Politics

Kemi Badenoch has hit back at a Tory MP's suggestion that she can't lead the party because she is too "preoccupied" with her children, saying "men have parental responsibilities too".Read More

A private individual is paying for a flight to repatriate Alex Salmond's body after the Foreign Office rejected requests for the RAF to get involved.Read More

Several government departments failed to agree their spending settlement by yesterday's deadline in a sign of ongoing turbulence over the budget, Sky News can reveal. Read More

Sir Keir Starmer met Taylor Swift when he attended her concert at Wembley Stadium, Sky News understands.Read More

Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard share their daily guide to the day ahead in politics in under 20 minutes.    Read More

Sir Keir Starmer has been urged to support a new law to ban smartphones in schools to stop children "doom-scrolling" - after Number 10 refused to back the plan.Read More

Hiking employer national insurance (NI) "doesn't look consistent" with Labour's manifesto and could lead to job losses in the long term, the head of an influential thinktank said.Read More

A book of condolence for Alex Salmond has opened at the Scottish parliament for visitors to leave messages that will be sent to the former first minister's family.Read More

Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard share their daily guide to the day ahead in politics in under 20 minutes. Read More