Boris Johnson should use his new police funding pledge to reverse the "collapse" of community policing, a former senior officer has said.

Boris Johnson has been urged to “end the scourge of poverty pay” after new figures revealed staff working in a Government department earn well below the Real Living Wage.

Amber Rudd has denied she is a “sell-out” after appearing to reverse her warnings about the negative impact of a no-deal Brexit.

Sajid Javid has praised Britain’s “strong economy” as employment hit a record high while wages also grew.

Anti-Brexit politicians hoping to use the courts to stop Boris Johnson from shutting down Parliament will get a chance to make their case in September, it has been confirmed.

Britain is "first in line" for a trade deal with the United States after Brexit, Donald Trump's national security adviser has claimed.

Boris Johnson would be backed by 44% of the public if he shut down Parliament in order to achieve Brexit, a new poll has suggested.

Ministers must consider strengthening the ban on drivers using a mobile phone behind the wheel by outlawing hands-free use, MPs have said.

Labour has condemned “eye-watering” levels of student loan debt as analysis found that the total interest chalked up by graduates will almost double in five years.

Boris Johnson has announced £100 million of funding as part of a bid to crack down on crime inside prisons.

Boris Johnson has been handed a boost after a poll found that nearly three in four Brits back his plan to give the police greater stop-and-search powers.

Boris Johnson has identified 9 September as the key date in the upcoming fight with MPs who want to block a no-deal Brexit, according to a senior Government source.

Ministers have been accused of launching a “shameful spin machine” by setting up a team committed to hitting back at media reports about a no-deal Brexit.

Downing Street has accused Diane Abbott of being “ideologically opposed” to tackling offenders as the shadow home secretary hit out at the Government’s fresh criminal justice plans.

MPs who want to block a no-deal Brexit are running out of options and now stand little chance of stopping Boris Johnson from going through with it, according to a leading think tank.

Labour’s split on a second Scottish independence referendum has deepened after the party's deputy leader Tom Watson spoke out against it.

Boris Johnson has ordered an urgent review of sentencing policy, saying “the punishment must truly fit the crime” for offenders.

Labour have demanded a review into grouse shooting over growing concerns at the practice’s impact on climate change.

Dominic Cummings' position as a government strategist has become "intolerable for democracy", Lord Heseltine has said.

Richard Braine has been elected as the new leader of Ukip.

Sajid Javid is planning to unleash millions of special 50p Brexit coins on the British public in time for 31 October, it has been reported.

Gordon Brown has accused John McDonnell of falling into a “nationalist trap” after he said a future Labour government would not block a second Scottish independence referendum.

Boris Johnson has unveiled £2.5bn of funding for new prison places and given the go-ahead for more police use of stop-and-search powers as he vowed to "come down hard on crime".

Workers in low to middle paying jobs have seen a “real” wage drop under the Conservatives while high earners have seen a 4% increase since 2010, according to research by the TUC.

EU fishermen may be able to enter UK waters illegally if a no-deal Brexit means there are not enough vessels to police the seas, a leaked government email has revealed.

Boris Johnson is expected to unveil plans to increase the number of places in British prisons amid concern overcrowding is hampering rehabilitation efforts.

Boris Johnson's Cabinet are preparing a bailout fund to prop up businesses at risk of collapse in a no-deal scenario amid fears of a recession.

Boris Johnson has ordered civil servants to “urgently and rapidly” ramp up preparations for a no-deal Brexit on 31 October.

Fewer than five women have taken up the opportunity to become infantry soldiers – more than nine months after all Armed Forces roles were made open to them.

Scottish Labour has been plunged into fresh turmoil after the party's general secretary resigned.

Uncertainty surrounding the Brexit  timetable has been blamed after the UK economy shrunk for the first time in more than six years.

Sajid Javid has unveiled plans to make billions of pounds available for public services as speculation mounts that a general election could only be weeks away.

Jeremy Corbyn has urged Britain’s top civil servant to declare that Boris Johnson cannot force through a no-deal Brexit in the middle of a general election campaign.

Boris Johnson has pledged to make it quicker and easier for foreign scientists to settle in the UK under a shake-up of immigration rules after Brexit.

The number of tax exile non-doms in the UK has fallen to a record low amid fears of a Jeremy Corbyn government and uncertainty over Brexit.

Jeremy Corbyn has called a special meeting of the Shadow Cabinet to step up Labour's preparations for a snap election, PoliticsHome can reveal.