Nigel Farage has claimed that the Conservatives offered him a peerage on two occasions in a bid to stop the Brexit Party running against them.

ITV has announced it will host the first head-to-head election debate between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn on 19 November in the run-up to the 12 December election.

Government ministers have been criticised for using public funds to target voters in marginal seats using Facebook adverts.

Fracking will be banned in the UK until there is "compelling" new evidence to quell safety fears over the process, the Government has said.

Boris Johnson has urged England’s rugby team to "bring the World Cup home" ahead of Saturday's tournament finale against South Africa.

Boris Johnson has ruled out a general election pact with Nigel Farage and insisted that his withdrawal agreement would deliver a “proper Brexit”.

Sir Henry Bellingham has dropped out of the race to become the next Commons speaker and insisted that his rivals are “better placed” to gain cross-party support.

Sajid Javid has condemned Spectator columnist Rod Liddle over an article in which he suggested holding elections at a time when Muslims are unable to vote.

The Brexit Party will stand against Tories in hundreds of seats unless Boris Johnson agrees to dump his new Withdrawal Agreement, Nigel Farage has declared.

UK electoral law poses “serious and unnecessary risks” for voters, parties and candidates and could threaten public confidence, MPs have warned.

Downing Street has hit back at Donald Trump after he suggested Boris Johnson’s Brexit agreement could block a trade deal with America.

A Whitehall probe has ruled that the decision to give £100,000 in public money to a firm run by an associate of Boris Johnson was "appropriate".

Antoinette Sandbach has become the latest Tory Brexit rebel to defect to the Liberal Democrats.

Sajid Javid has pledged to spend more than £250 million to invest in 20,000 new homes in “areas of high demand” across the country.

Donald Trump has warned Boris Johnson his Brexit agreement could prevent the UK striking a free trade deal with America.

Keith Vaz has been banned from Parliament for six months – but could still stand for Labour in December’s snap election.

Roland Rudd has been urged to resign as chair of Open Britain by the pro-EU campaign group's own board, PoliticsHome can reveal.

Jeremy Corbyn has challenged both Boris Johnson and Sajid Javid to publish their tax returns ahead of the general election.

A senior Tory MP has been ordered to “apologise in writing” to the House of Commons after failing to disclose his chairmanship of an African mining and development company.

Diane Abbott has urged Keith Vaz to rule out standing at the general election after a probe found the Labour MP offered to buy cocaine for male escorts.

The Brexit Party could step aside in hundreds of seats in what would be a huge election boost to Boris Johnson, it has emerged.

Jeremy Corbyn will vow to take on a "corrupt system" of wealth and privilege as he fires the starting pistol on Labour's general election campaign.

Ministers have let the prison system fall into an "appalling" state due to a lack of leadership, an influential group of MPs has said.

Nicky Morgan has become the latest female Tory MP to announce that she is standing down at the general election.

The Jewish Labour Movement will not campaign to make Jeremy Corbyn Prime Minister, it has announced.

A second Scottish independence referendum could take place in 2021 if Labour wins the election, it has emerged.

Downing Street has denied claims by Amber Rudd that Boris Johnson asked her to stand again for the Tories in a row over removing the party whip from her.

Boris Johnson led cross-party tributes to John Bercow as the outgoing Commons Speaker presided over the longest session of Prime Minister's Questions on record.

Tory backbenchers have been criticised after they were accused of “jeering” Jeremy Corbyn over a tie he wore in honour of victims of the Grenfell Tower fire.

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An MP who quit the Liberal Democrats to back Brexit has revealed he will now campaign “full-throatedly” for Remain at the upcoming election.

Boris Johnson must take “urgent action” over the Grenfell Tower inquiry's findings, its chair has said.

Former Tory cabinet minister Amber Rudd has announced that she will not fight to hold on to her ultra-marginal seat in December's election.

Boris Johnson's new Brexit deal will leave Britain's economy worse off than under Theresa May's agreement, according to a major economics think tank.

Home Secretary Priti Patel's most senior aide had to be escorted from a Commons bar by armed police.

Female MPs from across the political spectrum have signed an open letter backing Meghan Markle over the "abuse and intimidation" she has received from the media.