Labour could still throw its weight behind a second referendum on leaving the EU, a top frontbencher has insisted, after Jeremy Corbyn angered MPs by saying Brexit could not be stopped.

Donald Trump has been criticised by senior Tory MPs, including a defence minister, for cancelling a visit to a cemetery for American soldiers killed in the First World War because it was raining.

The army is on standby to help with the fallout of Britain leaving the European without a deal, the country's top general has declared.

Ex-soldiers will be guaranteed a home, mental health support and education and employment opportunities under a Labour government, Jeremy Corbyn has pledged.

Matt Hancock has revealed he is considering plans for a new tax on the over-40s to solve Britain's social care funding crisis.

Theresa May is under mounting pressure to change course on Brexit as Conservative Eurosceptics and the DUP issued a joint threat to vote down any deal she strikes with Brussels.

Labour will work with MPs from across the Commons to bring down the option of Britain crashing out of the European Union without a deal, Keir Starmer has said.

Jo Johnson has accused his brother Boris of selling the public a "false prospectus" on Brexit after dramatically resigning as a minister.

Britain’s most senior police officer has demanded the Home Office shows “greater leadership” in tackling crime. 

Theresa May has hit a fresh hurdle in the Brexit negotiations as individual EU states demanded the chance to scrutinise any deal reached with Britain.

Jeremy Corbyn has risked a fresh Labour row by declaring: "We can't stop Brexit."

Anti-nuclear campaigners have taken aim at Shadow Defence Secretary Nia Griffith after she declared that Labour’s backing for Trident was “settled policy”.

Theresa May has been rocked by another frontbench resignation over Brexit as minister Jo Johnson tore into her plans for leaving the EU and called for a second referendum.

Transport minister Jo Johnson has resigned over the government's approach to Brexit.

A council candidate accused of making anti-Semitic comments had his offer to resign rejected by the local Labour party.

Labour’s shadow housing minister has slammed a new government fund to help councils tackle rogue landlords, saying the cash amounts to just 50p per property.

Leo Varadkar has warned Theresa May that a Brexit deal could still be a fortnight away.

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John McDonnell has approached a prominent economist and former Tory peer about launching a review into the feasibility of a four-day working week, according to reports.

Britain is calling on its EU allies to approve tough new sanctions on senior figures in Russia’s international spy network.

Barely one-in-ten voters want another EU referendum to be held if MPs reject Theresa May's Brexit deal, a new poll has revealed.

Arlene Foster has hit out at Theresa May after the Prime Minister appeared to concede that any Brexit deal with the EU will include the option of putting a border down the Irish Sea.

Labour will not scrap Trident as the price of a post-election pact with the SNP, a senior frontbencher has declared.

Liam Fox has defied Theresa May by insisting that the UK must be able to unilaterally withdraw from any "backstop" deal to avoid a hard border after Brexit.

The Head of the Armed Forces has said he is “uncomfortable” at the prospect of personally being investigated as part of the probe into killings during the Troubles.

Ireland’s deputy prime minister has urged Britain not to take for granted the chances of a breakthrough in Brexit negotiations in the coming days.

Dominic Raab has provoked fury after admitting he did not fully understand the importance of the trade route between Dover and Calais.

Lib Dem bosses have been summoned to an emergency board meeting amid a financial crisis in the party that is set to see up to quarter of staff laid off.

Britain would only face “hiccups” if it crashes out of the European Union without a deal, David Davis insisted today.

A senior peer and adviser to Jeremy Corbyn has thrown his full weight behind calls for a second referendum on Brexit.

The Government is boosting its refrigerated capacity to store medicines in case Britain crashes out of the European Union without a deal, the Health Secretary has admitted.

The Government must scrap the freeze on welfare benefits or risk being punished by voters at the next election, senior Conservatives have warned.

Commons speaker John Bercow has been criticised after he used ancient parliamentary rules to block a BBC investigation into bullying claims about Labour MP Keith Vaz.

Labour has lashed out at “outright discrimination” in the rental property market after a shocking investigation found benefit claimants are banned from 10% of homes advertised online.

A Brexit deal has edged closer after senior ministers were invited to read a draft copy of the withdrawal agreement the UK is set to strike with Brussels.

Theresa May has become too "overloaded" with Brexit to fully tackle the burning injustices in Britain, a top Tory has said.