Jess Phillips has said it will be “embarrassing” for the Labour party to elect a male leader and urged men to “pass the mic” if they truly believe in equal representation.

Jess Phillips attacked her leadership rivals over their part in handling Labour’s anti-semitism crisis at the party’s first hustings in the contest.

Former Commons Speaker John Bercow is set to enter the House of Lords after being recommended for a peerage by Jeremy Corbyn.

Boris Johnson has warned Cabinet ministers to focus on developing post-Brexit policy or face the sack in a Government re-shuffle expected to take place in the coming weeks.

Labour has been plunged into a fresh anti-semitism row over plans by Jeremy Corbyn to give a peerage to his chief of staff, Karie Murphy.

The House of Lords could be moved permanently to York under plans being considered by Boris Johnson.

Labour leadership candidates have been told to stop trying to “out-working-class” one another by the party’s chair. 

Sadiq Khan has promised to make London carbon-neutral by 2030 if he is re-elected as mayor of London later this year. 

Sajid Javid has warned British businesses there will be no alignment” with the EU after Brexit, adding that firms must “adjust” to new regulations. 

Boris Johnson will usher in Britain's exit from the European Union with a light show at Number 10 amid a row over Brexiteers' demands for Big Ben to bong instead.

Keir Starmer has stretched his lead over Rebecca Long-Bailey in the race to succeed Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader, according to a new poll.

Labour-supporting actor Ricky Tomlinson has thrown his weight behind Keir Starmer in the race to succeed Jeremy Corbyn as party leader.

A former Labour MP who won a libel battle with the Unite union has threatened to call in the bailiffs to recover her costs.

Women's minister Victoria Atkins has revealed that she has suffered sexual harassment in the workplace.

Guy Verhofstadt suggested that the UK could rejoin the EU in the next few decades as young voters will demand it. 

Rebecca Long-Bailey's bid to become the next Labour leader has been hit by controversy over comments she made before the election about late-term abortions.

Emily Thornberry will call on Labour members to choose her to lead the party on the "long, tough road back to power".

Nicky Morgan has heaped praise on the job Boris Johnson is doing as Prime Minister - despite previously saying she would never serve in his Cabinet.

Victims of sexual harassment are to be given a say by the Government on the best way to tackle the problem.

Agreeing a free trade deal between the UK and Brussels by the end of 2020 is "just not possible", according to a senior EU official.

Momentum members have voted overwhelmingly to endorse Rebecca Long-Bailey's bid to be the next Labour party leader.

Labour has hit out at the Government’s “shameful” handling of post-Grenfell building safety as after it emerged hundreds of tower blocks continue to have dangerous cladding.

Boris Johnson has been forced to shelve his call for members of the public to donate their own money so that Big Ben can bong to mark Brexit.

Ian Murray has launched an outspoken attack on John McDonnell for changing Labour's policy on Scottish independence during an appearance at the Edinburgh Fringe.

Last year saw the highest number of knife and offensive weapon offences for a decade, according to new statistics from the Ministry of Justice.

Farmers will be rewarded for protecting the environment and boosting access to the countryside, under plans for a post-Brexit agricultural system being introduced to Parliament on Thursday.

Rebecca Long-Bailey is ahead of Sir Keir Starmer in the race to become the next Labour leader, a new poll has shown.

The British Overseas Territories should be invited to become equal members of the United Kingdom after Brexit, according to a former Conservative minister.

Boris Johnson has been accused of handing Richard Branson a “taxpayer bailout” after the Government agreed a rescue package to save Flybe.

Labour leadership candidate Lisa Nandy has accused Jeremy Corbyn of siding with Russia in the immediate aftermath of the Salisbury chemical attack.

Labour bosses have come under fire from one of country's biggest trade unions over their treatment of staff who were told they were being made redundant less than a month before Christmas.

Jeremy Corbyn agrees with Prince Harry that there are “racial undertones” in the media coverage of his wife Meghan Markle, as the Labour leader backed the pair's decision to quit as “senior” Royals.

Boris Johnson has admitted that NHS waiting times are "unacceptable" after the Health Secretary suggested key targets for the health service could be scrapped.

Matt Hancock has been criticised for saying Brits should not cut down on short flights to help tackle the climate crisis.

Boris Johnson will aim to "cut the head off the snake" and crack down on crime with a new cross-government taskforce.

Former Commons Speaker John Bercow took a £1,000 taxi ride from Westminster to Nottingham during his final few months in the job, it has emerged.