The former head of controversial data firm Cambridge Analytica has finally agreed to appear before a major Commons committee as part of their inquiry into the firm's business practices.

Ministers have torn into company bosses over their "shocking and pathetic" excuses for failing to appoint women to corporate boardrooms.

Major European firms have said Theresa May must reach a frictionless post-Brexit customs arrangement with the EU or risk a cut in UK investment.

Three former cabinet ministers have told Theresa May that most Tory MPs are in favour of compromising with the European Union in Brexit talks.

A flagship Tory schools policy is failing in its original aim of offering extensive parental choice, a damning new report has said.

Football leagues in the home nations should "show leadership" and crack down on single-use plastics at games, a top MP has said.

Labour has blasted the Government after it emerged the deficit among NHS trusts in England was double the amount predicted.

Jeremy Corbyn holds “anti-Semitic” views which could drive Jewish people out of the UK if he wins the keys to Downing Street, a top Jewish leader has said.

A powerful Muslim group has urged the Conservatives to launch a review into Islamophobia in the party, warning that “more than weekly incidents” are taking place.

Chris Grayling today admitted the rail industry had “collectively failed” passengers after a major timetable revamp caused chaos.

Members of a major transport union today rejected calls to formally back the Labour party - despite singling out Jeremy Corbyn for praise.

Jeremy Hunt has been forced to apologise again to MP watchdogs after it emerged he told them he bought seven luxury flats in Southampton a day late.

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon today batted away criticism of a key SNP document making the economic case for independence, after left-wing figures warned it would pave the way for years of extra austerity.

The Scottish National Party failed to gather any significant donations in the first three months of 2018, official figures revealed today.

Cases of anti-Semitism in Labour could be anonymised in a bid to address fears "political forces" are at play, a leaked report has revealed.

Labour has laid into ministers after it emerged that one in ten people who call HM Revenue and Customs now have to wait longer than ten minutes to speak to staff.

A string of candidates to Labour's powerful ruling body have called on Jeremy Corbyn to use the party's "full parliamentary muscle" to extend abortion rights in Northern Ireland after last week's historic Irish vote.

The Conservatives should push for an overhaul of free-market capitalism to win over young voters who are "natural members" of the Tory tribe, Philip Hammond is set to say.

MPs have urged ministers to ban junk food adverts before the 9pm television watershed in a bid to halt the childhood obesity epidemic.

The Green Party’s co-leader Caroline Lucas has announced she will be stepping down from the position later this year.

Ruth Davidson has called on Theresa May to ditch the Government’s aim of reducing net migration to below 100,000.

Angry Labour activists heckled a minute’s silence for Dame Tessa Jowell and demanded a moment for the wounded in Gaza instead, it has been reported.

Britain should dispatch its judges around the world to boost the scope of the Foreign Office and reassert the UK as a global power, a senior Tory MP declared today.

Number Ten has warned against “anonymous briefings” around Brexit talks, just days after an unnamed EU official branded Britain’s negotiating terms a “fantasy”.

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.