A top economist has demanded an apology from Theresa May after she used his writing to attack Jeremy Corbyn at Prime Minister's Questions.

Peers have accused Dominic Raab of “keeping them in the dark” on Brexit progress after his officials allegedly said he would not appear before them until after a deal has been finalised.

Commons speaker John Bercow today launched a furious tirade at far-right activist Tommy Robinson, branding him a “loathsome, obnoxious, repellent individual”.

Ministers are considering a shake-up of the rules around gagging orders to stop victims of harassment and bullying being “unethically” silenced, Theresa May has revealed.

Saudi Arabian suspects linked to the killing of Jamal Khashoggi will be blocked from entering the UK, Theresa May announced today.

Theresa May has heaped praise on Cabinet Secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood after Britain's top civil servant resigned on health grounds.

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Several Tory MPs have have backed a fresh bid to make abortion legal in Northern Ireland, piling pressure on the Government.

Vince Cable has delayed plans to implement a set of sweeping rule changes to the way the Liberal Democrats pick their leaders after pressure from party bosses, PoliticsHome can reveal.

Cabinet ministers have warned Theresa May that a no-deal Brexit could plunge Britain into an economic crisis and force the Government to charter ships to access food and medicines.

The Government will need to spend an extra £31bn by 2022-2023 if Theresa May is to live up to her pledge of ending austerity, a major thinktank has warned.

Uncertainty over the Brexit negotiations means Britain's border systems will not be ready if the UK crashes out of the European Union without a deal, ministers have been warned.

Commons speaker John Bercow suffered a major blow today as three Tory MPs quit a parliamentary committee in protest at his continued chairmanship.

The stepfather of a hospitalised child has demanded an apology from Tory Brexiteer Stewart Jackson after the ex-MP called him a "pathetic cretin".

Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab will step up Britain's preparations for a no-deal Brexit by giving his Cabinet colleagues weekly updates on the Government's plans, Number 10 has announced.

A bid to legalise abortion in Northern Ireland has passed its first Commons hurdle after a string of ministers joined other MPs to force a vote on the controversial issue.

Theresa May appeared to buy herself a little time on Brexit yesterday when she laid out her plans for the Northern Irish backstop issue. But what did she say and what does it all mean?

An autistic MP has said that high levels of 'heckling and aggression' at Prime Minister's Questions have made it impossible for him to attend.

Theresa May is under renewed pressure to shelve an investigation into historic allegations against British troops who served in Northern Ireland.

Tory Brexiteer and former MP Stewart Jackson has prompted a barrage of criticism after lashing out at the step-parent of a child with cancer on social media.

Philip Hammond may no longer have to raise taxes to help pump extra cash into the NHS after being handed a £13bn windfall in the public finances.

MPs have criticised the Government for failing to take on board swathes of recommendations made as part of a move to tackle the scourge of fake news.

MPs face an "impossible task" in scrutinising all the tweaks to British law that are needed in time for Brexit, a new report has warned.

The Transport Secretary has been blasted after it emerged that an official in his department advised keeping a rail firm's compensation scheme for passengers “low key”.

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.