Sajid Javid has vowed for the UK to continue to play a “leading role on the global stage” after Brexit and hike defence spending this week.

Boris Johnson has delivered an ultimatum to rebel Tories demanding them to pick a side between his Government or “chaos” with Jeremy Corbyn.

Michel Barnier has said he is "not optimistic" that a no-deal Brexit can be avoided ahead of the 31 October deadline.

The EU increased the pressure on the Government on Friday, saying it still had not offered an alternative to the Irish backstop.

Rebel Conservative MPs are set to tell Boris Johnson he has lost their trust in a face-to-face meeting next week.

Chancellor Sajid Javid has confronted Boris Johnson after one of his top aides was sacked by the Prime Minister's most senior adviser.

Boris Johnson has pledged to spend an extra £14bn on primary and secondary schools over the next three years.

Brussels is ready to offer the UK an extension to the Brexit deadline, Gordon Brown has claimed.

A Scottish judge has thrown out a legal bid to immediately block Boris Johnson's decision to suspend Parliament.

Jeremy Corbyn has urged his MPs to join demonstrators threatening to "shut down" streets in protest against Boris Johnson's planned suspension of Parliament.

Sir John Major has confirmed that he intends to join a court case launched to try and stop Boris Johnson shutting down Parliament.

People will be warned to "Get Ready" for Brexit on 31 October in a £100m government advertising blitz, it has emerged.

Rebel MPs are hatching plans to force Parliament to sit over next weekend in a last-ditch bid to block a no-deal Brexit.

Brexit talks between UK and EU negotiators are to intensify as both sides seek a breakthrough in the search for a last-minute deal.

Downing Street has slapped down Ben Wallace after he suggested Boris Johnson had suspended Parliament because the Government has no majority.

Momentum is calling for its supporters to “occupy bridges and blockade roads” as part of radical action to protest against Boris Johnson’s bid to shut down Parliament.

The Tories racked up more than £5million in donations this spring – well over double the amount Labour managed to attract.

Ruth Davidson has urged MPs to publicly pledge to back any new Brexit deal as she announced her resignation as Scottish Conservative leader.

A Tory grandee has quit the Government in protest at Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend Parliament.

Jacob Rees-Mogg has attacked Commons Speaker John Bercow after he criticised Boris Johnson's decision to suspend Parliament.

Jeremy Corbyn has hit back at Donald Trump after he was told not to table a no-confidence vote in the Prime Minister.

A Labour MP has suggested the monarchy could be abolished after the Queen approved Boris Johnson’s plan to suspend Parliament.

More than one million people have signed a petition opposing Boris Johnson's decision to suspend Parliament for nearly five weeks in the run-up to Brexit.

Ruth Davidson is to quit as leader of the Scottish Conservatives, it has emerged.

The Queen has approved a month-long suspension of Parliament - despite last-ditch pleas by Jeremy Corbyn and Jo Swinson.

Donald Trump has waded into the row over the parliamentary shutdown by saying it will be “very hard” for Jeremy Corbyn to call a vote of no confidence in Boris Johnson.

Vince Cable is to quit as an MP if a snap election is held later this year, it has emerged.

MPs have launched a legal bid to block Boris Johnson's plan to shut down Parliament in the run-up to Brexit day.

Boris Johnson has insisted MPs will still have "ample time" to debate Brexit despite his bid to shut down Parliament for six weeks.

Boris Johnson's decision to suspend Parliament is a "constitutional outrage" designed to stop MPs debating Brexit, John Bercow has declared.

Boris Johnson is to ask the Queen to suspend Parliament in a bid to derail the plans of anti-Brexit MPs.

A Home Office advertisement outlining the steps EU citizens must take to be able to stay in Britain after Brexit has been banned after watchdogs said it was “misleading”.

Sajid Javid has confirmed that schools, hospitals and the police will all be given a major cash boost in next week's spending review - heightening speculation that a snap election is on the way.

Downing Street has accused opposition MPs of attempting to “sabotage” the UK’s Brexit negotiating position with the EU after they agreed a new strategy to stop a no-deal Brexit.

Ministers have been urged to tackle the “scandal” of falling happiness among children by making schools measure pupils’ well-being every year.

Sajid Javid has brought forward his review of Whitehall budgets - prompting fresh speculation that the Government is preparing for a general election.