The European Union is preparing to grant Britain a flexible three-month Brexit extension, according to a leaked draft of an agreement set to be signed off by Brussels.

MPs' staff have called on John Bercow's successor to end a "fundamentally flawed" system that can see them stripped of their sick pay if they change jobs.

Boris Johnson could end up supporting an SNP and Lib Dem bid to hold an election on 9 December if Parliament rejects his own proposal for a pre-Christman poll, it has emerged.

Tony Blair has said a general election and second EU referendum could take place on the same day.

Labour have slammed the plan by the Lib Dems and the SNP to offer Boris Johnson a 9 December election as an “opportunistic stunt”.

Philip Hammond has accused Boris Johnson of “throwing tantrums” by trying to force a snap general election instead of trying to get his Brexit deal through the Commons.

Jeremy Corbyn has criticised Boris Johnson’s “ridiculous” language after the Prime Minister urged him to “man-up” and vote for a snap General Election.

Boris Johnson has accused MPs of “sitting on their a***s” and urged them to stop “holding the country hostage” and back an early election.

Former aides to John Bercow have accused Parliament’s authorities of an “establishment stitch-up” over the failure to act on bullying claims made against the Speaker.

The Liberal Democrats and the SNP are joining forces to offer Boris Johnson an early Christmas present of an election on 9 December.

Documents shared by ministers this week indicate that the government is planning to deviate from some EU environmental regulations and workers’ right, despite its pledge of a “level playing field”.

Several MPs are reportedly exploring the possibility of taking control of the Parliamentary agenda if Boris Johnson insists on “pausing” votes on the Brexit deal until after an election.

DUP leader Arlene Foster is to repeat her party’s opposition to the Prime Minister’s Brexit deal at the DUP conference today but will not announce their stance on his election bid until Monday.

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has claimed he lost sleep over issues surrounding the cause of the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire, and said that the Government’s response was too slow.

Rory Stewart has apologised after he described three black men he met on the Tory leadership campaign trail as "minor gangsters".

Boris Johnson has insisted it is still "possible" for Britain to leave the EU on 31 October - just hours after Sajid Javid ruled out doing so.

Boris Johnson has threatened to effectively go on strike if MPs block his bid to hold a general election.

EU leaders are set to delay their decision over how long a Brexit extension to offer the UK amid uncertainty over whether Boris Johnson will succeed in his attempt to call a snap election.

Labour has been plunged into chaos after deep splits emerged over whether it should support Boris Johnson's bid to hold a general election on 12 December.

Ministers are facing renewed calls to slash waiting times for Universal Credit payments after MPs heard from claimants who have turned to “survival sex” to make ends meet.

Labour MP Ian Murray has been reselected to fight the next election, despite a bid by Unite to dump him.

Sajid Javid has cancelled plans to hold his first Budget as Chancellor next month after Boris Johnson announced he wants an election in December.

Boris Johnson's attempt to hold an election on 12 December were left hanging in the balance after opposition parties warned they could withhold support for it.

Boris Johnson has been handed a boost after MPs backed the Government’s domestic agenda laid out in a Queen’s Speech earlier this month.

Boris Johnson has launched a dramatic bid to hold a general election on 12 December.

The Government wasted more than £2million on a “botched” age verification policy for online pornography, a minister has revealed.

Boris Johnson has called an emergency political Cabinet meeting amid fresh speculation that he wants to hold a general election before Christmas.

Stephen Barclay has confirmed there would be checks on goods travelling between Northern Ireland and Great Britain under the new Brexit deal - despite Boris Johnson denying it.

Splits within the Conservatives and Labour have erupted over calls for a general election before Christmas.

Emmanuel Macron is urging fellow European leaders to grant Britain a fresh Brexit extension of just two weeks, it has been reported.

Sajid Javid has vowed to press ahead with a Budget next month despite the ongoing deadlock in Parliament over Brexit.

Boris Johnson has been slammed for taking the "extraordinary" decision to cancel his appearance before a cross-party groups of senior MPs for the third time so he can "focus on Brexit".

A Labour peer has been suspended by the party after being found guilty of harassing four female staff and making transphobic comments by a House of Lords inquiry.

Mel Stride has vowed to bring “illumination and light” to his new role as Treasury Committee chair after winning the backing of MPs.

Attempts to revive the Withdrawal Agreement Bill (WAB) have collapsed after a summit of senior Tory and Labour figures broke up in acrimony.

Julian Smith has broken ranks with Boris Johnson by insisting that a no-deal Brexit would be “very, very bad” for Northern Ireland.