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A Scottish government minister’s father remains under police investigation for posting an image of the Star of David linked with a swastika. Tom Arthur snr resigned from the SNP after the Facebook post was reported to Police Scotland in April, with the force initially investigating it as a “communications offence”. The post was shared on

A new era of government, and a distinctly more upbeat mood: on Wednesday, Sir Keir Starmer cut the figure of a prime minister enthralled with the job, rather than weighed down by it. And so he should be. He is one of the most powerful post-war prime ministers this country has seen. Having won a

King Charles has delivered the new Labour government’s first King’s Speech setting out its priorities for the months ahead.   On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson looks at what the government has promised with Sky’s deputy political editor Sam Coates and economics editor Ed Conway. Plus, Niall speaks to people and politics correspondent Nick

Sky News’ deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico’s Jack Blanchard are here with their guide to the day ahead in politics. Today is the first King’s Speech of the Labour era, as Jack and Sam rattle through what to expect. Meanwhile, Sir Keir Starmer is hosting the Irish prime minister as part of his

Boris Johnson has met Donald Trump to discuss the situation in Ukraine “at length”. Mr Johnson became the latest former British prime minister to head to the US for the Republican National Convention this week, after Liz Truss arrived in Milwaukee on Monday. But unlike his successor, he confirmed he had held a face-to-face meeting

Donald Trump’s running mate suggested the UK is the “first truly Islamist country” to obtain nuclear weapons after Labour won the election. Mr Trump selected JD Vance, a 39-year-old former venture capitalist and senator from Ohio, as his candidate for vice president just days after he was targeted in an assassination attempt on Saturday. Mr

A news website in Wales has claimed the minister sacked over allegedly a leaking text from the first minister was not the source for their story. Nation Cymru posted an article in May claiming that in 2020 then-health secretary Vaughan Gething had told a ministerial chat he would delete all their messages so they could

The special relationship between the US and UK is forged on shared history, common values, and diplomatic ties that are far deeper and enduring that any one president or prime minister. But there was no doubt that President Joe Biden seemed particularly pleased to welcome the new British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to the Oval

Labour MP Jess Phillips is back with Beth and Ruth to unpick the election results. They look at the wider Labour results and talk about Rishi Sunak’s resignation speech, as well as discussing why Reform and the Liberal Democrats took seats from the two main parties. 👉 Click here to follow Electoral Dysfunction wherever you

It has been a night of big wins, historic losses… and more than a few surprises. Voters have handed the Conservatives their worst defeat in the party’s history, while Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party is on course for a huge majority, according to the exit poll. Follow election latest: Results and reaction live After intrigue,

It’s not just voters who headed to the polls for the general election – plenty of loyal, furry friends have joined their humans for the walk to the ballot box. As has become a (very welcome) norm in recent years, #dogsatpollingstations has been trending on social media as people shared photos of themselves exercising their

The general election is “not over until the final whistle blows” Rishi Sunak has declared as he held his last rally before the polls open. The prime minister attempted to drum up support among activists for the final time by warning once more about the “danger” a Labour government would pose to the country. He

Wales will introduce a ban on politicians lying before the next Senedd election. The Welsh government has committed to introducing legislation before 2026, which would mean Senedd members could be removed for knowingly misleading statements. Mick Antoniw, the Welsh government’s counsel general, said it was “committed” to the principle. “The Welsh government will bring forward

Ireland’s Leo Varadkar has announced he is stepping down as prime minister. In a statement delivered this afternoon in Dublin, Mr Varadkar said his reasons for leaving were “both personal and political”. He said he believed a new leader “will be better placed than me” to gain seats for his party Fine Gael in the

Tory MPs trooped purposefully through the voting lobbies on Monday night to knock down all the Lords’ amendments which had threatened to rip the Rwanda bill to shreds. It was without the drama of the last vote in January, when three Tory figures resigned their posts and dozens signed amendments to toughen up the bill.

An MP has asked the home secretary to consider introducing sanctions on the irresponsible sale or use of catapults to kill or harm wildlife following a Sky News investigation. The report exposed a UK-wide network in which children – some primary school age – have been sharing footage and photos of their kills in WhatsApp

Humza Yousaf has insisted the Scottish government is “absolutely on track” to meet its target to increase residential rehabilitation places for drug users, as he said he was “devastated” by the latest increase in deaths. Data released on Tuesday showed 1,197 people died as a result of suspected drug use last year – up by

Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch has said alleged comments made about Diane Abbott by a Tory donor were “racist” – but that there should be “space for forgiveness”. Ms Badenoch is the first cabinet minister to use the term to describe Frank Hester’s reported remarks about the former Labour MP, after government ministers including Graham Stuart

Iran has supplied Russia with ballistic missiles as Moscow wages war in Ukraine, Britain’s defence secretary has signalled, accusing Tehran of being a “bad influence” in Europe. Grant Shapps was asked in an interview with a political magazine whether he had any information on Iran‘s reported provision of surface-to-surface missiles to Russia. The senior cabinet

The UK COVID inquiry has begun its first hearing in Wales, looking at the decisions taken by the Welsh government during the pandemic. For the next few weeks, the inquiry will sit at the Mercure Hotel in Cardiff. The inquiry will spend until 14 March hearing evidence for Module 2B – core decision-making in Wales.