Sky News: a year's a very long time in politics

Sky News have put together this montage of the year’s events in politics.

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‘What Batley and Spen taught me about standing up to divisive politics’

The Batley and Spen by-election in July 2021 has been described as one of the most unpleasant of…

Kim Leadbeater MP

26th February, 2026, 2:00 pm

Comment

It has become something of a euphemism to say that the world, of late, “has changed”. As an…

Richard Baker MP

26th February, 2026, 6:00 am

News

Focus groups ahead of today’s nail-biting by-election in Gorton and Denton give an insight into Labour voters who…

Daniel Green

26th February, 2026, 6:00 am