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.

Theresa May is facing calls from her entire Cabinet to reveal the legal advice she receives on her proposed Brexit deal before they sign up to it.

Unhelpful perceptions that former servicemen and women are “doolally” could be putting off employers from hiring veterans, a defence minister has said.

DUP MPs will not shy away from voting down Theresa May’s Brexit deal even if it forces a general election, the party’s chief whip has said.

Theresa May is under pressure to sack her new housing adviser after he was accused of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia.

Public confidence in the police has been "severely dented" after a wave of Government spending cuts, a powerful committee of MPs has warned.

An engineering firm testing cladding on government buildings in the wake of the Grenfell fire were banned from criticising the Prime Minister, it has emerged.

Theresa May has been criticised after an apparent government plan to sell her Brexit deal to the public was released.

Labour will not vote for a "blind Brexit" which does not make clear what the UK's future relationship with the EU will look like, Keir Starmer has said.

The vast majority of Momentum members want Labour MPs to vote down Theresa May's Brexit deal, it has emerged.

Theresa May has told her Cabinet she is confident of agreeing a Brexit deal - but insisted that it "will not be done at any cost" to the UK.

John McDonnell and Keir Starmer have launched a charm offensive amid claims that dozens of Labour MPs could rebel and back Theresa May's Brexit deal.