A major tragedy in the English Channel is “only a matter of time” unless the Government can effectively deter those trying to cross the water, ministers have been warned.

Thousands of small businesses could be forced to charge VAT during the Brexit transition period, an influential group of MPs has warned.

MPs should be given veto powers on all post-Brexit trade deals, a powerful Commons committee has suggested.

MPs should have their Christmas break cut short so that a key Commons vote on Theresa May’s Brexit deal can be held “as soon as possible”, Jeremy Corbyn has said.

Leaving the European Union without an agreement could put public safety “at risk” according to the most senior police chief in the UK.

The charge for a carrier bag in England will double to 10p and be rolled out to every shop, under plans to further cut plastic waste announced by Michael Gove.

Sajid Javid has defended his decision to highlight the ethnicity of men involved in some grooming gangs.

Labour has renewed calls to end hospital car parking charges after it emerged prices have more than doubled at some English trusts in just one year.

Gavin Williamson has voiced security fears about allowing Chinese tech giant Huawei to be involved in the development of the UK's 5G mobile network.

A government watchdog set up to police lobbying in the UK will be quicker to name and shame those who flout the rules, PoliticsHome can reveal.

Blood sport fans who accidentally kill foxes while staging fake hunts could be thrown in jail under a Labour government, the party has announced.

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The Government has to ask itself whether it should shoulder the blame for the shocking increase in rough sleeping, a Cabinet minister has said.

Theresa May has praised Britain’s troops as the “finest in the world” as she paid tribute to their role in the Salisbury attack and in fighting Islamic State.

Labour has called on the Government to reverse health spending cuts after it emerged one-in-five pregnant women in some parts of the country are smokers.

Thousands of patients face spending the festive season in hospital due to a lack of outpatient treatment or social care being on offer for them, according to new analysis.

Leaving the European Union without a deal is “not an option” given the threat it would pose to Britain’s security, a minister has warned.

A Government minister has accused social media companies of acting like "unruly teenagers" as she called on them to crack down on the spread of suicide and self-harm content online.

Senior ministers will meet urgently to discuss the threat of copycat drones in the wake of the Gatwick airport attack, it has been reported. 

Senior allies to Theresa May are reportedly plotting to keep her in place for another two years amid a rumoured surge in support for her Brexit deal.

Andrea Leadsom has told MPs that a no-deal Brexit will become the "default position" if they fail to back Theresa May's deal.

Tributes have poured in for former Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown who died last night aged 77.

Universal Credit is failing parents who are trying to get into work because they are unable to afford the childcare fees up-front, MPs have revealed.

Chris Grayling shelved plans to regulate the use of drones and ignored numerous warnings about the disruption the devices could cause at airports, it has been reported.

Labour has said it will scrap a nineteenth century law that criminalises rough sleepers if it wins the next election.

Environment Secretary Michael Gove is reportedly set to recruit a military planner amid fears of food shortages if there is a no-deal Brexit.

Jean-Claude Juncker is "grotesque" and "ghastly" and his behaviour at least week's EU summit should have prompted an official complaint, Amber Rudd has said.

Jeremy Corbyn has said he would "go back and negotiate" with Brussels rather than stop Brexit from happening if Labour wins a snap election next year.

George Osborne has said the Conservatives are on course for "a prolongers period of opposition" unless they modernise.

A controversial Labour MP has been forced to apologise after giving his support to a musician accused of anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial.

Theresa May has been accused of trying to "intimidate" MPs into backing her Brexit deal after it emerged the Government could urge people to change their diets if the UK crashes out of the EU.

Labour has accused ministers of "abject failure" after rogue drones grounded all flights at one of Britain's biggest airports.

Jeremy Corbyn has accused "most of the media" of failing to cover homelessness as he doubled down on his description of the Conservatives as "stupid".

A senior member of Theresa May's frontbench has said he would find it "very difficult" to stay in the Cabinet if the Government ended up backing a no-deal Brexit.

Boris Johnson has been cleared by a Conservative Party probe into comments he made about women who wear burkas.