A cabinet minister has defended the technology secretary after he claimed Nigel Farage was “on the side” of predators such as Jimmy Savile because of his opposition to online safety laws. Peter Kyle is under fire for his claim that Mr Farage’s opposition to the Online Safety Act, which aims to restrict children’s access to…

The High Court has granted Palestine Action’s application for a judicial review after MPs voted to ban it as a terrorist group. The High Court ruled that several of the grounds that Palestine Action presented to the court as to why the government’s actions were unreasonable were upheld on Wednesday. Palestine Action was proscribed under…

A British-Israeli woman who was held hostage by Hamas for more than a year has said Sir Keir Starmer is “not standing on the right side of history” after his conditional pledge to recognise Palestine as a state. In an Instagram post, Emily Damari said: “Prime Minister Starmer is not standing on the right side…

Gary Neville has criticised the government’s national insurance (NI) rise this year, saying it could deter companies from employing people and “probably could have been held back”. The former Manchester United and England footballer-turned business owner, who vocally supported Labour at the last election, employs hundreds of people. But he expressed his frustration at the…

Families bereaved by the Hillsborough disaster have urged Sir Keir Starmer to reconsider the reported appointment of a former Sun editor to a senior government role. David Dinsmore, who edited the tabloid newspaper from 2013 to 2015 and is now the chief operating officer of its parent company News UK, is expected to become permanent…

At the weekend, Downing Street said recognition of Palestine was “a matter of when, not if”. So why now? “We will recognise the state of Palestine in September before the United Nations General Assembly”, Sir Keir Starmer announced on Tuesday, in what looks like another U-turn. Politics latest: PM’s Palestine plan ‘absurd’ Was it pressure…

Sometimes governments blindly idle into political fights and sometimes they go windmilling in with purpose. The extraordinary row picked by Peter Kyle on Sky News on Tuesday is most definitely the later of these two. The science secretary’s reference to Jimmy Savile was no slip of the tongue. Ministers seem to believe Reform UK has…

British Palestinians have called Sir Keir Starmer’s decision to recognise Palestine as a state if Israel does not abide by conditions “absurd and performative” – and will not allay concerns about people in Gaza. After recalling his cabinet ministers from parliamentary recess on Tuesday, the prime minister said the UK will recognise a Palestinian state…

An ally of Donald Trump and critic of the Online Safety Act is to raise his concerns about the UK legislation with Technology Secretary Peter Kyle on Wednesday, Sky News understands. It comes after Mr Kyle was criticised on Tuesday morning for claiming Reform UK leader Nigel Farage was “on the side” of predators, including…

Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana’s new party will offer “unapologetically socialist” policies, with the pair to embark on a nationwide tour to listen to ideas, Sky News understands. The former Labour MPs are aiming to hold the party’s first conference in the autumn to help decide what it stands for and models of leadership. Farage…