Beth Rigby
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Expect a steady the ship budget with promises of jam tomorrow from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt
Sky News' political editor Beth Rigby says backbench demands for tax cuts will not be granted, as Jeremy Hunt focuses on getting the economy back on track. → Read More
Nicola Sturgeon was the SNP's Alex Ferguson
The politicians running to replace the first minister tore each other apart in this week's TV debate. Will they tear the party apart too? Whatever happens will affect the whole of the UK and Sky News will soon be putting the candidates to the test. → Read More
New UK-EU deal on Northern Ireland might not be the slam dunk the PM is hoping for
While Rishi Sunak told MPs the deal removed 1,700 pages of EU law and "puts beyond all doubt that we have now taken back control", officials conceded the Windsor Framework doesn't remove EU law or European court jurisdiction from Northern Ireland. → Read More
Few ever believed Sir Keir Starmer could become PM
To win the next general election, Sir Keir Starmer will need to convince a number of disenchanted Tory voters to trust him instead - today's speech will be a key part of that effort. → Read More
Nicola Sturgeon's exit is the end of an era
With the SNP stalwart passing on the independence baton, will her party keep their dominance or leave doors open to other parties to make a return in Scotland? → Read More
Sunak survives first 100 days, but there is little warm glow around leadership
The prime minister has lasted longer than his predecessor and appears to be stabilising the economy, but with strikes, NHS crises and bad poll ratings, the question is over his future electoral performance. → Read More
NHS crisis: Politicians are not offering a comprehensive solution on how to fix the health service
This is an intensely political question, given that it is governments who decide how much investment should be put into the health system, sort out the infrastructure and decide how it should be organised. There is a growing discussion in Westminster about how the NHS should be funded. → Read More
Nadhim Zahawi tax row: Rishi Sunak's integrity is taking a hit as he prolongs the pain over Tory party chairman
Tory party chairman Nadhim Zahawi's tax affairs have been in the spotlight after it was revealed he settled a multimillion-pound tax dispute with HMRC while he was chancellor. → Read More
No 10 sticking to its guns on strikes
The continued strikes leave the country with the sense the wheels are coming off the basic services that citizens expect, which is uncomfortable for a new administration that promised to do less politics and more governing. → Read More
Labour's standard bearer of the left is sticking with Sir Keir in the centre ground to win power
For me, Ms Rayner's message of discipline and willingness to stand united with a leader she has clashed with in the past and not try to push an agenda that strays anywhere from the centre ground was the story of the interview. → Read More
Is Rishi Sunak’s five-point plan enough to turn the tide for the Tories?
The prime minister should be confident he can deliver on his five pledges, given that pretty much all of them are already in train. But what he has come up misses the mark when it comes to grasping the nettle of the crisis enveloping the country. → Read More
New-found freedom allows former health secretary Sajid Javid to talk honestly about NHS big picture
With the former health secretary due to stand down at the next election, he tells me about the need for big reforms. → Read More
Sir Keir Starmer to pledge 'biggest ever' transfer of power as Labour report outlines sweeping reform plans
A Labour report on the UK's future also recommends reforms to "clean up politics" - including replacing the House of Lords, banning most MPs from having a second job, and moving 50,000 civil servants out of the capital. → Read More
Jeremy Hunt's autumn statement had all the hallmarks of a Labour budget
With windfall taxes on energy companies, a cut to the 45p tax rate threshold and a reversal of Kwasi Kwarteng's stamp duty cuts, the chancellor first fiscal event threw the gauntlet down to the opposition. → Read More
Rishi Sunak has had a good platform in Bali but the rubber will hit the road when he returns to the UK
The prime minister may have enjoyed his first chance to rub shoulders with other world leaders at the G20, but when he returns to Britain, he has a huge economic fight on his hands. → Read More
G20 is Rishi Sunak's first big moment on world stage
The prime minister is attempting to present domestic economic problems as a consequence of bigger forces than just Conservative party own-goals. → Read More
Sunak says getting grip on migrant crisis 'absolute priority' as he welcomes deal with France
The prime minister told journalists on a flight to Bali heading to the G20 summit that gaining control of illegal immigration in Britain is something he has "spent more time working on than anything else". → Read More
Rishi Sunak's premiership is about to start for real
On style, Mr Sunak has signalled a change in approach. Gone is the combative, sometimes abrasive approach of Boris Johnson and Liz Truss in favour of a more cordial and collaborative approach. → Read More
Violence against women: How pioneering police pilot scheme is turning the tide
The murder of Sarah Everard last year put huge pressure on society, the government, the criminal justice system and the police to bring about genuine change. → Read More
Home Office source denies Home Secretary Suella Braverman ignored legal advice on Manston migrant centre
Conservative MP Sir Roger Gale told Sky News the situation at Manston migrant centre is "a breach of humane conditions". → Read More