Sajid Javid has ordered two more Border Force boats to patrol the English Channel in an effort to stop migrants making the perilous crossing from Calais to Dover in small boats.

Ministers have acknowledged public "frustration" at soaring pay executive packets as new rules requiring firms to disclose the gap between bosses and average workers came into force.

Theresa May has said Britain can "turn a corner" and move on from the "divisive" Brexit referendum if MPs get behind her EU deal this year.

Philip Hammond has been warned by a Cabinet colleague that councils may not have the money they need to prepare Britain for a no-deal Brexit.

Tory Eurosceptics have reacted with fury after European Commission President Jean Claude-Juncker urged Britain to get its "act together" over Brexit.

Sajid Javid has defended his handling of the Channel migrant crisis, saying there are “no easy answers” to the problem.

All three main opposition leaders have now released their New Year messages to a grateful nation, with Britain's impending exit from the EU looming large. PoliticsHome has the round-up.

Government planning for a no-deal Brexit has been branded "farcical" after a shipping firm which currently has no ferries was handed a £13.8m emergency contract.

Donald Trump’s ambassador to the UK has said a post-Brexit transatlantic trade deal may not be “possible” under Theresa May’s deal.

It’s been another extraordinary year in British politics, with Brexit dominating the headlines and sucking much of the oxygen out of the Government’s domestic agenda. But there was plenty going on beyond the battle about Britain’s future. From mucky ministers to court dramas, here is PoliticsHome’s rundown of the scandals, rows and gaffes that Brexit forgot.

Britain has been told to get its "act together" over Brexit by one of the European Union's top officials.

The Department for Exiting the European Union has spent more than £4m hiring in consultants ahead of Brexit, it has emerged.

Britain should look to the low-tax Singapore for its future economic model after Brexit, the Foreign Secretary has declared.

British families should take grandparents on holiday with them like their European counterparts do, the minister responsible for tackling loneliness has said.

The chances of Britain leaving the European Union are "50-50" if MPs vote down Theresa May’s Brexit deal in the new year, Liam Fox has warned.

Sajid Javid has been forced to cut a family holiday short and return to the UK to deal with the escalating crisis of people attempting to cross the Channel and enter Britain illegally.

Theresa May has been accused of desperation after veteran Eurosceptic MP John Redwood was awarded a knighthood just days before MPs are set to vote on her proposed EU Withdrawal Agreement.

Peterborough MP Fiona Onasanya has vowed to stay on and "fight back" against injustices in parliament, despite her recent conviction for perverting the course of justice. 

Only five percent of new homes funded under a government scheme will be of the most affordable kind, it has been revealed.

A current civil servant engaged in no-deal Brexit planning has accused the government of not being "frank" about the level of preparation happening if a Brexit deal is not agreed.

Outspoken Brexiteer and former Cabinet minister John Redwood is among three MPs who will receive a knighthood in the New Year’s Honours list.

The escalating number of migrants trying to cross the English Channel has become a “major incident”, the Home Secretary has declared.

Among the hundreds of newly-released files from the National Archives are accounts of Margaret Thatcher’s distaste for diving in football to John Major’s fury with the US over Gerry Adams’ visa. PoliticsHome looks at some of the top stories.

Jeremy Corbyn failed to tackle Labour’s anti-Semitism crisis because he was so upset by allegations that he was anti-Semitic, Emily Thornberry has reportedly said.

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.

So you've yet to make serious headway on the mulled wine or Baileys today and yet 2018 still seems like a massive blur? Luckily PoliticsHome's on hand to breakdown another rollercoaster of a year in all things political, with our Top 20 most read stories.