Theresa May will plough on with her latest NHS reform plan next week, despite objections from the Treasury.

The Government is set for a showdown with local councils over fracking after one of the country's biggest combined authorities outlined proposals to ban it.

Tory eurosceptics have launched fresh attacks on Theresa May's Brexit deal - signalling the end of a Christmas truce which has seen them ease off on their criticism of the Prime Minister's plans.

Theresa May has held fresh talks with Jean-Claude Juncker as she tries to win enough concessions from the EU to persuade MPs to back her Brexit deal.

Theresa May was last night accused of “buying off” her Brexit critics after it emerged a Scottish Tory MP who raised concerns about fisheries was handed a plum job working for the PM.

John Bercow has been told he is on his "last warning" amid attempts to crack down on bad behaviour in Parliament.

The Government will hire dozens of massive lorries next week to test-drive its plans for a chaotic no-deal Brexit, it has been revealed.

A second EU referendum would "further divide" the UK by heightening the tensions which already exist across the country, Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay has warned.

The Government’s benefit cap is overwhelmingly affecting single mothers, according to new analysis from Labour.

Fiona Onasanya has been expelled from the Labour party following her conviction for perverting the course of justice, it has been confirmed.

Jeremy Hunt has become the first Cabinet minister to admit that Bashar al-Assad will remain in power in Syria despite UK efforts to remove him from office.

Most Conservative Party members would prefer the UK to leave the European Union without a deal, according to a new poll.

Nigel Dodds has warned Theresa May that the DUP continues to have "principled objections" to her Brexit plans, less than two weeks before a crucial Commons vote on the deal she struck with Brussels.

A firm hired to provide ferry services in the event of a no-deal Brexit despite not having any boats have been accused of copying their terms and conditions from an online takeaway.

A top Labour policy official has been criticised after he launched an outspoken attack on the campaign for a second EU referendum.

Cabinet ministers Sajid Javid and Gavin Williamson have been accused of abusing the Royal Navy to engage in “juvenile” jostling for the Conservative leadership.

A former Labour mayor has been criticised after sharing a Facebook post about Adolf Hitler and the Holocaust.

David Davis has called on Theresa May to further delay the crunch Commons vote on her Brexit deal in the hope the EU will put a better offer on the table.

Transgender people are not getting access to basic healthcare services, according to a senior Conservative MP.

Children as young as five will be taught basic first aid under plans to revamp health education, Damian Hinds has announced.

David Cameron has lost his access to Parliament after he failed to renew his security pass, it has emerged.

Sajid Javid has been accused of breaking international law after he suggested that the hundreds of migrants crossing the English Channel in an attempt to get to the UK may not be "genuine" asylum seekers.

Raising extra billions by hiking taxes on Britain’s wealthiest pensioners and homeowners could help with the country’s growing public services bill, a leading think tank has said.

Government departments should be axed or merged in order to save the taxpayer billions of pounds, according to Treasury insiders.

Theresa May should make a fresh attempt to negotiate a Brexit deal if MPs reject her plan in a crucial vote this month, Jeremy Corbyn has said.

Sajid Javid has suggested that migrants trying to get into the UK by crossing the English Channel may not be "genuine" asylum seekers.

A second referendum on Brexit would have "devastating" consequences for voters' trust in democracy, the Foreign Secretary has warned.

Chris Grayling has hit back at criticism over a decision to hand lucrative no-deal Brexit ferry service contracts to a brand new firm with no ferries.

The number of peers could be slashed by removing "passengers" who make little or no contribution to the work of the House of Lords, according to the Lord Speaker.

The Foreign Office has come under fire from MPs and campaigners after it was revealed that forced marriage victims are being made to pay for their repatriation.

Britain can be an "invisible chain" between democracies around the world once it leaves the EU, Jeremy Hunt will say.

Three-quarters of Labour party members want a second EU referendum, according to a new poll.

Labour has ripped into the Government's handling of the railways as commuters braced themselves for a 3.1% hike to train fares.

Almost half a million pounds of public money has been splashed on overseas trade visits by MPs and peers in the past three years, it has emerged.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has been accused of "politicising" the capital's New Year celebrations after the London Eye was lit up like the flag of the European Union in a pointed rebuke of Brexit.

MPs are "fearful" of criticising the Speaker of the House of Commons in case he tries to "humiliate" them, a senior Conservative MP has said.