-party parliamentary groups (APPGs) have received over £20m worth of funding from external organisations since the 2019 general election, with...
‘Exclusionary and toxic culture’: Over two-thirds of women MPs have witnessed sexist behaviour in parliament
Over two-thirds of women MPs have witnessed sexist behaviour in parliament over the last five years, according to a new...
Anti-strikes bill ‘will protect lives and respect right to strike’, Business Secretary Grant Shapps says
Introducing mandatory minimum levels of service during strikes will protect people's lives while respecting workers' rights to stage walkouts, the...
Westminster Accounts: 14 MPs given over £250,000 each in campaign donations since the last election
Fourteen MPs have been given more than £250,000 each towards their campaigns and causes, analysis for the Westminster Accounts has...
Westminster Accounts: Labour and Starmer have accepted thousands from major Just Stop Oil donor
Sir Keir Starmer and Labour have accepted hundreds of thousands of pounds in donations from a wealthy climate activist who...
Downing Street ‘considering one-off payment for nurses’ to end strikes after previously rejecting idea
Downing Street is believed to be considering a one-off payment for nurses after rejecting the idea before Christmas.About six weeks...
Westminster Accounts: MPs accused of failing to give ‘sufficient’ transparency on major donations
MPs have been accused of failing to provide "sufficient" transparency after a Sky News investigation struggled to uncover basic details...
Westminster Accounts: Middlemen, brokers and clients – who really pays MPs for their other jobs?
Thirty-eight MPs have taken on second jobs where the ultimate party paying them is unclear, according to Sky News' analysis...
Westminster Accounts: The biggest donors to MPs since the last election
Trade unions, Qatar and a little-known Hertfordshire business are among the biggest donors to individual MPs since the last general...
Westminster Accounts: Transparency in politics often feels like it falls short – we want to shine a light on that
On a freezing, foggy evening in December, the House of Commons finally formally responded to the last major financial sleaze...
Westminster Accounts: MPs earn £17.1m on top of their salaries since the last election – with Tories taking £15.2m
MPs have earned £17.1m on top of their salaries in this parliament, with around two-thirds of the money going to...
‘Unacceptable cloak of secrecy’ around Houses of Parliament restoration, says MP
The chair of the Public Accounts Committee has told Sky News she "could weep for the five years" lost by...
Boris Johnson had ‘problem’ responding to race report due to his ‘bad track record’, peer claims
Boris Johnson had a "problem" in responding to a controversial report on race due to his "bad track record on...
Call for three days’ paid leave from work for parents grieving after a miscarriage
A campaign is under way to introduce paid leave for parents who suffer a miscarriage.SNP MP Angela Crawley is introducing...
Nurses say they are open to calling off strikes if government discusses this year’s pay – but ministers are refusing to
Nurses have said they will call off strike action later this month if the government discusses pay for this year...
