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Sky News Politics27 Feb 2026

Green Party wins Gorton and Denton by-election

The Green Party has won the Gorton and Denton by-election.

PoliticsEnvironment
Sky News Politics26 Feb 2026

Gorton and Denton by-election 'cheating' claim explained

Record numbers of illegal 'family voting' have taken place at the Gorton and Denton by-election, official observers have reported.

Politics
Sky News Politics26 Feb 2026

Defence secretary orders search for record of Epstein trafficking women through RAF bases

Defence Secretary John Healey has told officials to review military records to find any evidence of Jeffrey Epstein trafficking women into Britain through RAF bases.

Defence
Sky News Politics26 Feb 2026

Police apologise to second parliamentary Speaker in two days over Mandelson arrest leak

The Metropolitan Police has apologised to a second parliamentary Speaker in two days after he was incorrectly named as the person who passed on information about Lord Mandelson, which led to his arrest.

PoliticsCrime
Sky News Politics26 Feb 2026

Assisted dying bill will almost certainly fail - and doing it all again would be a significantly bigger challenge

Controversial legislation to permit assisted dying in England and Wales is set to fail because of a lack of parliamentary time, Sky News can reveal.

Politics
Sky News Politics26 Feb 2026

Views sought on criminalising deepfake creation in bid to tackle violence against women and girls

A new law on the creation of deepfake intimate images is being considered by the Scottish government as part of a series of reforms aimed at tackling violence against women and girls.

Crime
Sky News Politics26 Feb 2026

Number of asylum seekers housed in hotels drops - with a rise in small boat arrivals

The number of asylum seekers being housed in hotels across the UK has dropped to the lowest level for 18 months, new data shows.

Immigration
Sky News Politics25 Feb 2026

Met apologises to Speaker over Mandelson tip-off

The Metropolitan Police has apologised to the Commons Speaker for revealing he was the source of a tip-off relating to the arrest of Lord Mandelson.

PoliticsCrime
Sky News Politics25 Feb 2026

When is Rachel Reeves' spring statement and what will be in it?

Rachel Reeves has insisted her spring statement will be a quiet affair as she wants the autumn budget to be the sole major fiscal event of the year.

Economy
Sky News Politics25 Feb 2026

First migrants reach UK after crossing Channel in two weeks

Migrants have crossed the English Channel and reached the UK for the first time in two weeks.

Immigration
Sky News Politics25 Feb 2026

Starmer hints at changing student loans system

Sir Keir Starmer has said the government is to look at ways of making the student loans system "fairer".

Sky News Politics25 Feb 2026

Starmer 'concerned' after man with axe arrested at mosque

Sir Keir Starmer has expressed concern after a man with an axe in a bag was arrested at a mosque in Manchester.