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King Charles has delivered the new Labour government’s first King’s Speech setting out their priorities for the months ahead.    On the Sky News Daily Niall Paterson looks at what the government has promised with Sky’s deputy political editor Sam Coates and economics editor Ed Conway.   Plus, Niall speaks to people and politics correspondent Nick Martin about what the Labour government are doing t...

Donald Trump has announced Ohio senator, JD Vance, who once compared him to Hitler, as his running mate for November's US election. But who really is the 39-year-old former venture capitalist and now potential future vice president? On this episode of the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson speaks to Sky's US correspondent James Matthews, plus Josh Glancy, editor of The News Review, who interviewed Van...

President Joe Biden has stressed the need for divided Americans to come together as he addressed the nation, after Donald Trump was shot in an assassination attempt.      As former President Trump heads to the Republican National Convention to receive the party's nomination for the upcoming election, will he seek to 'lower the temperature' or capitalise on the polarisation of the nation?     On to...

Saima Mohsin presents this extra episode on the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.      She's joined by US correspondent James Matthews and International Affairs editor Dominic Waghorn to discuss the FBI investigation, what it means for security at future rallies and this week's Republican National Convention.   They also discuss how it changes the rest of an already bitter and divisive pres...

England manager Gareth Southgate says his team are ready to "make history" in the Euros final on Sunday.    The last time they reached a final in a major tournament was back in 2021, when England lost the COVID-delayed Euro 2020 final in a penalty shootout against Italy at Wembley.     On today's Daily, Niall Paterson looks at the build-up to the big match with our sports correspondent Rob Harris...

Water bills are to rise by an average of 21% over the next five years, the industry regulator Ofwat has ruled.    But with the impact of the cost-of-living, water companies spilling record amounts of sewage into our waters, and controversial bonuses for senior leaders, do we need a complete overhaul of the industry?      On this episode, Niall Paterson hears from our business correspondent Paul Ke...

As the new prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer makes his international debut at the NATO summit in Washington – what does he need to do to make a quick impact with international colleagues?      On today's Daily, Niall Paterson is joined by Sky's political correspondent Tamara Cohen to discuss how Sir Keir is tackling his first international visit.      Plus, Lord Peter Ricketts, former diplomat and...

Ukraine has published what it says is "unequivocal" evidence a Russian missile hit Kyiv's largest children's hospital.     The Okhmatdyt hospital treats 20,000 people a year. A two-storey wing helping children with cancer was destroyed in the attack.     It's the deadliest airstrike in Ukraine for months - on the eve of a NATO summit and as China and Belarus start military exercises near the Polis...

The left-wing alliance in France has won the most seats in a dramatic election, dealing a surprise blow to the far-right party of Marine Le Pen.   Le Pen's National Rally was aiming to become the biggest party in parliament for the first time but was stopped by tactical voting and collaboration between her opponents.    On this episode, Niall Paterson speaks to Europe correspondent Adam Parsons ab...

Thursday’s election results have transformed Parliament. Not only do Labour have a huge majority but also the smaller parties, the Liberal Democrats, Reform and the Greens made big gains.       There is also now a record number of women MPs, and first time MPs, many of them much younger than the MPs they are replacing.       Niall Paterson talks to Sky’s political commentator Adam Boulton about th...

US President Joe Biden has admitted he "screwed up" in the first presidential debate against Donald Trump, but has vowed to fight on until the US election in November.   Donald Trump has told reporters Mr Biden is quitting, while prominent Democrat figures, including Barack Obama, say the current president has their full support.     On today's Daily, Niall Paterson is joined by our US corresponde...

On the final day of campaigning, the Sky News correspondents who have followed party leaders to every corner of the UK reflect on the key moments.      From kayaking photo opportunities to people who bet against their own election chances – they tell Niall Paterson how the stories have cut through and the impact they could have on polling day.      Joining Niall are our political correspondents -...

