[1] For almost a decade up until the summer of 2021, the site was edited by the political journalist Ian Dunt.

[4][5] Politics.co.uk has been covering British politics for over twenty years since it was first established in 2002, and is owned by the digital publishing company Senate Media.

"[7] In 2013, Godfrey Bloom, the then UK Independence Party (UKIP) member of the European Parliament, attracted controversy after writing an opinion article on Politics.co.uk.

Shortly after his 2,000 word article, Bloom lost the UKIP whip.

He had stated that women were more suited to finding "mustard in the pantry" than driving cars.