Tories face existential challenge from Reform - but electoral pact may not be answer Analysis from Sky News finds Reform is leading the "battle for the right" - but voters are not keen on a pact with the Conservatives.

Tories face existential challenge from Reform - but electoral pact may not be answer news.sky.com/story/tories...

Rents reach highest-ever level relative to earnings, driven by lack of housing supply The 2026 UK Housing Review has found that the UK now has around 1.6 million fewer affordable social homes than in 1981. This has increased competition for private tenancies and driven an "affordabilit...

Rents reach highest-ever level relative to earnings, driven by lack of housing supply news.sky.com/story/rents-...

How much is your council tax rising? Sky News analysis has found that residents in more than a third of local areas across England will see their council tax rise by 5% or more.

How much is your council tax rising? news.sky.com/video/how-mu...

How much is your council tax rising as government funding changes? A new funding formula introduced means residents in some local authorities will see council tax rises of more than 5% and possible service cuts.

How much is your council tax rising as government funding changes? news.sky.com/story/how-mu...

We are in a new era of multi-party politics For the second successive by-election, following Reform UK's gain in Runcorn and Helsby in May 2025, a party outside the three parties of Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrats has gained a seat.

We are in a new era of multi-party politics news.sky.com/story/we-are...

How much has sacking managers cost Manchester United? Ruben Amorim's dismissal means Manchester United will soon have paid out around £100m to fired managerial and senior staff since 2014.

How much has sacking managers cost Manchester United? news.sky.com/story/how-mu...

Why developers are worried about 'jaws of death' in England's housing market "Build, baby, build" sums up the government's housing policy. But the private housebuilders who are expected to contribute most of the new homes say mounting costs, regulations, and taxes may leave th...

Why developers are worried about 'jaws of death' in England's housing market news.sky.com/story/figure...

As Labour conference wraps up, I've done a piece for the Swingometer looking at their record in the polls so far.

Visual summary below...

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A changing electoral landscape is putting us in uncharted territory “The future is already here,” William Gibson once said, “it is just not evenly distributed.”

A changing electoral landscape is putting us in uncharted territory
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Keir Starmer performance tracker: Is the PM making progress towards his key policies? Use our tools to see how some of Sir Keir Starmer's key policy objectives and economic targets are going.

Keir Starmer performance tracker: Is the PM making progress towards his key policies? news.sky.com/story/keir-s...

Finances feeling tight? New figures on disposable income help explain why By the end of the last Conservative government, people had less disposable income each month than they did at the start. This had never previously happened over the course of a parliament.

Finances feeling tight? New figures on disposable income help explain why news.sky.com/story/a-disa...

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Starmer is concentrating on Reform but Labour shouldn't mistake their threat on the right, even in Leave voting heartlands.

Our new analysis w/ @martamiori.bsky.social explains:

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Some lovely polling published by the Policy Inst at KCL today on partial quotations www.kcl.ac.uk/policy-insti...

Waiting for the bailiffs but nowhere to go: Sharp rise in disabled people facing homelessness A Sky News investigation finds there is a severe shortage of homes suitable for those with a disability, leaving many across England in need of a safe place to live - and most councils don't even know...

Waiting for the bailiffs but nowhere to go: Sharp rise in disabled people facing homelessness news.sky.com/story/waitin...

Gaza's deadliest days linked by a pattern of attacks on families Using exclusive new data, social media obituaries and satellite imagery, Sky News has tracked the killing of families in Gaza over the past 21 months.

As the number of people killed in Gaza exceeds 60,000, Sky News' Data and Forensics team identifies a pattern of attacks on families during the deadliest days since the war began.

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Lionesses live: England manager Wiegman dances and sings on stage with Burna Boy at victory celebration The Lionesses have lifted the Euros trophy in front of Buckingham Palace in London after an open-top bus parade. Thousands of cheering fans gathered to cheer Sarina Wiegman and her team - and Wiegman ...

How England won the tournament against all odds - in numbers. England had just a 1% chance of winning the tournament when 2-0 down with 12 minutes to go against Sweden... news.sky.com/story/liones...

