Penny Mordaunt was left red-faced today after it emerged the Government investment arm she argued could save the taxpayer "millions" of pounds on the aid budget made a loss last year.

Hillary Clinton has blasted the Conservative party over its support for Hungary’s far-right government in the European Parliament.

Anti-EU Cabinet minister Penny Mordaunt today warned Theresa May not to water down her Brexit proposals any further - raising the prospect of a fresh frontbench resignation.

John McDonnell has defended his decision to share a platform with a campaigner accused of "baiting" the majority of British Jews.

Theresa May’s Chequer’s plan has been struck with a fresh blow after a former minister said that “at least 40” Tory MPs would vote against it.

Philip Hammond has been urged by MPs to introduce a tech levy against Facebook after MPs slammed its “outrageous” tax bill.

Penny Mordaunt is set to slash the UK's aid budget by billions by including private investors in overseas projects.

Labour has accused Theresa May of dodging Parliamentary scrutiny as it emerged Dominic Raab is set to update MPs on the state of the Brexit talks instead of the Prime Minister.

Water firms should be able to enforce metering by the end of next year to help save some of the three billion litres that is lost through leaks every day, MPs have said.

The SNP are the party offering "optimism and hope" to a UK dominated by Brexit, Nicola Sturgeon will claim today.

A new Brexit referendum would be impossible without delaying the UK’s departure from the EU, experts have declared.

Brussels officials have been forced to deny Jean-Claude Juncker was mocking Theresa May after he started dancing on stage ahead of a speech.

Scotland must be included in any "backstop" deal between the EU and Britain to keep the Irish border open after Brexit, Nicola Sturgeon has said.

Hopes of an imminent breakthrough in the Brexit negotiations have been dashed after Downing Street insisted both sides remain far apart.

MPs have demanded urgent action from ministers to stem a global temperature surge after a damning new report laid bare the dangers of climate change.   

Education Secretary Damian Hinds has been rapped by the Government's own statistics watchdog over a string of claims about England's schools.

Downing Street has dismissed a fresh demand from Nicola Sturgeon for a second referendum on Scottish independence.

The Government must provide EU citizens with documents proving their right to live in the UK or risk another Windrush-style scandal, a major group representing landlords has said.

Top ministers will give Theresa May one final chance to win EU support for her Chequers Brexit plan before demanding an alternative, it has been reported.

Soaring house prices have led to a drastic fall in the number of young people able to afford the cheapest home in their area, according to a thinktank.

John McDonnell has thrown his weight behind a new education programme promising to keep the Labour party discussing "radical" political ideas.

Ministers should do more to ensure apprenticeships are of high quality by allowing regulators to bar firms that are not up to standard, MPs have said.

SNP MPs would vote for a second referendum on Brexit if the issue came before the House of Commons, Nicola Sturgeon confirmed today.

John McDonnell has dropped the strongest hint yet that Labour would scrap the controversial Universal Credit welfare overhaul if it wins power.

John McDonnell today took a furious blast at a former top spy who raised fears that a Jeremy Corbyn-led government could pose a national security risk to Britain.

A former top spy has savaged claims by allies of Jeremy Corbyn that a “deep state” is working to prevent the Labour leader forming a government.

The "shambles" of Brexit has bolstered the case for a second Scottish independence referendum, Nicola Sturgeon has said, as the SNP's annual conference kicked off in Glasgow.

Theresa May has reached out to Labour voters “appalled” about the direction of the party under Jeremy Corbyn and urged them to vote Conservative.

Theresa May intensified her strained relationship with Philip Hammond when she announced an end to austerity in her keynote Conservative conference speech, it has been reported.

A union boss closely allied to Jeremy Corbyn has sparked a fresh row with Labour over claims the party has shifted its position on Brexit to end up closer to the EU.

Conservative eurosceptics could vote down the Budget in a show of force designed to undermine Theresa May's Brexit plans, it has emerged.

Labour MPs have hit back at claims Theresa May is trying to win their backing in a bid to get her Brexit deal through Parliament.

The former Chair of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority has said that the system for assessing benefits has created a “hostile environment” for disabled people. 

The Labour Party has accused Theresa May’s office of attempting to deny MPs a ‘meaningful vote’ on the final Brexit deal. 

Britain and the EU are "not far" from agreeing a Brexit deal, Jean-Claude Juncker has claimed.

The Government is planning to woo Labour MPs in a bid to persuade them to defy Jeremy Corbyn and back its Brexit deal, it has been reported.