Jeremy Hunt has branded the Saudi government’s explanation for Jamal Khashoggi's death as not “credible”, as he warned Britain was prepared to step up action against the regime.

Ministers should treat pornography as a major public health issue to combat the harassment and abuse of women, MPs have said.

Leading Brexiteer critics of Theresa May leapt to her defence today after she was told to "bring her own noose" to a showdown with Tory backbenchers.

Britain’s Brexit transition period will end “well before” 2022, Theresa May has insisted, as she faced fresh criticism over her latest bid to unfreeze talks with Brussels.

Downing Street has condemned "personal vitriol" aimed at Theresa May amid a fresh Conservative row over violent language hurled at the Prime Minister.

A furious row has exploded in the Conservative party over the violent language used to attack Theresa May over her Brexit plans.

Scottish Tory MPs have threatened to vote down any Brexit deal that keeps the UK tied to EU fishing rules beyond 2020, in a move that could bring down the government.

Plastic straws, drink stirrers and cotton buds could all be banned within a year under a government drive to stop waste clogging up rivers and seas, Michael Gove has announced.

Labour MPs are preparing to launch a double bid to change the restrictive abortion laws in Northern Ireland this week in a move set to pile pressure on Theresa May.

Scores of current and former House of Commons staff are demanding that MPs no longer have a say over bullying cases after the Dame Laura Cox inquiry revealed widespread abuse in Westminster.

Theresa May will today tell warring MPs that 95% of the Brexit deal is done as she battles to cling on to her job amid calls for her to be toppled.

A post-Brexit hard border in Northern Ireland could put lives at risk, ministers have been warned, as new figures revealed that hundreds of emergency vehicles have crossed the frontier in the past two years.

Dominic Raab today set the clock ticking on securing a final Brexit deal with the EU as he said negotiations must conclude by the end of November.

Ministers will only agree to extend the Brexit transition period if plans for a Northern Ireland backstop are dropped, Dominic Raab has said.

Civil servants have reportedly begun contingency planning for a second Brexit referendum amid fears Theresa May is unable to get parliament to back a deal.

More than a dozen ministers and some 40 Tory backbenchers have urged the Government to pump more cash into the under-fire Universal Credit system, it has been reported.

Commons speaker John Bercow is facing fresh pressure to stand down amid a warning that parliamentary staff could strike to force bosses to address the bullying and harassment culture in Westminster.

Theresa May faces a fight to stay on as Prime Minister this week amid demands from discontented Conservative MPs that she pleads to keep her job.

Fear of a no-deal Brexit is already forcing big businesses to plan job cuts, a major industry lobby group has warned.

Opposition from Tory backbenchers has forced Chancellor Philip Hammond to scrap plans to charge VAT on private school fees, it has been reported.

Two former cabinet secretaries have today criticised hard-Brexiteers in the Conservative Party for attacking civil servants.

Vince Cable will today tell anti-Brexit demonstrators that his generation is "betraying" the young over Brexit.

An unknown campaign has spent over £250,000 urging voters to lobby their MPs to "chuck Chequers", a report by a Parliamentary select committee claims.

Labour has demanded answers after it emerged two government departments may have destroyed key documents in the contaminated blood inquiry.

Sir Nick Clegg has hailed an "exciting new adventure" as he takes up a plum job on Facebook's top team.

Boris Johnson has heaped praise on a Tory MP who branded Theresa May's government a "shit show".

Jeremy Hunt has suggested his controversial comparison between the EU and the Soviet Union eased the logjam in Brexit negotiations.

Failure to crack down on vexatious claims against UK Army veterans could jeopardise British alliances around the world, an ex-US military boss has warned.

A Cabinet minister has warned Theresa May against extending the Brexit transition period if it means forcing the UK to abide by EU fishing rules for longer.

Ministers have been urged by MPs to ensure there are no new petrol or diesel cars allowed onto the road by 2032.

DUP deputy leader Nigel Dodds has rejected calls for the post-Brexit transition period to be extended, claiming it would cost the UK billions and not break the Irish border deadlock.

The chair of the National Infrastructure Commission has cast doubt on Labour’s plans to nationalise various industries.

International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt was interrupted by a charity whistleblower today as she hosted a conference on rooting out abuse in the aid sector.

International Trade Secretary Liam Fox has bowed to pressure to skip a major Saudi business conference following the suspected killing of journalist Jamal Khasoggi.

Johnny Mercer has said he would not vote Conservative if he was not already an MP for the party.

Labour frontbencher Emily Thornberry has doubled down on her backing for under-fire Commons speaker John Bercow - despite Jeremy Corbyn distancing himself from her comments.