Britain is to spend £50 million to help tackle female genital mutilation in Africa.

Plans to give every household a smart meter by 2020 will not be met, while the cost of the rollout will likely be higher than expected, the Government’s own spending watchdog has warned.

Spain's prime minister has threatened to "veto Brexit" over the ongoing row over what it means for the future of Gibraltar.

Tommy Robinson has been appointed as an adviser to Ukip leader Gerard Batten on rape gangs and prison reform.

Middle class drug users are helping to fuel the rise in violent crime across the country, Sajid Javid has said.

Labour MPs who back the Brexit deal clinched by Theresa May will be voting against "the national interest", Keir Starmer has declared.

Eurosceptic MPs have warned Theresa May to dump her plans for avoiding a hard border in Ireland or face a humiliating Commons defeat on her Brexit blueprint.

Britain could still be tied to the EU’s rules by the time of the next general election, it has been confirmed.

A lobbying watchdog set up by David Cameron has been described as “barely functioning” after it was forced to dump projects and needed emergency staff to keep it going.

David Mundell has rejected calls for him to resign as he hit back at Nicola Sturgeon's claim that the Conservatives were betraying Scottish fishermen.

Theresa May has declared that a Brexit deal is “within our grasp” after she clinched a crucial agreement on future trade plans with the EU.

Theresa May gave a statement on the steps of Number 10 ahead of addressing MPs on the UK's future ties with the EU. Here's the full statement.

Theresa May has hammered out a roadmap for the future trading relationship between the UK and the EU. Read it in full below.

The European Union today handed Theresa May a lifeline by leaving open the possibility of using technology as a way of maintaining an open border in Ireland.

The Government failed to learn the lessons from past terror incidents ahead of the attacks which hit the UK last year, MPs have said.

NHS rapid response teams will be rolled-out in communities to care for elderly patients at home so hospital beds are not being held up unnecessarily, Theresa May has revealed.

Taxpayers were ripped off when the Government sold the £3.5bn student loans book for just half its value, a damning report has declared.

Labour should hold an emergency conference to decide its next move on Brexit and include the option of cancelling it altogether, a trade union chief has said.

Theresa May will head back to Brussels on Saturday in a desperate bid to secure a Brexit deal after her latest attempt to break the deadlock failed.

Immigration minister Caroline Nokes was left red-faced during a grilling by MPs after she got her facts wrong about a housing case.

John McDonnell has said he could never be friends with a Conservative because of the "human suffering" he says their policies have caused.

Labour’s sister party in Northern Ireland has accused Jeremy Corbyn of “taking the DUP line” on Brexit.

Theresa May’s agreement with the DUP “remains in place” despite a major rebellion over the Budget, Downing Street has said.

Labour bosses have come under fire after allowing a councillor accused of sharing anti-Semitic messages on social media to remain in the party, PoliticsHome can reveal.

A Labour frontbencher today defied Jeremy Corbyn by saying a general election to break the Brexit deadlock was “not possible” - as he argued a fresh EU referendum was the only option.

 Theresa May sparked confusion today when she said the UK would leave the EU in March next year - just minutes after warning MPs Brexit could be halted.

Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn clashed at PMQs. Here is how it all unfolded. 

Cabinet minister Amber Rudd today insisted MPs will stop a no-deal Brexit ever happening - despite Theresa May warning it could be the consequence of rejecting the agreement she has struck with Brussels.

Labour will seek to exploit Conservative divisions over post-Brexit fishing policy today as the Government's flagship Fisheries Bill heads back to the Commons.

Ministers need to "broaden out" their support for low-paid women, Penny Mordaunt will say today, as she sets out plans to change the focus of the Government's top equalities body.

Tory Brexiteers’ failed attempt to unseat Theresa May has bolstered the Prime Minister’s standing among the public, according to a new poll.

The House of Lords watchdog that called for a peer accused of sexual harassment to be hit with Parliament's longest-ever ban has defended its probe into his conduct.

The Conservatives have been accused of "giving up governing" after accepting a number of Labour amendments to the Budget in the face of a fresh DUP rebellion.

Ministers have resurrected an ambitious plan to use technology to maintain an open border in Ireland after Brexit, it has emerged.

Jacob Rees-Mogg today admitted he was struggling to get 48 Conservative MPs to join him in a bid to topple Theresa May - but warned colleagues it was now or never to do so.

History tells us that any MPs plotting to bring down a Prime Minister had better make sure they have their ducks in a row before they launch a coup.