Opinion

“We have no plans to raise capital gains tax,” came the reply as Rachel Reeves was quizzed on her tax plans on the campaign trail in June.

Andrei Illarionov reveals the reason why Vlad turned against the West

President Volodymyr Zelensky’s forces launched a shock invasion into Russian territories at the weekend as they fight back against the Russian oppressors, with Putin’s next move unknown

There is a push to consolidate the UK local government pension scheme into a larger fund to drive investment

From posting about civil war being ‘inevitable’ to tweeting at Keir Starmer about the Rotherham grooming gang scandal – surely Musk knows exactly what he’s doing with his platform, writes James Moore

Experts warn growth of extremist influencers and ‘micro-donations’ could create even bigger wave of unrest

While Hamas’s capacity to retaliate is diminished, response could come from axis of militias backed by Iran

The stunning arrest of the Sinaloa Cartel leadership at the Texas border is likely to rearrange the map of organized crime groups in Mexico and could lead to a surge in violence, experts say.

Lawyers criticise what they consider inconsistencies in the handling of individual foreign nationals’ cases

Expected to be the only candidate to lead Welsh Labour, she will have to use her experience to unite her party

Home secretary describes Tory policy that Labour has axed as ‘the biggest waste of taxpayer money I have ever seen’

The Conservative’s have fundamentally lost touch with their core voters

Keir Starmer’s caution as leader of Labour has carried the party to the brink of power and his team are already looking ahead to their first 100 days in government

Among several big General Election polls released yesterday, one predicted a particularly shocking result: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak losing his seat in North Yorkshire.

As the far right surges, this week’s European Parliament election will reorder the Continent’s political landscape.

The buttoned-up lawyer is about to roll up his sleeves on the campaign trail.

Iranian leader Ali Khamenei has scrambled to assure his country that its warped regime will continue as normal following the death of president Ebrahim Raisi.

Scroll down to see The Sun’s graphic on how Putin’s summer offensive could turn into WW3 in 10 steps

Experts call for higher taxes and tougher regulation as research shows cost to NHS, other public services and economy

King Charles has announced he will not be giving Prince Harry the role as Colonel-in-Chief of the Army Air Corps - a role many thought had been reserved for him - and instead will be handing it to his self-proclaimed ’archnemesis’, Prince William

Sky’s economics & data editor explains how Russia’s oil and gas has found its way to new buyers since the invasion of Ukraine, leaving huge question marks over the effectiveness of sanctions to date.

After PM’s bold reading of disastrous Tory local election results, we assess the variables in play at national level

Meghan Markle skipping the UK visit her husband is embarking on next week has seemingly prompted a ‘huge sigh of relief’ from Kensington Palace, according to an expert

Post-Brexit checks will add more than £330m to annual business costs and 0.2% to food inflation over three years, the government admitted.

Britain’s second-most-important tax is riddled with holes