Boris Johnson has been told to prioritise the fight against poverty instead of fixating on "eye-catching schemes" as a new report revealed that more than half of all those struggling to make ends meet now live in a family where someone works.

Ian Murray has hit out at Labour deputy leadership rival Richard Burgon's "fantasy" plan to let the party's members decide whether or not it should back military action.

The Conservative Party have handed Daniel Kawczynski a formal warning after he came under fire for attending a conference with far-right political figures.

House of Commons officials have slammed John Bercow for naming members of staff in his autobiography and called on those allegedly bullied by him to come forward.

Scottish Finance Minister Derek Mackay has been suspended from the SNP pending an investigation into messages he sent to a 16-year-old boy, Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed.

The Prime Minister's dad was acting as a "private citizen" during talks with China over the coronavirus, Downing Street has insisted.

Former Labour minister Liam Byrne has seen off his two left-wing rivals to become the party's candidate for West Midlands mayor.

Liz Truss has set out plans to slash tariffs on US goods post-Brexit as well as protecting UK industries from cheap imports from other countries.

Scottish Finance Secretary Derek Mackay has resigned following allegations he had sent hundreds of online messages to a 16-year-old boy.

Labour members would be able to veto any military action being supported by the party's leadership under radical plans being proposed by Richard Burgon.

John Bercow said he would not rely on the word of a "f***ing clerk" who accused an MP of bullying and harassment, the Speaker's former top official has claimed.

Philip Hammond and Ken Clarke have both been nominated for peerages by Boris Johnson despite the pair being kicked out of the Conservative Party for opposing him on Brexit, it has emerged.

The Liberal Democrats shot themselves “in the foot” at the election by focusing their fire on Labour instead of the Tories, the first MP to confirm they are running to succeed Jo Swinson has declared.

Emily Thornberry has taken a swipe at Jeremy Corbyn's decision to nominate his chief of staff for a peerage.

An emergency law ending automatic early release must be passed by 27 February to prevent six terror suspects walking free from prison within weeks, the Government has warned.

Jeremy Corbyn has called for Ed Miliband to head up a major UN climate summit after David Cameron turned down the role.

Diane Abbott has been criticised after she suggested that John Bercow cannot be guilty of bullying because one of his alleged victims was in the Army.

Awarding John Bercow a peerage "would be a scandal which Parliament would struggle to live down", according to former Black Rod David Leakey.

Labour frontbencher Tracy Brabin has hit back at "sexist" social media critics who branded her a "tart" for wearing an off-the-shoulder outfit at the Commons despatch box.

David Cameron and William Hague have rejected a plea from Boris Johnson to head up a major climate change summit, it has emerged.

The Government will set itself on a fresh collision course with the BBC by taking the first steps towards decriminalising people who don’t pay their TV Licence.

John Bercow has launched an outspoken attack on former Black Rod David Leakey as he strenuously denied allegations that he is a bully.

Boris Johnson's "short-term fixes" have failed to stabilise NHS finances, according to the public spending watchdog.

Brexit is fuelling a surge in support for Scottish independence, according to a leading polling guru.

Keir Starmer has vowed to scrap the body which deals with complaints against Labour members if he becomes party leader.

Boris Johnson has been accused of admitting he “doesn’t really understand” climate change by the woman he sacked as president of COP26.

More than half of all Whitehall departments are failing their own targets to cut the number of flights they use, PoliticsHome can reveal.

Keir Starmer has called on the Government’s top civil servant to launch an urgent probe after journalists were excluded from a Number 10 briefing.

Rebecca Long-Bailey has taken a thinly-veiled swipe at Jeremy Corbyn's leadership of Labour as she said "mismanagement and a bad organisational culture" had played a part in its election drubbing.

Boris Johnson has been accused of a "failure of global vision and leadership" on climate change amid a bitter row with a sacked former adviser.

The Government's troubled Universal Credit welfare overhaul has been delayed yet again - and now will not be fully up-and-running until 2024.

The Foreign Office spent almost £6,000 on a designer sideboard and side table “to advance British interests around the world”, PoliticsHome can reveal.

Emergency legislation ending automatic release for anyone convicted of terror-related offences will be introduced by ministers within days.

Behind the rhetorical flourishes, Britain and the EU are gearing up for a major tussle over a post-Brexit trade deal. Matt Honeycombe-Foster digs into the detail

Journalists staged a mass walkout from 10 Downing Street after Boris Johnson's chief spin doctor tried to ban some publications from attending a briefing on Brexit.

Boris Johnson has accused Donald Trump of “letting the air out of the tyres of the world economy” by entering into a trade war with China.