Jon Craig

2 weeks ago | news.sky.com | Jon Craig

Political journalists and senior politicians have expressed shock at the sudden death of former Daily Express political editor and Member of the European Parliament Patrick O'Flynn, aged 59. He was a prolific commentator for the Express titles and other publications and a loyal supporter of Nigel Farage, serving as a United Kingdom Independence Party MEP from 2014 until 2019. Mr O'Flynn is understood to have died from cancer which advanced rapidly.

3 weeks ago | news.sky.com | Jon Craig

Further moves to amend the controversial assisted dying bill are being made by MPs as it returns to the Commons for another day of emotionally charged debate. After a marathon committee stage, when more than 500 amendments were debated, of which a third were agreed, the bill returns to the Commons with 130 amendments tabled. As a result, the final and decisive votes on whether the bill clears the Commons and heads to the House of Lords are not expected until a further debate on 13 June.

1 month ago | news.sky.com | Jon Craig

Sir Keir Starmer sent his chief cabinet "fixer" to attempt to calm down jittery Labour MPs in a mutinous mood after last week's elections drubbing by Reform. But instead of calming nerves, cabinet office minister Pat McFadden warned Labour were now facing "the fight of our lives" against Nigel Farage and his party. Rebel MPs claimed Mr McFadden, who spoke to up to 100 Labour MPs in a Commons committee room for an hour, was acting as a "human shield" for the embattled prime minister.

1 month ago | islandfm.com | Jon Craig

But instead of calming nerves, cabinet office minister Pat McFadden warned Labour were now facing "the fight of our lives" against Nigel Farage and his party. Politics latest: Farage urged to suspend new councillorRebel MPs claimed Mr McFadden, who spoke to up to 100 Labour MPs in a Commons committee room for an hour, was acting as a "human shield" for the embattled prime minister.

1 month ago | news.sky.com | Faith Ridler |Jon Craig

There was no conflict of interest in the incoming football regulator chair donating to Sir Keir Starmer's Labour leadership campaign, Downing Street has said. Appearing before the Culture, Media and Sport select committee on Wednesday, David Kogan admitted he had donated "very small sums of money" to the leadership bids of Sir Keir and Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy in 2020. Mr Kogan told the pre-appointment hearing this hadn't been discovered by the media, but he was "happy to declare it now".