Downing Street has said Theresa May will not “take lessons” from Gordon Brown as the Labour grandee urged her to halt the Universal Credit welfare shake-up or risk riots on the streets.

The DUP has threatened to vote down the Budget if their Brexit demands on the Irish border are not met, it was claimed today, in a major blow for Theresa May.

Jeremy Corbyn has branded Theresa May’s promise to end austerity a “Conservative con” as the pair clashed over public spending.

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Dozens of Labour MPs could defy Jeremy Corbyn and back the Conservatives in a crunch Commons vote on Brexit, it has been claimed.

A Tory rising star has accused Theresa May of running a "poor administration" and failing to do enough to challenge the popularity of Jeremy Corbyn.

A key Conservative tax pledge could be in danger as Philip Hammond tries to fund a major NHS cash boost at this month's Budget, it has emerged.

There will be riots on the streets of Britain if the Government continues to roll out its controversial Universal Credit benefits system, former prime minister Gordon Brown is set to warn.

Theresa May has appointed a new minister for suicide in a bid to tackle “the injustices facing those with mental health conditions”.

Conservative London mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey has defended a string of "raw" comments about women and poverty he made in 2005.

Nicola Sturgeon has warned SNP members eager for another independence referendum that they must do more to persuade voters about the merits of breaking up the UK first.

Arlene Foster has insisted the DUP will reject any Brexit deal that throws up economic barriers between Northern Ireland and Great Britain.

The Conservatives are on course for defeat at the next election if Theresa May refuses to budge on her Brexit plan, David Davis has warned his fellow MPs.

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.