The UK, US and Europe have sanctioned the importation of Russian oil and gas since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.     But from 2022, European nations have spent €10bn on Russian Liquid Natural Gas (LNG), and British companies are facilitating the trade.       Our economics and data editor Ed Conway sits down with host Niall Paterson to tell the story of how an obscure company bas...

The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) says there's a "conspiracy of silence" at this election; that all of the major political parties aren't being honest enough about their fiscal plans.   The thinktank says all the major parties are avoiding discussion around the black hole in their spending plans for after the election - but what else are they not talking about?    On the Sky News Daily, Niall...

Joe Biden and Donald Trump faced off in the first election debate of this year's US presidential campaign on Thursday night.     The president was seen to mumble and stumble his way through, while former president Trump repeated false claims that the 2020 election was rigged.     On this episode Niall Paterson unpicks the debate between the senior citizens, with our US correspondent James Matthews...

England manager Gareth Southgate has faced growing criticism over his leadership this week, despite guiding the Three Lions to the knockout stage of the Euros as group winners.     Some fans are disappointed with the lacklustre performances and have vented their anger towards Southgate, who has responded by calling for continued support of the team. “I understand the feeling towards me, but back t...

In any election campaign, a lot of attention shifts to undecided voters. As this campaign moves into its final week, Niall Paterson looks at how the election date betting scandal is cutting through to those who are still wondering who to support - and those who could change their mind.   He speaks to political correspondent Darren McCaffrey who has spent the campaign covering the Conservatives and...

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is almost at the end of a 14-year legal battle, which saw the US demanding his extradition for conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defence information, following diplomatic cables and military files that WikiLeaks put online in 2010.      In return for a guilty plea, Assange becomes a free man and will not face being sent to the US, having already served alm...

Jay Slater went missing while on holiday on the island of Tenerife last week. The last known contact the 19-year-old had was during a short phone call to a friend, in which he said he had missed a bus trying to get back to his accommodation and so was attempting to walk instead - a journey that would take 11 hours.      Rescue teams including helicopters, rescue dogs and drones have entered the se...

Four out of five people will need social care before they die - yet it's hardly been mentioned in the election campaign to date.       The architect of the government's delayed social care reforms, Sir Andrew Dilnot, has told Sky News politicians need to "grow up" and tackle the crisis in the sector.       On this episode of the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson is joined by political correspondent R...

Russia and North Korea have signed a defence pact to help each other in the event of aggression against them. As part of a two day trip, Putin visited Pyongyang, greeted by a red carpet, roses and ceremonial gunfire before signing what Kim Jong Un has called an alliance. On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson speaks to Sky's Moscow correspondent Ivor Bennett and Beijing correspondent Nicole Johnsto...

Sky News has partnered with YouGov for the general election campaign and today the second of their three MRP polling projections is out.    It makes for very bleak reading for the Conservatives, suggesting they have not made any gains during the campaign and could slump to historically low seat numbers.       The poll also suggests Labour's majority is up, the Liberal Democrats are up as well and...

More people in the UK think immigration has a negative impact on society than a positive one, according to a YouGov survey for Sky News.        In the first general election since Brexit, all the major parties mention migration in their manifestos. Both the Conservatives and Labour are placing promises to tackle illegal boat crossings high on their list of promises if they get into Number 10.     ...

Reform have launched their manifesto which they're calling "Our Contract With You" in South Wales.  The "contract" is promising big spending, dwarfing what Labour and the Conservatives have committed to.  The party says it will pay for the plans by measures including scrapping net zero targets and what remains of HS2.  In this episode Niall Paterson gets analysis on what's in the "contract" from o...

In a show of unity aimed at President Putin, G7 leaders meeting in Italy this week finally agreed to a deal to use profits from frozen Russian assets to provide around $50bn (£40bn) worth of support to Ukraine. And in another significant announcement, President Biden signed a 10-year bilateral security deal between the US and Ukraine which Kyiv is calling 'historic'.     On this episode, Niall Pat...