Is Sky News left or right?
Centre-ground. We place Sky News at -1 on a scale from −10 (left) to +10 (right).
What it actually covers
The share of Sky News’s politics stories touching each subject, divided by the share across every masthead we read. 2.0× means twice the attention the press as a whole gave it.
Measured across 202 stories over 30 days, 2026-08-29 to 2026-10-02.
Covered more than the press average
- Kemi Badenoch1.2×
18 stories · 9% of its output, against 7% across the press
- The Conservatives1.2×
18 stories · 9% of its output, against 7% across the press
Covered less than the press average
- Iran0.0×
0 stories · 0% of its output, against 2% across the press
- Europe & the ECHR0.0×
0 stories · 0% of its output, against 3% across the press
- Defence & foreign policy0.3×
3 stories · 1% of its output, against 5% across the press
- NHS & health0.4×
3 stories · 1% of its output, against 3% across the press
What Sky News is running now
Sky NewsMinisters hand EY contract to scrutinise Tata Steel funding request
Sky NewsTalks between council and union 'break down again' amid fire and rehire plans
Sky NewsBBC licence fee cost should be cut and expanded beyond TV, MPs recommend
Sky NewsUK-France 'one in, one out' migrant deal scrapped
Sky NewsPeter Murrell's legal aid withdrawn after embezzlement conviction
Sky NewsTech firms urged to block nude images on children's smartphones
Every masthead we read
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See the split every morning
The day's stories as the left and the right each told them, in one email before breakfast.
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