The failure to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq shows government claims that Russia was behind the Salisbury nerve agent attack may be wrong, Jeremy Corbyn's spokesman has declared.

Jeremy Corbyn faced the wrath of MPs from across the House today after he again failed to unequivocally condemn Moscow over the Salisbury nerve agent attack.

Theresa May has given 23 Russian diplomats suspected of being spies one week to leave Britain in the wake of the nerve agent attack in Salisbury.

Read all the latest from Prime Minister's Questions and Theresa May's statement on the Sergei Skripal case on our up-to-the-minute liveblog.

Fewer than half of Scots want a fresh independence referendum within the next three years even though most think Brexit will harm the economy, according to a poll.

Russia's foreign minister has fired back at the UK over the Sergei Skripal case, accusing ministers of staging a "political performance" and "flagrantly misleading" the international community.

Philip Hammond will have to hike taxes by an eye-watering £30bn over the coming years if he wants to wipe out the deficit by the middle of the next decade, experts warned today.

Theresa May has led tributes to the “brilliant and extraordinary” Stephen Hawking after the renowned scientist died aged 76.

Former SNP leader Alex Salmond has come under pressure to quit his Russia Today chat show as tensions mount between London and Moscow.

A senior Unite official and ally of Jeremy Corbyn is set to become Labour's new general secretary.

Theresa May is expected to outline Britain’s plan to take action against Russia over the poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal today as Moscow warned that it will retaliate.

UK prisons are preparing for an influx of Islamic State fighters returning from Syria, the Justice Secretary has said.

Theresa May will meet Nicola Sturgeon and Carwyn Jones today in a bid to end the impasse with the devolved administrations over Brexit. 

Donald Trump has told Theresa May that America will be "with the UK all the way" as she decides how to respond to the poisoning of a Russian former spy on British soil.

Jeremy Corbyn has condemned the sending of “hate-filled” letters and packages to four Muslim Labour MPs as “disgusting”.

Labour has lost a bid to stop more than one million children missing out on free school meals.

The Government is launching a new £50m fund to support integration and bring together what one minister calls Britain’s “divided” communities.

Treasury officials have paved the way for the abolition of 1p and 2p coins after declaring they are no longer "cost-effective".

A senior Labour official dubbed "the brains of the party" has dramatically quit her job.

Britain will not pay off its divorce bill for leaving the European Union until nearly 50 years after the Brexit referendum, it has emerged.

Here is the full transcript of Philip Hammond's Spring Statement. 

Read a summary of the key fiscal forecasts and measures from Philip Hammond's Spring Statement here.

Philip Hammond and John McDonnell have clashed in the Commons today in a heated exchange over historic bullying claims.

Philip Hammond today told Britain “the best days are ahead of us” as he pledged a funding boost for public services later in the year.

Russia has mocked Theresa May after she claimed Moscow was "highly likely" to be behind the nerve agent attack on a former spy.

Labour has torn into the Government after its website offering a flagship ‘millennial railcard’ crashed on its first day of nationwide sales.

Follow all the latest from Philip Hammond's Spring Statement on our up-to-the-minute liveblog.

Jeremy Corbyn was "strangely like" US president Donald Trump in his comments on Russia in the wake of the Salisbury nerve agent attack, David Miliband has said.

The head of the CBI has launched a blistering attack on Labour's plans to nationalise swathes of British industry, saying they would inflict as much damage to the economy as a hard Brexit. 

Sadiq Khan has highlighted some of the anti-Muslim abuse he receives on Twitter.

Philip Hammond is set to face demands to end austerity when he reveals government borrowing is at pre-financial crisis levels in his first Spring Statement today. 

Global figures have pledged their full support to Theresa May after she gave Russia until tonight to explain the nerve agent attack in Salisbury.

Theresa May has said it is "highly likely" that Russia was behind the nerve agent attack that landed an ex-spy, his daughter and a police officer in hospital.

Tory MPs rounded on Commons Speaker John Bercow as he chaired a debate on bullying sparked by allegations made against him and other parliamentarians.

The Government has condemned barbaric letters which encourage people to “butcher” Muslims as “abhorrent” as it urged recipients to hand them over to police.

Labour MP Karl Turner has rejected claims that he “slapped” a female party member’s bottom and made misogynistic remarks about her.