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Imagine being Sir Keir Starmer. In less than seven days, he has not only become the most successful politician at the ballot box since Tony Blair thanks to his landslide victory, but then jetted off to Washington for a huge international summit and his first audience with the US president in the Oval Office. Politics

A total of 1.6 million children are now affected by the two-child benefit cap as the Labour government faces pressure to lift it. The Conservative government introduced the cap, which prevents parents from claiming child tax credit or Universal Credit for more than two children for those born after April 2017. Politics live: Streeting orders

A trip to Ukraine by the UK’s new defence secretary within 48 hours of taking office underlines the importance attached by the new government to helping Ukrainian forces in their war with Russia. But, despite positive-sounding statements about new military assistance, John Healey does not have a magic tap that he can instantly turn on

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

Reform UK looks set to establish a foothold in parliament – with Nigel Farage expected to become an MP for the very first time. Mr Farage hailed “huge” early results after the general election exit poll projected his party would win 13 seats, including in Clacton, Essex, where he is standing. If correct, that means

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

Millions of people across the UK will head to the polls today to vote in the general election. A total of 650 parliamentary constituencies are being contested in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, with polling stations open from 7am until 10pm. Find more details of what you can expect here There are around 40,000

Sky News’ deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico’s Jack Blanchard are back with their guide to the election day ahead. This is day 40 of the campaign. Jack and Sam look at where the parties are now as the election approaches, with Labour’s attack ads and the Conservatives pushing back against Reform UK. Plus,

Was this the day the wheels began to come off for Nigel Farage’s Reform UK bandwagon? Quite possibly. It was a day that began with terrible newspaper headlines and ended with a clash about racism in his party with a hostile TV audience. Election latest: What do we know about Reform UK racism scandal? It

Rishi Sunak has spoken of his hurt and anger at his daughters having to hear Reform activists using a racial slur about him. Responding to the slurs made by supporters of the party led by Nigel Farage, the prime minister said: “Well, my two daughters have to see and hear Reform people who campaign for

Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris has said a hoax bomb threat made to his home on Wednesday night is “utterly unacceptable”.  “I have young children. I have a wife,” said Mr Harris. He added the intimidation of politicians and their families cannot be allowed to continue. Three men were arrested last week over the alleged

The election betting scandal has deepened as a Welsh Conservative is being investigated and a cabinet minister revealed he placed bets on the general election date. Russell George, a Welsh Conservative member of the Senedd, stepped back from the shadow cabinet after it emerged he was facing a probe by the Gambling Commission over alleged

Home Secretary James Cleverly has told Sky News his aide called the Rwanda policy “crap” for dramatic effect but is in support of it. James Sunderland, who has been the MP for Bracknell since 2019 and is standing there again, was recorded at a private event in April saying: “I have been part of this

The general election is a “fork in the road” – with the world watching to see if the UK abandons the international human rights order, campaigners have said. Directors from leading human rights groups came together to call for greater scrutiny of human rights policy in the campaign period ahead of the 4 July vote.

Sky News’ deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico’s Jack Blanchard with their guide to the election day ahead. 👉 Tap here to follow Politics at Jack and Sam’s wherever you get your podcasts 👈 This is day 28 of the campaign. Jack and Sam discuss inflation, the SNP manifesto launch, and how Labour’s transition

More people in the UK think immigration has a negative impact on society compared to a positive one, according to a new survey carried out by YouGov exclusively for Sky News.  Across the UK, 43% of people asked thought that immigration has a negative impact on British society, compared to 35% who said it has

This week the leaders were selling their visions to voters as they launched their manifestos, and Sunak and Starmer went head to head in Grimbsy at the Sky News live election special The Battle For Number 10. Watch their journeys in the latest week in our animated map below. This campaign is being fought on

Police have been “made aware of a potential electoral matter” after multiple general election candidates were registered under the name of a YouTube prankster. Independent candidates under the name Niko Omilana are listed in 11 constituencies across England and Scotland – including Rishi Sunak‘s, Richmond and Northallerton. Omilana appears to have alluded to the move

Politicians should stop tying themselves in knots in promising not to raise taxes, the head of an influential thinktank told Sky News – warning it could lead to something worse. Speaking to Sky News’ Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips show, Paul Johnson, director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, argued neither of the main parties

Wales’s first minister has lost a confidence vote. Vaughan Gething has only been first minister since March, but in that time he has faced questions over a controversial £200k donation to his leadership campaign from a man convicted of environmental offences. Mr Gething said the donations had been made in line with party protocols and