Gavin Williamson's interview was "terminated" mid-sentence in an awkward live encounter today after he failed to give a straight answer to a question.

Theresa May has moved to shut down calls for an overhaul of Northern Ireland's strict anti-abortion laws following last week's historic referendum in Ireland.

Top Tory Jacob Rees-Mogg has said he was “saddened” by the landslide decision to overturn the abortion ban in Ireland.

A fresh Brexit row is brewing over claims that Brussels has deliberately made it harder for British defence firms to bid for work under a flagship new fund.

John McDonnell has called on the Treasury to halt a rumoured sell-off of Royal Bank of Scotland shares amid fears that it could cost the taxpayer billions in losses.

The Government’s flagship Help to Buy housing initiative is facing criticism as new figures reveal it is funding buyers on increasingly high incomes.

Leading Brexiteers are up in arms over claims that the Government is not doing enough to prepare for a ‘no deal’ Brexit.

Ministers are to hand councils £50m to create hundreds of new school places for children with special needs - but Labour has already dismissed the cash boost as "old funding".

Labour’s Shami Chakrabarti has piled further pressure on Theresa May to liberalise Northern Ireland’s abortion laws, branding the issue a “test” of the Prime Minister’s feminism.

Shadow Scotland Secretary Lesley Laird will become the Scottish Labour party's deputy leader after being the only candidate nominated for the vacancy when voting closed.

Nicola Sturgeon has called on Theresa May to ditch the Government’s ‘unsustainable’ position of keeping the UK outside a customs union after Brexit in order for negotiations to progress.

When Rachel Maclean signed up for a women’s football training session earlier this month she thought stinging attacks from her political opponents would be left in the Chamber. 

Boris Johnson should have a greater say over Brexit as part of a major Whitehall shakeup, the chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee is set to declare.

Ex-Cabinet minister Priti Patel has demanded election watchdogs probe fresh claims that the official Remain campaign breached referendum spending rules.

The Speaker of the House of Lords has suggested his Commons counterpart John Bercow should face a parliamentary investigation into allegations he bullied staff.

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has vowed to “eliminate” the gender pay gap in the NHS as he launched a major review into the issue.

Tory town hall chiefs want Theresa May to hand over more cash to fulfil her promise to build 25,000 council homes, a new survey has suggested.

DUP leader Arlene Foster has piled pressure on Theresa May not to tamper with abortion laws in Northern Ireland - amid calls from Tory MPs to act.

Theresa May is facing fresh calls to overhaul Northern Ireland's tough anti-abortion laws, as two senior Conservatives added their voices to those calling for liberalisation.

Labour deputy leader Tom Watson today traded blows with the party's former communications chief over its stance on Brexit, telling Alastair Campbell: "You no longer decide Labour party policy".

Top Tory Jacob Rees-Mogg has leapt to the defence of his elite investment firm after it emerged the company boasts a string of Russian holdings - including those on US sanctions lists.

Leading Eurosceptic Jacob Rees-Mogg has denied being a "menace" to Theresa May - insisting the Prime Minister is "crucial" to making Brexit happen.

Theresa May has vowed to deliver "the most significant" shake-up of technical education in decades, as the Government set out fresh detail of its plans for new 'T level' courses.

England could be in line for a host of new national parks, under plans being considered by the Environment Secretary.

Labour has piled pressure on Esther McVey after it emerged the Tory minister spoke out against gambling reforms shortly after enjoying a day at the races courtesy of a betting firm.

Middle-class drug users who snort cocaine at dinner parties should blame themselves when teenagers are stabbed on the streets, the Justice Secretary has said.

Theresa May is under mounting pressure to give MPs a free vote on overhauling Northern Ireland's tough anti-abortion laws after this weekend's historic referendum result in Ireland.

Senior pro-Brexit Conservatives have raised fears of a plot to keep the UK in the EU after it emerged Whitehall has set aside a pile of cash for European Parliament elections.

Unite has stepped in to buy a thousand tickets for Labour’s troubled music festival Labour Live following disappointing sales.

Furious Brexiteers have lashed out at suggestions extra cash for the NHS will have to come from tax rises instead of money clawed back from the European Union after Britain's departure.

Senior Conservative figures are reportedly plotting to install Michael Gove in Number 10 as a caretaker Prime Minister - with Ruth Davidson stepping up to take on the top job in 2021.

George Osborne has added to his growing post-politics CV by taking on a role overseeing an Italian family business that owns Ferrari, Fiat and Juventus football club.

A former special adviser to ex-Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has been acquitted of sexual assault.

A scheme to support Afghan civilians who worked as interpreters for British Forces in Afghanistan has been branded an “utter failure” by MPs.

The UK's Equalities Minister has shown her support for ‘Yes’ voters in the Irish abortion referendum, after exit polls revealed more than two thirds of people voted to repeal the Eighth Amendment.

The chair of parliament's powerful Home Affairs Committee has vowed to directly question ministers about the plight of a former Carillion worker who now faces a battle with the Home Office to stay in the UK.