The Conservative party has taken a lead over Labour in the polls despite both being engulfed in controversial internal splits.

The Government has said it is dropping plans to overhaul the way women's refuges and hostels are funded after critics warned it risked put women fleeing abuse at risk.

Boris Johnson has been criticised for taking up the role as a columnist for the Telegraph before getting approval from the watchdog which governs ex-ministers’ conflicts of interests.

The Conservative party has launched a formal probe into Boris Johnson’s controversial remarks about women who wear burkas.

Nicola Sturgeon has said the UK Government's immigration rules have “undermined” the Edinburgh International Book festival amid reports of authors being refused visas.

Jeremy Corbyn is under pressure from Momentum chief Jon Lansman to take a tougher line on anti-Semitism and unite his warring party, it has been reported.

The Government is set to launch a new scheme that would see local people given more power to make decisions about their communities – including over planning issues and spending .

Cancer patients could lose out on vital drugs if Britain leaves the EU without a deal, pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has warned.

Theresa May has appealed to Tory members to back her latest Brexit plan in a letter setting out the details of the Chequers agreement reached last month.

Pressure is mounting on Conservative party officials to discipline Boris Johnson over remarks he made about women who wear burqas.

Influential Conservative MP Dominic Grieve has said he will leave the party if Boris Johnson becomes leader.

Labour has torn into energy firms after British Gas announced bill hikes of almost £50 on average.

Tory chair Brandon Lewis has revealed he is "absolutely committed" to ensuring women make up half of the party’s candidates at future elections.

A petition that could see Ian Paisley dumped as an MP over an expenses rules breach opens today.

Private schools should fend off Labour plans to "abolish" them by handing out places to thousands of children in care, a Tory minister has said.

Labour has blasted the Government after it emerged a quarter of staff working on the new HS2 rail project are paid £100,000 or more.

Boris Johnson should be booted out of the Conservative party for saying Muslim women who wear burqas look like bank robbers and letterboxes, according to a Tory peer.

Theresa May has joined Tory chair Brandon Lewis in calling on Boris Johnson to apologise for saying Muslim women who wear burqas look like bank robbers and letter boxes.

Gavin Williamson has insisted Britain’s military "will always be" a Tier One military power, despite Theresa May’s refusal to commit to maintaining the country's top-level status.

Labour has been accused of undermining the global fight against anti-Semitism by the body which drew up the international definition of the issue.

Boris Johnson has rejected Tory chairman Brandon Lewis's call for him to apologise for saying Muslim women who wear burqas look like bank robbers and letter boxes.

Jeremy Corbyn has been urged to "set the record straight" after a video emerged in which he appeared to cast doubt on Israel's right to exist.

Tory party chair Brandon Lewis today ordered Boris Johnson to apologise for saying Muslim women who wear burqas look like bank robbers and letter boxes.

Dominic Raab's new aide said freedom of movement should continue after Brexit and blasted her new boss's claim that immigration pushes up house prices, PoliticsHome can reveal.

John McDonnell called for a new Anti-Nazi League group to be formed to take on the rise of the far-right.

Labour has been plunged into a fresh row after lawyers for one of their MPs hit out at a disciplinary probe launched into his behaviour.

A Foreign Office minister has criticised Boris Johnson's "offensive" claim that women wearing burqas look like letter boxes and bank robbers.

A fresh row has erupted over claims by Labour that Margaret Hodge "expressed regret" for calling Jeremy Corbyn "an anti-Semitic racist".

Crashing out of the EU without a Brexit deal could put the public at risk, police have warned.

Internet paedophiles will face tougher prison sentences as part of a Government crackdown on online child porn.

A senior Conservative has accused Boris Johnson of "bigotry" after he said women wearing burqas look like letter boxes and bank robbers.

The Government must build more houses in the countryside or risk ushering Jeremy Corbyn into Downing Street, a top Tory minister has said.

Nicola Sturgeon has demanded that Theresa May set out her Brexit ‘plan B’, as the pair prepare to meet for talks in Edinburgh.

Tens of thousands of pounds of taxpayer cash has been handed out in compensation to victims of slips and trips in Parliament in the past three years, PoliticsHome can reveal.

Labour has dropped its disciplinary action against Margaret Hodge for calling Jeremy Corbyn "an anti-Semitic racist".

Two influential Muslim groups have accused Boris Johnson of "pandering" to the far-right after he said women wearing burqas look like letter boxes and bank robbers.