A Cabinet minister has suggested scrapping a "left wing" bank holiday and replacing it with a day celebrating the United Kingdom.

Cabinet minister Liz Truss has admitted that she does not know how Boris Johnson plans to leave the EU without a deal on 31 October despite a cross-party law forbidding him from doing so.

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab squares off with Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott at the latest round of Prime Minister's Questions from 12pm. It comes as Boris Johnson unveils his big Brexit plan to the Tory party conference in Manchester.

John McDonnell has predicted that he can "convert" Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson over to backing Jeremy Corbyn as a caretaker Prime Minister.

Diane Abbott will make history on Wednesday as the first black person to represent their party at Prime Minister's Questions.

Boris Johnson will on Wednesday present the UK's final Brexit offer to the EU - and vow to leave with no deal if it is not accepted.

Sajid Javid has hinted that he could scrap inheritance tax in the Budget.

Boris Johnson has admitted he was "no memory" of a lunch at which he is alleged to have groped two women.

Police chiefs are to be given the power to "dramatically" boost the number of officers who are able to carry Tasers, Priti Patel has announced.

A Tory MP has been sent home from his party’s conference after he was involved in a “totally unacceptable” altercation with staff at the event.

Ministers have been heavily criticised after the number of homeless deaths hit a record high.

Tory Brexiteers have signalled that they are ready to drop some of their key objections to a deal with the EU which could see the UK leave the bloc on 31 October.

Boris Johnson has suggested that allegations about his personal conduct have been motivated by people opposed to his policies on Brexit.

Britain’s top mandarin has vowed to “resist” efforts to drag the civil service into political rows about Brexit, according to a leaked letter.

The UK government has suggested placing customs checks away from the Irish border as a way of breaking the Brexit deadlock, it has emerged.

The most serious offenders will no longer be released halfway through their sentences under plans to toughen up the justice system.

Opposition parties have slapped down the SNP’s bid for a vote of no confidence this week as leaders agreed to hold off bringing down the Government.

More voters believed Theresa May was up to the job of Prime Minister than Boris Johnson, a poll has found.

The National Living Wage will rise to £10.50 an hour for all workers over the age 21 within five years, Sajid Javid has announced.

Dominic Cummings’ wife has issued a statement denying that she was the second woman allegedly groped by Boris Johnson during a lunch in the late 90s.

Chancellor Sajid Javid has admitted that no-one "really knows” the economic hit the UK would take in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

The DUP will never accept a Brexit deal that sees Northern Ireland signed up to different customs rules to the rest of the United Kingdom, Arlene Foster has warned Boris Johnson.

Jacob Rees-Mogg has accused John Bercow of plunging the reputation of the House of Commons to the "lowest point in modern history".

Sajid Javid is to unveil plans to boost road networks, bus services and the availability of high-speed broadband across the country.

Downing Street has insisted allegations that Boris Johnson groped two women at the same time are "untrue".

Opposition parties have distanced themselves from the SNP's attempts to bring down the Government during the Conservative Party conference.

Vaccines could become compulsory for all schoolchildren to combat the rise in preventable diseases, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has revealed.

A Government announcement for 40 new hospitals descended into chaos after it emerged ministers have only identified cash for six of them.

Boris Johnson has said he is “sorry for the misunderstanding” in his response to an MP who cited Jo Cox and death threats in her call for him to tone down his language.

Boris Johnson has insisted that he has "no interest to declare" regarding links between him and American businesswoman Jennifer Arcuri.

John McDonnell has called for a civil service inquiry following claims by Philip Hammond that wealthy supporters of Boris Johnson stand to profit from a no-deal Brexit.

Boris Johnson has reportedly apologised to the Queen after the Supreme Court ruled his decision to prorogue Parliament was unlawful.

A fresh Labour row has erupted after it emerged party veteran Margaret Hodge could be kicked out as an election candidate after being "triggered" by activists in her seat.

Forty NHS hospitals will be modernised at a cost of £13bn over the next decade, the Government has announced.

Defence officials have claimed they will investigate a soldier who tweeted Angela Rayner saying she "will perish when civil war comes".

The police watchdog will decide whether to open a criminal investigation into allegations the prime minister granted favours to a friend when he was London mayor.