Emily Thornberry has been eliminated from the Labour leadership race after failing to secure enough nominations from local party branches and affiliated groups.

Two of Labour's candidates for the deputy leadership have accused the party of hiking already-"exorbitant" fees to access vital campaign data on its members.

Two Labour MPs have pulled out of their upconing public engagements after taking part in a conference attended by someone who has since tested positive for coronavirus.

Boris Johnson’s plans for a points-based immigration system have been rubber-stamped by the Cabinet.

Lisa Nandy has been handed a big boost in the party leadership contest as she won the backing of the Jewish Labour Movement.

Jackson Carlaw has been confirmed as the new leader of the Scottish Conservatives. 

The Government’s new post-Brexit points-based immigration system could reduce the number of low-skilled migrant workers by up to 90,000 a year, it has emerged.

A key ally of Boris Johnson has quit the Government after turning down a new job in the reshuffle.

Some public sector workers should be allowed access to their pension pots before they retire, Emily Thornberry has declared.

The appointment of Suella Braverman to Attorney General is the strongest signal yet Number 10 is intent on taking on the judiciary.

Sajid Javid has hit out at Boris Johnson’s demand that he fire all his advisers in order to keep his job as Chancellor.

Labour has demanded that Parliament's sleaze watchdog launch a probe after a row erupted over Boris Johnson's New Year holiday in the Caribbean with his girlfriend.

Anne-Marie Trevelyan has soared from the backbenches to International Development Secretary in just over six months, but what has she achieved in Parliament and what is behind her meteoric rise?

Boris Johnson has been accused of continuing the “revolving door” of housing ministers after sacking the Conservatives’ ninth person in the job in a decade - despite the UK’s ongoing homes crisis.

Rishi Sunak has long been tipped for political greatness - but his appointment as Chancellor still represents a startling rise to the top table for the 39-year-old former banker.

Sajid Javid has dramatically quit as Chancellor after Number 10 told him his closest advisers were being sacked.

Boris Johnson has sacked five Cabinet ministers in a reshuffle aimed at setting "the foundations for government now and in the future".

Julian Smith has been sacked as Northern Ireland secretary despite brokering a deal to get the Stormont government back up and running just weeks ago.

The cost of repairing Big Ben has soared by nearly £19 million more than previously estimated, it has emerged.

Boris Johnson is facing questions over who paid for him and his girlfriend's New Year holiday to the Caribbean after a Conservative donor denied footing the bill for it.

Emily Thornberry has accused Labour leadership rival Rebecca Long-Bailey of staying silent in Shadow Cabinet meetings about the party's anti-semitism problem.

Boris Johnson will hand promotions to a string of female Conservative MPs as he carries out a major Cabinet reshuffle.

MPs have backed Boris Johnson's bid to curb the early release of convicted terrorists in the wake of the Streatham attack.

Nicola Sturgeon has launched a furious attack on Boris Johnson after it emerged that a major climate change summit could be moved from Glasgow to London.

Boris Johnson has spoken out against the decision to increase the daily allowance that peers can claim from the public purse.

Jeremy Corbyn launched a personal attack on Boris Johnson over his past cocaine use amid a bitter row over the deportation of foreign-born criminals to Jamaica.

New appointments to the Supreme Court could face interviews by MPs, according to the Attorney General Geoffrey Cox.

A ban on new petrol and diesel cars could be brought in even earlier than planned, Grant Shapps has revealed.

Boris Johnson has told Brits to stay "confident and calm" as the country grapples with the threat of the coronavirus.

Ofcom will be asked to police tech firms under government plans to crack down on harmful online content.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock is facing a legal challenge over his department's handling of patients with autism, following action by the equalities watchdog.

Labour will maintain its pledge to scrap tuition fees if Keir Starmer becomes leader.

A senior SNP MP has launched a scathing attack on Nicola Sturgeon as he accused her of "dithering" over a second Scottish independence referendum.

In his independent review, Douglas Oakervee recommended that the beleaguered HS2 rail project go ahead, but with a number of caveats.

Labour should print its own “tabloid-style” free newspaper to hand out to commuters, according to Richard Burgon.

Conservative MPs have given a mixed reaction as Boris Johnson boasted he had the "guts" to press ahead with the controversial High Speed 2 rail link.