Politics

As we just reported, a statement from Kate Forbes on the race to succeed Humza Yousaf as Scotland's first minister is expected shortly.She lost out to Mr Yousaf in last year's SNP leadership contest and has already told Sky News she is considering entering the race again in the wake of Mr Yousaf's…

Boris Johnson is "welcome" to campaign for Conservative candidates, the prime minister's spokesperson has said, as Sky News reveals the Tory mayor of the West Midlands is sending voters an endorsement from the former prime minister. Sky's deputy political editor Sam Coates says Andy Street's campaign team is…

  In the sacred city of faith, where the Ganga and Yamuna meet in harmony, thousands of devotees flock to Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh, not only to engage in prayers but also to immerse themselves in politics and upcoming polls. Amidst the spiritual aura, the election fervor sweeps through tourists and locals alike, permeating even the…

Ian Blackford, the former Westminster leader of the Scottish National Party and MP for Ross, Skye and Lochaber, said John Swinney “has what it takes” to lead the SNP.Speaking to the BBC, he said: “He certainly is an individual that I believe carries widespread respect in the party across the Parliament, and…

The Republican National Committee and its lawyers are going state to state seeking to influence what laws and procedures will govern the November election.The RNC, which has been overhauled with loyalists to former President Donald Trump, is reviving failed legal arguments from 2020 as it seeks to get involved in dozens of state and federal…

Businessman and husband of Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Robert Vadra, has said that the entire country wishes for him to get into active politics. His remark came amid buzz over his electoral debut from Amethi where BJP's Smriti Irani is the sitting MP."The voice is coming from the entire country. They want me to get into…

A complaint filed with the Federal Election Commission alleges Donald Trump's 2024 White House campaign and its related political committees engaged in a scheme to conceal who is being paid for much of the former president's legal work in a possible violation of federal law.The complaint filed Wednesday by the Campaign Legal Center, a nonprofit…

WASHINGTON − Donald Trump's supporters aren't exactly flocking to New York City to protest his hush money trial, but that hasn't stopped the former president from pursuing an unprecedented presidential campaign from the depths of a criminal trial.In improvised campaign events, statements to reporters, television and radio interviews, and social…

Rayner presses Dowden on no-fault evictions after joke about 'obsession' with her living arrangements Angela Rayner is on her feet to grill Oliver Dowden.She begins by paying tribute to "tireless campaigner" Lord Frank Field and wishing the…

By Adam Parsons, Europe CorrespondentThe Human Rights Commissioner at the Council of Europe, which includes the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), has criticised the government's Rwanda's bill, saying it "raises major concerns" and has called for key clauses to be reversed. Michael O'Flaherty, said he was…