Boris Johnson said he was "sticking by" his embattled Home Secretary despite a wave of bullying allegations lodged against her.

Emergency laws will be introduced to ensure that any workers forced to take time off because of the coronavirus do not miss out on sick pay, Boris Johnson has announced.

A raft of senior Conservative MPs have warned Boris Johnson the UK will be "friendless" if it allows Huawei to build its 5G network.

The Government has expanded its public information campaign in a bid to limit the spread of the coronavirus - as NHS chiefs stepped up their emergency planning for an outbreak.

Priti Patel has told Home Office staff she "deeply values" their work, as fresh bullying allegations against her emerged.

The Home Office is being urged to overhaul its asylum rules to stop people being left "destitute" just weeks after winning the right to live in the UK.

Labour has demanded an independent review into the Government’s handling of the floods which have devastated communities across the country.

A Labour row has erupted after a key ally of Rebecca Long-Bailey accused Keir Starmer of being "undemocratic" for refusing to publish a list of donors to his leadership campaign.

Labour has called on the Government to ensure that all workers forced to stay at home by the coronavirus are entitled to full sick pay.

Leaked internal documents show that Labour is predicting one of its "worst local election performances in recent history" in May. 

The Army could be asked to step in to help over-stretched police forces if the Government’s “worst-case scenario” for dealing with the coronavirus comes true, Boris Johnson has confirmed.

Boris Johnson is set to take two weeks of paternity leave following the birth of his latest child, he has revealed.

More than six million people in the UK could be forced to take time off work as a result of the coronavirus, ministers believe.

A former aide to Priti Patel took an overdose and received a five-figure payout from the Department for Work and Pensions after alleging that she was bullied by her, it has emerged.

The Government has promised to review the use of the "rough sex" defence that campaigners say is being used by men to dodge murder convictions.

Ministers will be handed powers to set up no-go zones and cancel sporting events as part of a "battle plan" to tackle a major outbreak of coronavirus.

Rishi Sunak has been forced to re-write his Budget amid increasing concerns that the UK is on the verge of a major coronavirus outbreak.

The Government is set to reverse a ban on onshore wind farm subsidies brought in under David Cameron.

The Cabinet Office has launched an investigation into whether Priti Patel breached the ministerial code after her top Home Office official dramatically resigned amid a bullying row.

Britain has been placed on red alert after the Government admitted the coronavirus outbreak will peak in "months rather than weeks".

The UK will not lower its food and animal welfare standards in US trade talks, ministers have promised.

A former Tory health minister has hit out at the Government's decision to quit the EU's pandemic warning system after Brexit.

Boris Johnson has thrown his weight behind the "fantastic" Priti Patel amid pressure for an inquiry into the resignation of her top Home Office official in a bullying row.

Boris Johnson has promised to "drive a hard bargain" with the United States as he revealed the UK's opening bid for talks on a free-trade deal.

Ministers and health chiefs "will stop at nothing" to tackle the spread of the deadly coronavirus, Boris Johnson will say as he finally chairs an emergency meeting on the crisis.

One in three British voters "held their nose" and picked the least-worst political party at last year's general election, according to new research from electoral reform campaigners.

British cities could be shut down to help contain a coronavirus outbreak, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has acknowledged.

Talks over Britain's post-Brexit relationship with the EU could collapse if the bloc is not given access to UK waters, a top French minister has warned.

Jeremy Corbyn would have spent the past three years as prime minister if not for the "disloyalty and disgraceful behaviour" of Labour MPs who challenged his leadership, Richard Burgon has claimed.

Matt Hancock has defended his "determined" Cabinet colleague Priti Patel after her top official dramatically quit and vowed to take the Government to court amid a bullying row.

A senior advisor to the Chancellor has said that the UK’s farming and fishing industries are “not critically important” to the country’s economy, it has been revealed.

Ministers have unveiled their “battle plan” for a potential COVID-19 pandemic - including calling up newly-retired doctors.

Rebecca Long-Bailey has unveiled a new plan to stop the "corrupting influence of corporate money in politics" as she continued to press Sir Keir Starmer to reveal who is backing his campaign.

Rishi Sunak will scrap a multi-billion-pound tax break for entrepreneurs at this month's Budget to boost infrastructure spending across the country, it has emerged.

Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds are to get married and are expecting their first child together, the pair have announced.

Boris Johnson has been urged to “get a grip” and launch an investigation into the "astonishing" resignation of the Home Office’s top mandarin, Sir Philip Rutnam, over a bullying row with Priti Patel.