The political editor usually carries out the major interviews with a country's prime minister and senior government figures and covers major events like party conferences.
Additionally, Colin Mackay has been the political editor for STV News in Scotland since 2019, when he replaced Bernard Ponsonby.
Sky News launched in 1989 with Adam Boulton as political editor.
Faisal Islam took over the role in 2014 before moving to the BBC as Economics Editor in 2019.
Islam was replaced as Sky's political editor by his former deputy, Beth Rigby.