Data from Thursday's election result is ever more clearly revealing Britain's political dividing lines.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has completed a reshuffle of his shadow cabinet, after what he described as 'bitterly disappointing' results for the…

Nicola Sturgeon told Boris Johnson on a Sunday phone call that a second independence referendum was question of "when, not if."

This was a week of thousands of elections, from local councils to regional mayors and national parliaments.

Michael Gove has dismissed a second referendum on Scottish independence as a "massive distraction" as he repeatedly refused to say whether the UK government…

The big Labour reshuffle of 2021 is finally under way.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is to stage a frontbench reshuffle amid a row over the sacking of the party's chairman in the wake of dismal election…

On Friday a shell-shocked Keir Starmer promised the nation he took full responsibility for the disastrous panoply of local, mayoral and by-election…

Sir Keir Starmer has sacked Angela Rayner as Labour Party chair but has hired a new strategist.

The prime minister has called a summit with the leaders of the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, saying the UK is "best…

The first results in the election for London mayor suggested a massive upset was on the cards.

Scotland's Choice: that was the slogan emblazoned across the podium Nicola Sturgeon stood at as she gave her victory speech.

Alex Salmond has admitted he may not lead Alba much longer after the new independence party failed to make a breakthrough in the Scottish elections.

Andy Burnham has not dismissed suggestions he could mount a bid for the Labour leadership in the future, telling Sky News the party should "get in…

The political fall-out from this huge set of elections is becoming clear, but there are still lots of results to be declared across England, Wales…

Sir Keir Starmer has said he takes "full responsibility" for Labour's defeat in the Hartlepool by-election, as an MP hit out at the "London-based bourgeoisie"…

Boris Johnson has said the election results so far are "very encouraging" and prove voters want his government "to get on with delivering" the levelling-up…

People in England will be able to enjoy quarantine-free travel to more than a dozen countries and territories when international travel resumes later…

The Conservatives' big win in the Hartlepool by-election has been reflected in early results from English council elections.

Boris Johnson's former chief adviser has raged against both the Conservatives and Labour, claiming neither are focused on "being a serious government".

After 11 years of Tories in Downing Street, today's by-election and local elections are a remarkable disaster for the opposition, showing Labour still…

The last time a Conservative was elected in Hartlepool, Cliff Richard was Number 1 with "Living Doll".

New figures from the Office for National Statistics have revealed the take-up of first dose COVID jabs among over-50s in England.

The polls have opened for the UK's biggest set of elections outside a general election in almost 50 years - and you'll need to bring your own pencil.

COVID scares aside, this meeting has delivered diplomatically.

France's threat to cut Jersey's electricity over a post-Brexit fishing row is "completely disproportionate and unacceptable", the environment and food…

Sir Keir Starmer has promised to take responsibility if Labour does badly in Thursday's elections.

Boris Johnson's top civil servant only became aware of proposals for a trust to fund the refurbishment of Downing Street months after the plans had…

The Indian delegation in the UK for this week's G7 meeting is self-isolating after two positive COVID tests among them, Sky News understands.

The "super Thursday" vote on 6 May will be Britain's biggest set of elections outside a general election in nearly 50 years.

In a few days, voters will go to the polls for the first time since Labour's red wall turned blue in a bumper set of local and mayoral elections.

Sir Keir Starmer is making a last-ditch appeal to voters ahead of "Super Thursday" with opinion polls and Labour's own canvassing suggesting the party…

The UK and India have agreed to make it easier to return illegal immigrants to each other's countries - while a new immigration route between the two…

Number 10 has refused to deny reports that Conservative donors were approached to pay childcare costs for Boris Johnson's son.

The EU's lethargic vaccine rollout suffered from a lack of appetite for risk, a "mistrust" of public-private partnerships and an inability of countries…

Voters in Scotland have become less enthusiastic about holding a referendum on independence in the next five years, a new poll for Sky News has found.

Sir Keir Starmer has admitted Labour still have "a mountain to climb" to win back voters ahead of this week's local elections - as some polls showed…

Nicola Sturgeon has thrown down the gauntlet to Boris Johnson over a second independence referendum, telling Sky News that if the UK government doesn't…

This week Scotland goes to the polls in an election that could have profound consequences for the whole of the United Kingdom.

Boris Johnson has said there is a "good chance" the one-metre plus social distancing rule can be scrapped from 21 June.

The Queen has said that "reconciliation, equality and mutual understanding" in Northern Ireland "cannot be taken for granted", in a message released…