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Twice, the air raid sirens sounded around RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus on Thursday afternoon. We were rushed inside as soldiers lay on the floor in body armour. It was over quickly. The British defence secretary, visiting the base at the time, was taken into “a windowless room” just before he was due to dial into […]

Leaking details from a National Security Council (NSC) meeting is “utterly dysfunctional and destructive”, Harriet Harman has said. While there are often briefings out of cabinet and Parliamentary Labour Party meetings, revealing details of top-secret talks held by the NSC “should be a red line”, the former deputy Labour leader said. Her comments on Sky’s

Shabana Mahmood has defended her plans for forced deportation of children under her new asylum rules.  The home secretary has said the government is consulting on precisely how the removal of families with children will work. Politics Live: UK to send more fighter jets to the Middle East Speaking to Trevor Phillips on Sky News

The son of Labour’s former deputy prime minister John Prescott has joined the Green Party, Sky News can reveal. David Prescott, whose father served alongside Sir Tony Blair for 10 years, joined the Greens in October 2025, a year after his dad died. Politics Hub: Follow the latest In a post on Facebook, Mr Prescott

The first flight chartered by the UK government for Britons seeking to leave the Middle East amid the widening Iran war did not take off, Sky News understands. The plane was due to depart the Omani capital of Muscat at 11pm local time (7pm UK time) on Wednesday. Follow live updates on the Middle East

A Labour MP whose husband was arrested on suspicion of spying for China has said she’s “never seen anything” to make her suspect him of breaking the law. Joani Reid, who was elected in East Kilbride and Strathaven at the last general election, issued a statement after the Metropolitan Police announced three arrests on Wednesday.