Politics: All the Latest from Sky News

£675m Of EU Budget Lost To Fraud In 2015
A European agency says it investigated nearly 1,400 allegations of fraud last year involving money meant for helping poor regions.

‘Grafters’ Back Brexit, Says Michael Gove
Claims by the Leave camp that household fuel bills could be slashed by quitting the EU are branded “fantasy economics”.

We Will Scrap VAT On Energy Bills – Vote Leave
Boris Johnson and Michael Gove offer a potential sweetener that could save taxpayers £2bn – but Stephen Hawking’s still voting In.

Out! Botham Says Exit To Prevent ‘Cluttered’ UK
The former England cricketer appears alongside Boris Johnson, as the Prime Minister campaigns with London mayor Sadiq Khan.

Cameron’s Unlikely Alliance With Sadiq Khan
Personal grudges are set aside as the Prime Minister joins forces with Labour’s London mayor to deliver an EU message.

Sugar Tax ‘Will Hit The Poorest Hardest’
Some drinks laden with sugar are exempt from the levy, which is nothing more than a tax on the poor, the TaxPayers’ Alliance says.

PM And Khan Join Forces On EU Campaign Trail
David Cameron has said he is “proud” to share a platform with Sadiq Khan, as the pair formed an unlikely alliance over the EU.

UKIP Slammed For Using Great Escape Tune
Relatives of composer Elmer Bernstein criticise Nigel Farage’s party for using music from the escape film on its battlebus.

Book World Says Politicians’ EU Debate ‘Dreary’
Leading figures at the Hay Festival say it is time the literary community started to speak up on the UK’s membership of the EU.

PM And Khan Launch Remain ‘Guarantee Card’
David Cameron and the London mayor take to the campaign trail as Brexiteer Boris Johnson is joined on his battlebus by Ian Botham.

Bitter Tory EU Row Sparks Leadership Warning
Blue-on-blue hostilities escalate as critics issue open threats, but senior Leave backers say there is no support for a coup.

Ethnic Minorities Could Swing EU Ref Outcome
Campaigners are concerned that the tone of the referendum debate – which has focused on immigration – is alienating voters.

Gove And Johnson Savage PM Over Immigration
The “blue-on-blue” Tory civil war escalates, as former PM John Major accuses the Leave campaign of telling “downright untruths”.

Tata To Complete £400m Greybull Steel Deal
The sale of Tata Steel’s long products business, which employs more than 4,000 people in the UK, will be completed next week.

Miliband Flounders As He Fishes For Youth Vote
The former Labour leader joins the Remain campaign and dodges a question from Joey Essex about claims the French steal UK fish.

Gibraltar In Stark Warning To Brexiteers
The territory’s chief minister believes Spain may make a power grab if Britain votes to leave the EU in the June referendum.

EU In/Out Campaign Claims Branded ‘Misleading’
The two sides in the referendum battle are told to halt “the arms race of ever more lurid claims and counter-claims”.

Brexit Warnings Wrong On Trade: Think-Tank
The warning that Britons would be worse off after a Brexit wrongly assumed benefits to exports from EU membership, it is claimed.

Cameron Denies Being A ‘Closet Brexiteer’
David Cameron has denied he is a “closet brexiteer” as he insisted the UK was better off in the European Union.

UK ‘Will Never Be Part Of An EU Army’
The Government insists it would veto any moves that would “undermine member states’ military forces”.

Osborne Warns Of Brexit Hit To Pensioners
Analysis from the Treasury suggests leaving the EU could wipe up to £32,000 off the average pensioner’s wealth.

EU Leavers To Press Economic Case For Brexit
The Out camp plan to ramp up attacks on George Osborne’s signature policy, the National Living Wage, in a sign of growing warfare.

Javid: Pensions Changes Will Only Apply To Tata
Proposals to change Tata Steel’s pension scheme would only apply to the company, according to Business Secretary Sajid Javid.

Junior Doctors Plotted To Drag Out Spat: Leak
Leaked messages reveal how junior doctors were told to “play the political pay” to get what they wanted on weekend pay.

Govt Mis-Sold Me Student Loan, Says Graduate
Simon Crowther says he has lost trust in the Government after his student loan debt rocketed to more than £41,000.

EU Net Migration Highest On Record
EU immigrants now make up more than half of UK net migration total, the latest Office for National Statistics show.

Brexit A Likely Topic As G7 Nations Meet In Japan
The Prime Minister’s talks with other world leaders are likely to be overshadowed by the EU referendum, as all are against Brexit.

Ex-General Tells PM To ‘Bugger Off’ Over Brexit
The former commander of UK forces in Iraq was responding to the PM’s claim that Brexit could increase the risk of war in Europe.

Brexit MP Slams Govt ‘Psychological Warfare’
A senior Tory slates the Government for mocking up the word ‘recession’ apparently in a Psycho-style font on the Treasury website.

Highland Gaelic Speaker, 7, Faces Deportation
The SNP’s Westminster leader uses Wednesday’s Prime Minister’s Questions – being taken by George Osborne – to raise the case.

Ministers To Unveil Tata Steel Pension Revamp
Ministers will unveil plans on Thursday to allow an overhaul of the British Steel pension scheme, Sky News learns.

Brexit MPs: Take EU Propaganda Off Website
David Cameron is warned if pro-EU information remains on the Government website when purdah begins on Friday it could be illegal.

Prime Minister’s Questions: As It Happened
Your split’s bigger than my split. Angela Eagle and George Osborne go toe-to-toe over whose party has the biggest divide in PMQs.

Tata Board Meets To Consider UK Steel Bids
Bosses are expected to finalise a shortlist of bidders to take on its UK business including the Port Talbot plant in South Wales.

UK Foreign Aid Spending Highest Of G7
As other major countries fail to meet UN targets, the UK’s foreign aid spending soars by 144% in a decade, a report shows.

Alan Sugar Appointed Enterprise Tsar … Again
A year after quitting Labour, Lord Sugar returns to the role of Government enterprise tsar that he once held under Gordon Brown.

Seven-Day Switch Plan Would Mean ‘Better Deals’
Consumer groups say the plans would force many service providers to “up their game”.

HMRC Call-Handling Woes ‘Cost Taxpayers £97m’
The body that fines you for late tax returns is slammed for customer service failures that left taxpayers footing a bill.

Vote Leave ‘Wrong’ On Claims Of Brexit Savings
A think-tank says leaving the EU will shrink the UK economy by up to £40bn which would have to be clawed back by continuing cuts.

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