As @pressgazette.co.uk features this week, we're looking for another data journalist to join our award-winning and growing Data and Forensics team at Sky News. If you've got the skills and passion to investigate, innovate and add insight, apply here: sky.talent-community.com/projects/dat...

Sky News expands data and forensics journalism team Sky News is hiring journalists to expand its data and forensics team as part of a plan to make premium journalism that people might pay for.

Sky News is hiring journalists to expand its data and forensics team as part of its plan to produce more premium journalism that people might pay for pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/s...

Impact of long NHS waits on patients revealed, plus who waits longest New research finds that long NHS waits lead to more A&E visits after treatment. Marginalised groups are also likely to wait longer than others, while we can also reveal which conditions have the longe...

New Health Foundation research finds people who wait longer for NHS treatment attend A & E more often after actually receiving it. news.sky.com/story/impact...

Revealed: The huge financial impact of Elon Musk's row with Donald Trump Sky News analysis reveals the carmaker's benefit from state subsidies is threatened after its founder’s row with the president.

How Tesla’s benefit from state subsidies is threatened by Musk’s row with President Trump. news.sky.com/story/elons-...

Growth in NHS appointments continues to slow under Labour despite Starmer's claims of success The government has unveiled its long-awaited plan for the NHS, promising an overhaul of the health system. But a key claim by the prime minister about a record number of NHS appointments obscures the ...

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Government draws link between good weather and small boat crossings - but they are rising during bad conditions too The Home Office says the doubling of good weather days this year compared to the start of 2024 "coincides with small boat arrivals being 46% higher" - but research by Sky's data team shows a rise duri...

Government draws link between good weather and small boat crossings - but they are rising during bad conditions too news.sky.com/story/govern...

How Elon Musk's mission to cut government spending fell flat How Elon Musk's mission to cut government spending fell flat

What DOGE promised under Musk and what was actually delivered. news.sky.com/story/how-el...

Labour say there's been a 'massive increase' in NHS appointments - this begs to differ Keir Starmer made slashing NHS waiting times one of his priorities, and his Labour government has already claimed it as one of its biggest achievements so far. But new data tells a different story - a...

Labour say there's been a 'massive increase' in NHS appointments - this begs to differ news.sky.com/story/labour...

NHS waiting list increases for first time in seven months An increase in the the number of people waiting for NHS treatments in England is a step backwards after six months of progress. Sky News analysis of NHS data shows the waiting list may continue to ris...

NHS waiting list increases for first time in seven months news.sky.com/story/nhs-wa...

Restrictive immigration approach by Labour government builds on Conservative rollbacks The government has pledged to reduce net migration figures by the end of the parliament but has not set a specific cap. With net migration already in decline and projected to fall further, it should n...

Restrictive immigration approach by Labour government builds on Conservative rollbacks news.sky.com/story/restri...

Pope Leo XIV: How does the new pontiff compare to his predecessors? As the first pope to come from North America and a well-respected moderate, Pope Leo XIV has the chance to unite the church.

Pope Leo XIV: How does the new pontiff compare to his predecessors? news.sky.com/story/pope-l...

The Professor Will See You Now: Chips In an occasional series, Professor Philip Cowley offers a political science lesson for The House’s readers. This week: chips

Latest piece for @thehousemag.bsky.social: on fish and chips and motorway service stations, and what it tells you about politics...

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The Pope's legacy, popularity and possible successors in charts and numbers Francis, the 266th pope, oversaw a rise in the global population of Catholics and diversification of the College of Cardinals. These changes could influence who is elected as his successor.

The Pope's legacy, popularity and possible successors in charts and numbers news.sky.com/story/the-po...

Two hours of terror: Sky News investigation reveals how Israel's deadly attack on aid workers unfolded New evidence unearthed by Sky News contradicts Israel's official account of the killing of 15 aid workers.

Two hours of terror: Sky News investigation reveals how Israel's deadly attack on aid workers unfolded news.sky.com/story/two-ho...