A flagship bill to reform England's "feudal" leasehold system is making its way through parliament - but those caught up in the homeownership "trap" say it is ruining their lives and needs to be...

Campaigners and MPs have warned there is a risk of further suicides after it emerged HMRC is pursuing people who fall out of scope of the controversial Loan Charge with a different tax demand.

The Treasury Committee has been accused of a "failure of parliamentary scrutiny" after it published correspondence it has had with HMRC over the Loan Charge scandal - with campaigners saying an...

The government has launched its "biggest intervention to date" in the building safety crisis, with a scheme to fund cladding remediation on mid-rise blocks. But leaseholders in smaller buildings and...

The Grenfell Tower tragedy killed 72 people and exposed decades of regulatory failures within the building industry - creating an affordability crisis for flat owners who have been lumbered with huge...

Derek Taylor has paid off the mortgage in the home he has owned for 50 years. But because he doesn't own the land it is on, he is now facing a £17,000 bill for ground rent - a charge the government...

The Grenfell Tower tragedy killed 72 people and exposed decades of regulatory failures within the building industry - creating an affordability crisis for flat owners who have been lumbered with huge...

The government has launched its "biggest intervention to date" in the building safety crisis, with a scheme to fund cladding remediation on mid-rise blocks. But leaseholders in smaller buildings and...

MPs say the shared ownership scheme is "desperately failing". Now Sky News analysis reveals a record number of legal complaints from people hit by rising leasehold service charges.

The Electoral Commission has sounded the alarm over government plans to increase the limit on how much parties can spend on election campaigning, saying they risk damaging public trust in the...

The proposal has been submitted for the party's election manifesto, amid growing evidence of the health risks to young people, Sky News understands. The government previously announced a ban in 2019...

Dan Poulter and Natalie Elphicke have also defected from the Conservatives to Labour recently, in a series of blows for Rishi Sunak.

Campaigners have criticised the government on the fifth anniversary of a pledge to ban no-fault evictions as part of the Renters Reform Bill, which housing charities say has fuelled a rise in...

The Tory party conference has sparked renewed calls for tighter rules about MPs making untrue statements, after a number of claims made by senior Tories were called into question.

A former parliamentary staffer has also made fresh allegations about Geraint Davies to Sky News, saying the veteran backbencher made "inappropriate advances" towards her.

This could be the last TUC conference before a general election in which Labour are favourites to win, and perhaps, who knows, Unite's Sharon Graham might be at the next one.

The Tory chancellor has been accused of "throwing the kitchen sink" at keeping his seat after donating £32k in two months to his local party.

Sir Keir Starmer could be heading to Downing Street with the biggest majority for 100 years - the biggest since Stanley Baldwin was elected - according to the first polling projection by YouGov since...

Civil servants have expressed concern they could be deemed complicit in war crimes in Gaza if Israel is found to have broken international law.

Brianna Ghey's father told Sky News that Rishi Sunak's comments were "dehumanising" and he should apologise for them.

Sky News has seen a letter to the housing secretary urging him to give renters more time to find a new home after they evicted - saying it will reduce homelessness and the strain it puts on local...

RMT union boss Mick Lynch said members have decided "loud and clear" to reject the latest "dreadful" offers from Network Rail and the train operating companies aimed at resolving the long-running...

Care workers tell Sky News a £15 an hour way is the "bare minimum needed" to save the sector amid some 150,000 vacancies that need filling.

With over half a billion paid out to residents and businesses across the whole route so far, there could still be more cheques to write, according to figures obtained by Sky News.

Michael Gove is among those criticising Simon Clarke - the former levelling up secretary - who says he stands by his remarks suggesting nurses using food banks are not budgeting properly.

Katherine Fletcher said she would not be deterred from campaigning after a volunteer discovered "excrement" in the letterbox of her constituency office.

During a Commons hearing, Royal Mail boss Simon Thompson was grilled by MPs over his annual salary of £540,000 and the £140,000 bonus he was awarded.

Lawyers have welcomed the move to retain EU-derived protections on workers' rights - but it risks angering Tory Eurosceptics who want to see a divergence from Brussels laws.

Schools say increasing numbers of children are turning up sick because of dire housing conditions – if they turn up at all

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer came under attack at PMQs for his decision to cut the winter fuel payment while agreeing to public sector pay deals. Meanwhile, the Tory leadership race has lost its...

The charity Full Fact said changes were "essential" to safeguard democracy, as they called for new legislation to stop MPs making misleading claims ahead of the next electionl

As the population of the United Kingdom gets older, the issue of social care is of ever-growing prominence and it continues to weigh heavily on an already struggling NHS.

Labour promised in its manifesto to take forward measures to help children "falling through the cracks", but they failed to appear in Wednesday's King's Speech.

Trevor Phillips is back on your screens from 8.30am after a long parliamentary recess, bringing you the latest political news and analysis from the UK and beyond. He will be joined by House of...