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Sky News Politics1 Mar 2026

Defence sec reveals details of UK's Middle East operations - including taking down Iran drones

Defence Secretary John Healey has revealed details of the UK's operations in the Middle East - including taking down Iranian drones - after the US and Israel targeted Iran.

Defence
Sky News Politics28 Feb 2026

Starmer is cautious on Iran because he knows the chaos Trump's strikes could trigger

Sir Keir Starmer is treading a characteristically cautious diplomatic path in his response to the attacks on Iran by the US and Israel.

Sky News Politics28 Feb 2026

Plaid Cymru leader pledges to open route to independence for Wales

A Plaid Cymru Welsh government would aim to establish a national commission to explore Wales's constitutional future, including a potential path toward independence, within its first 100 days in office.

Defence
Sky News Politics28 Feb 2026

Back my asylum overhaul or risk Trump inspired ICE-style raids, warns Mahmood

Shabana Mahmood is set to introduce new legislation to overhaul the UK's asylum system as part a tougher approach to migration.

ImmigrationDefence
Sky News Politics27 Feb 2026

Gorton and Denton by-election result proves Polanski surge is real and the Greens are a serious threat to Labour

At the wedding venue in Gorton and Denton the Green Party chose for the news conference to mark a seismic by-election victory on national television, it was clear that Zack Polanski and his team were new to all of this.

PoliticsEnvironment
Sky News Politics27 Feb 2026

Reform reports claims of 'family voting' to police and Electoral Commission

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says his party has reported claims of "family voting" in the Gorton and Denton by-election to police and the Electoral Commission.

PoliticsReformCrime
Sky News Politics27 Feb 2026

Did the Greens just deliver a knockout blow for Keir Starmer?

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Environment
Sky News Politics27 Feb 2026

Who is Hannah Spencer - the plumber turned politician?

Hannah Spencer is a plumber, a qualified plasterer, and the woman who has just become parliament's newest MP in a historic series of firsts.

Politics
Sky News Politics27 Feb 2026

By-election result 'bruising' - but replacing Starmer 'won't solve problem', says Harman

Labour's loss at the Gorton and Denton by-election has been "very painful and bruising" - but replacing Sir Keir Starmer "won't solve the problem", Baroness Harriet Harman has said.

Politics
Sky News Politics27 Feb 2026

We are in a new era of multi-party politics

This is a parliamentary by-election result for the ages, one that sets the tone for its time.

Politics
Sky News Politics27 Feb 2026

Plaid leader warns 'Reform government would set Wales back decades'

Rhun ap Iorwerth has said May's Senedd election is now a "two-horse race" between Plaid Cymru and Reform UK, declaring Labour is "over" in Wales.

PoliticsDefenceReform
Sky News Politics27 Feb 2026

Gorton and Denton was a disaster for Labour - can Starmer find a way back?

The first ever Green by-election win, their first ever MP in the north of England, all in the first electoral test for the relatively new Green leader Zack Polanski. This is his moment - and reasonably so.

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