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.

Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard has said the SNP-backed landmark report on how an independent Scotland could operate would usher in a "pro-longed period of austerity".

Britain will build its own satellite navigation system if it is shut out of the EU's Galileo programme after Brexit, Philip Hammond has declared.

An independent Scotland should prepare to have its own currency but keep the Pound for an “extended transition period”, a landmark report has said.

Russia must "answer of its actions" over the downing of flight MH17 nearly four years ago, Boris Johnson has declared.

Home Office ministers have been accused of a “masterclass in incompetence” over a botched attempt to reform the criminal records checking scheme.   

A senior civil servant blamed for Amber Rudd’s disastrous select committee appearance that eventually lead to her resignation has been demoted.

Generous tax breaks should be offered to highly-skilled migrants to encourage them to live and work in an independent Scotland, according to a landmark report.

The Bank of England is ready to step in to prevent an economic slump if Britain is plunged into a “disorderly Brexit,” Mark Carney has said.

Britain is living in a "fantasy" where it believes it can retain all the benefits of being in the European Union even after it leaves, according to a Brussels official.

Cuts to conventional military equipment could see the UK forced to deploy nuclear weapons in future battles, Gavin Williamson has suggested.

Conservative MP Andrea Jenkyns has dramatically quit as a ministerial bag-carrier so she has more time to "fight for Brexit".

Two Russian pranksters held an 18-minute conversation with Boris Johnson while pretending to be the president of Armenia.