Politics

Major employment reforms promised by Labour will not become law for at least two years, as the government seeks compromise between unions and businesses on measures intended to strengthen workers rights without hindering economic growth. The Employment Rights Bill, introduced into parliament on Thursday, includes 28 measures, many of which …

The chancellor will need to raise taxes by £25bn if she wants to keep spending rising with national income, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS). In its annual ‘Green Budget’ analysis, the IFS warned that the government would have to dramatically increase the £9bn of tax rises outlined …

Some reckon some Conservative MPs concluded Cleverly was home and dry and so they could afford to vote for someone else, in the hope that contributed to the elimination of the candidate they really didn’t want to make the run-off. Others say the other two campaigns were simply more effective …

So what went wrong? What caused James Cleverly to slump from frontrunner and favourite to make the final two in the Tory leadership race to humiliated loser? The answer, according to senior Tory MPs, is that some of his backers “went rogue” and voted for Robert Jenrick in a botched …

There were audible gasps from MPs gathered in committee room 14 when the result of the final ballot was read out and the previous frontrunner James Cleverly was knocked out of the race. A shock result that no one had seen coming after the former home secretary had a barnstorming …

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Home Secretary Yvette Cooper attended Taylor Swift’s concert in London for free using tickets provided to her husband by the megastar’s music label Universal, Sky News can reveal. Ms Cooper went as a guest of her husband, former Labour minister Ed Balls, who was given four tickets on 4 August, …

Ed Costelloe, chairman of Grassroots Conservatives, said he was surprised James Cleverly did not make it to the vote of members. Polling suggests Bachnoch is the favourite to take the crown, he said, but added: “When you listen to ordinary members who have never been polled, there’s more open-mindedness.” Mr …

A politician diagnosed with bipolar disorder four years ago has said he wants to share his diagnosis in a bid to encourage others to seek support. Gareth Davies is a Conservative member of the Senedd and has represented the Vale of Clwyd in Cardiff Bay since 2021. He was diagnosed …

The City minister will on Thursday hold talks with some of Britain’s most valuable technology start-ups as the government seeks to convince them to float in London. Sky News understands that Tulip Siddiq, economic secretary to the Treasury, will meet the Unicorn Council, whose members include companies such as Monzo, …