Boris Johnson has called for greater use of police stop and search powers to halt a stark rise in knife crime - putting him at odds with the Home Office.

A new poll has found that support for bringing the water sector into public ownership has nearly halved in the last six months.

Plastic straws and cotton buds are set to be banned in England from next year in the latest Government bid to protect marine life.

Jeremy Corbyn will promise a radical overhaul of the rules on affordable homes, as he pledges to fix Britain's "broken" housing market.

Peers have delivered a blow to Theresa May by decisively backing moves to keep Britain in a customs union with the European Union after Brexit.

Ofcom have confirmed that supposed ‘audience tweets’ read out on former First Minister Alex Salmond’s RT show are under investigation.

Ministers will announce a climbdown over part of their flagship Brexit bill in a bid to head off a Lords rebellion, PoliticsHome has learned.

Parliamentary watchdogs have launched an investigation into Jeremy Hunt after he admitted to breaching money laundering rules, PoliticsHome can reveal.

Theresa May today accused Jeremy Corbyn of allowing anti-Semitism to “run rife” in Labour - as she heaped praise on two MPs who spoke out about the horrific abuse they have faced.

The decision to destroy the Windrush generation's landing papers was taken while Labour was in power, Theresa May has said.

Keep up with the all the latest Commons action LIVE as Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn clash at PMQs.

A former Labour mayor has been suspended from the party for calling Theresa May and Esther McVey "foul b*****s', PoliticsHome can reveal.

Keir Starmer has hit back at Barry Gardiner for appearing to suggest the Good Friday Agreement is outdated and describing a key plank of Labour's Brexit policy as "b******s".

Diane Abbott has said Amber Rudd should “consider her position” after the Home Secretary criticised officials in her own department over the Windrush scandal.

Environment Secretary Michael Gove has called on football chiefs to play their part in slashing the massive amount of plastic waste caused by big games.

The Government has hinted at fresh changes to its flagship Brexit bill in a bid to stave off likely defeat in the House of Lords.

An independent inquiry has cleared Welsh First Minister Carwyn Jones of misleading the assembly over his response to bullying claims in the wake of the death of Labour's Carl Sargeant.

Nearly two-thirds of voters believe that Labour has a problem with prejudice, according to a new poll commissioned amid a bitter row over anti-Semitism in the party.

The shortfall in military personnel is the largest it has been in a decade and ministers must take swift action to close the gap, the official Government watchdog has said.

The NHS has failed to implement a single recommendation to protect it from another cyber assault almost a year after a major attack hit the health service, MPs have revealed.

The Home Office is facing fresh pressure after it emerged thousands of documents relating to the Windrush generation were destroyed by the department in 2010.

Jewish Labour MPs have spoken of the horrific anti-Semitic abuse they have suffered as they called on Jeremy Corbyn to do more to eradicate it from the party.

Jeremy Corbyn was hit by a major Commons rebellion after dozens of Labour MPs ignored his order to vote against a motion he had tabled himself.

Suspended Cambridge Analytica Chief Alexander Nix has refused to appear in front of a parliamentary committee.

Two of Britain's leading Jewish groups have snubbed an invitation from Jeremy Corbyn to attend a round table meeting to discuss anti-Semitism in the Labour party.

John McDonnell today urged the Government to speed up a transparency drive that could usher in a major financial crackdown on the brutal Assad regime in Syria.

Theresa May has apologised to Caribbean leaders over the treatment of the UK's so-called Windrush children, after an outcry over immigration troubles faced by the longstanding British residents.

Ministers are heading for a legal showdown with their Scottish and Welsh counterparts over key Brexit laws passed by the devolved administrations.

Theresa May has challenged Commonwealth nations to ease anti-gay laws, as she revealed her “deep regret” at the UK having imposed them around the world.

The marathon UK pay squeeze has finally come to an end after official figures showed wages growing slightly faster than inflation.

Ministers are braced for a series of defeats as their flagship Brexit bill faces crunch votes in the House of Lords

Tighter regulation of online ads is needed in order to prevent fake news influencing the outcome of the next general election, peers have warned.

The Government has accused Russia of a large-scale cyber hack targeting thousands of British households.

One third of millennials will never be able to afford to buy their own home, according to new research.

Theresa May has thrown her weight behind Prince Charles as the next head of the Commonwealth.

Jeremy Corbyn faced a major backlash from his own MPs over his opposition to the Government's decision to join air strikes against Syria.