Vote Leave broke strict spending limits during the EU referendum campaign by funnelling cash to another pro-Brexit group, a whistleblower has claimed.

Theresa May has come under fire from environmental groups for ditching a scheme to help diesel drivers get rid of their highly polluting vehicles.

Boris Johnson has risked reigniting a diplomatic row with Russia after comparing failure to stand up to Vladimir Putin with appeasement.

A former Labour Cabinet minister has criticised Jeremy Corbyn after he sacked Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary Owen Smith over his calls for a second EU referendum.

Toby Young has stepped down as the head of a charity supporting free schools, blaming a media storm earlier this year around controversial comments he tweeted.

Jeremy Corbyn has said he "sincerely regrets" opposing the removal of an anti-Semitic mural.

Owen Smith has been sacked by Jeremy Corbyn after he called for a second EU referendum.

Jeremy Corbyn has been condemned after it emerged he criticised the removal of a mural dubbed “anti-Semitic” by critics.

Dan Jarvis has been selected as Labour’s candidate to become the first directly-elected mayor for South Yorkshire.

Peers are to receive their first pay rise in eight years, it has been announced.

A French firm beat a British company to the contract to print the UK's new blue passports because they offered more guarantees about the security of users' information, it has emerged.

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EU leaders have given the green light to talks on the future trade relationship between Britain and the EU in a major boost for Theresa May.

Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary Owen Smith has defied Jeremy Corbyn to demand that Labour backs a second EU referendum.

Gavin Williamson has announced that a fleet of state-of-the-art gunships will be tasked with protecting the UK’s fisheries after Britain leaves the EU.

EU leaders have backed Theresa May's stance on Russia, as it emerged that several other countries plan to follow her lead by expelling Moscow diplomats in an attempt to dismantle their spy network.

Vince Cable has been left humiliated after European leaders denied his claim that they supported a second referendum.

Harriet Harman has called on male MPs to sit out the next Labour leadership contest so that the party can finally elect a female boss.

Facebook could be hit with a £1.1bn fine for breaching rules on its users' data, Culture Secretary Matt Hancock has said.

Prime Ministers from across the EU have backed a call for a second referendum on Brexit.

The Government should stop funding any projects that support coal production around the world, the Energy Minister has said.

The Russian ambassador to the UK today blasted Boris Johnson for his "unacceptable and totally irresponsible" comparison between Vladimir Putin and Adolf Hitler.

Labour has lashed out at the Government after it emerged the number of homeless kids has rocketed by 75% since the Conservatives came to power.

A senior aide to a Shadow Cabinet member has been criticised after he described Israel as "an apartheid state".

The boss of UK passport manufacturers De La Rue has demanded Theresa May and Amber Rudd explain to workers why the new blue passports will be made by a Franco-Dutch firm.

A Labour activist who has accused a veteran MP of sexual harassment has condemned the party after it emerged he will be able to question her at the hearing into her claims.

Council services could suffer decades more austerity under plans to reform local Government funding, a top think tank has said.

A row over controversial Brexit legislation drawn up by Scottish ministers could be dragged into the Supreme Court after members at Holyrood overwhelmingly backed the bill.

Theresa May will today call on European Union leaders to stand together against the threat posed by Russia "for years to come".

Boris Johnson reportedly openly challenged Theresa May over her decision to reduce the use of stop and search powers in a heated Cabinet exchange earlier this week.

Brexiteers were left outraged last night after it was revealed that Britain’s new blue passport will be made in France.

Voters should tell Theresa May that "enough is enough" by giving the Conservatives a bloody nose at the upcoming local elections, according to Jeremy Corbyn.

The transition deal struck between the UK and Brussels will "delay all the negative consequences" of Brexit for nearly two years, Donald Tusk has said.

Boris Johnson has compared Russia hosting this year's World Cup to the Olympics being staged in Nazi Germany in 1936.

Jeremy Hunt has confirmed plans to end the pay cap for NHS staff in a deal worth £4.2bn.

Labour’s newly-elected general secretary Jennie Formby has condemned a protest that took place yesterday outside the party’s headquarters and vowed to protect staff from any future attacks.