Boris Johnson will rip up Philip Hammond's deficit reduction pledges to fund a series of tax breaks and spending commitments if he becomes Prime Minister, it has been claimed.

Boris Johnson or Jeremy Hunt will be unveiled as the new leader of the Conservatives later, as the party faces a bitter battle over a no-deal Brexit.

More than 40% of voters say they would be less likely to back the Conservatives if the next Prime Minister triggers a no-deal Brexit, a new poll has found.

Labour has ruled out introducing a fully independent process for investigating anti-semitism allegations against party members.

A former minister has failed in a bid to force a vote of confidence in Boris Johnson before he has even been appointed Prime Minister.

Jo Swinson has been elected the new leader of the Liberal Democrats.

Gordon Brown has said that Boris Johnson could be remembered as "the first Prime Minister of England" in a warning over how a no-deal Brexit could threaten the Union.

Public sector workers will see their pay rise above inflation for the second year running, Philip Hammond has confirmed.

Controversial plans to make all Brits show ID at polling stations are set to go ahead - despite more than 1,000 have been denied a vote during trials.

Two senior Conservatives are facing questions over their links to a secretive foreign affairs group.

Conservative MP Charlie Elphicke has been charged with sexually assaulting two women, prosecutors have announced.

Foreign Office minister Sir Alan Duncan has resigned from the frontbench ahead of the new Prime Minister taking over later this week. Read his full letter to Theresa May.

Foreign Office minister Sir Alan Duncan has resigned from the Government ahead of Boris Johnson's expected Tory leadership win.

More than half of Labour members still want Jeremy Corbyn to lead the party into the next general election despite rows over the party's approach to Brexit and anti-semitism, a new poll has found.

Theresa May will chair a meeting of the Government's emergency Cobra committee on Monday amid mounting criticism of the Government over Iran's seizure of a British-flagged tanker in the Gulf.

Boris Johnson has insisted that a "sense of mission" akin to the 1969 moon landings can ensure Britain leaves the European Union on 31 October.

Labour MPs have hit out at colleagues in the Shadow Cabinet who they say have been “actively complicit” in smearing whistleblowers on the party’s anti-semitism crisis.

Ireland’s Deputy Prime Minister has warned the next Prime Minister that they will not be able to “tear up” Theresa May’s Brexit deal and replace it.

Philip Hammond has announced that he will resign as Chancellor if Boris Johnson wins the race to become the next Prime Minister.

Keir Starmer has announced plans for a cross-party alliance with Cabinet ministers on the verge of quitting the Government in a bid to stop the next Prime Minister from pursuing a no-deal Brexit.

Renters are to be given access to a database of blacklisted landlords as part of a Government crackdown on rogue lettings.

Amber Rudd has warned senior colleagues such as Philip Hammond that they must row behind the next Prime Minister or risk ushering in a Labour government.

Labour MPs have hit out at a "disgraceful" move by a local party branch to expel a former Chief Whip from for criticisng Jeremy Corbyn.

David Gauke has confirmed that he will resign from the Government on Wednesday if Boris Johnson wins the race to be Prime Minister.

Boris Johnson will "straighten out" Brexit if he becomes Prime Minister next week, US President Donald Trump has said.

Gloria De Piero has resigned from Jeremy Corbyn’s frontbench and announced she will not stand in the next election because of a “lack of tolerance" in the Labour Party.

Shadow Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry has been taken to hospital after a cycling accident in Westminster.

Brexit campaigner Darren Grimes has won his appeal against a £20,000 fine handed down by the Electoral Commission.

A pro-Brexit activist has pleaded guilty to public order offences after shouting abuse at MP Anna Soubry.

Labour’s Shadow Cabinet are being urged to “examine their consciences” as Jewish leaders call on them to stamp out anti-Semitism in the party.

Sajid Javid has praised Nigel Farage for quitting Ukip and dismissed suggestions his new Brexit Party is made up of "extremists".

Philip Hammond has suggested he could back a vote to bring down a Boris Johnson goverment as he accused "noisy" Brexiteers of attempting to frustrate the negotiations.

Sajid Javid is to hit out at Donald Trump as he pleads with political leaders to "moderate their language" to help tackle extremism.

Schools urgently need a multi-billion pound cash injection to fix the "broken education funding system", MPs have said.

A no-deal Brexit would pose a "fundamental risk" to the UK economy, harm the competitiveness of key industries and put thousands of jobs at risk, according to senior MPs.

Public sector workers are to receive a £2billion pay rise in one of Theresa May's last acts as Prime Minister, it has emerged.