Thousands of Russian Twitter bots were used in a bid to influence the snap general election in favour of Jeremy Corbyn, new research has shown.

Michael Gove has sparked outrage after claiming that the row engulfing Home Secretary Amber Rudd is being whipped up to distract from allegations of anti-Semitism in the Labour Party.

Justice Secretary David Gauke has pledged to shake up the Parole Board after an outcry over the organisation’s handling of the John Worboys case.

US President Donald Trump is set to snub Jeremy Corbyn during his visit to the UK later this year, it has emerged.

Ministers' controversial Voter ID plans have been branded as "deeply flawed" by the Electoral Reform Society, only days before their trial at the local elections.

David Davis is on the brink of quitting the Cabinet if Theresa May does not shelve her plans for a post-Brexit ‘customs partnership’ with the EU, it has been reported.

Downing Street has insisted that Theresa May has “full confidence” in Amber Rudd, as the embattled Home Secretary was said to be "hanging by a thread" following a leaked memo on her department’s deportation targets.

Amber Rudd is facing further pressure after a leaked memo suggests she was made aware of targets for immigration removals nearly a year ago - days after telling MPs they did not exist.

Senior Labour MPs have hit out at the revelation that nobody from a Black Caribbean background was accepted on to the civil service graduate scheme in one year despite record numbers applying.

Labour activist Marc Wadsworth has been expelled from the party following a clash with MP Ruth Smeeth - as fellow MP Chris Williamson insisted he stood "four square" behind the campaigner.

Labour has urged the Government to end austerity and to invest in the economy as the latest figures show UK growth slowing.  

Ken Livingstone has dismissed the row over anti-Semitism in Labour as a "complete diversion", as he revealed that he is still campaigning for the party ahead of next week's local elections.

A senior aide to Dominic Raab has been suspended following claims she sold sex online and boasted of her access to the Housing Minister.



 

Sadiq Khan has taken aim at Donald Trump ahead of the controversial US President’s summer visit to the UK.

Theresa May is under growing pressure from leading Brexiters in her Cabinet to ditch Number 10’s favoured customs deal with the EU as a crunch meeting looms next week.

Cash-strapped hospitals are suffering from leaking sewage pipes, broken roofs and outbreaks of rodents because vital funds are being diverted from their maintenance budgets, Labour has claimed.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been threatened with a summons which would force him to face MPs next time he is in Britain.

MPs have attacked the Government’s "completely inadequate" management of two major rail franchises as exposing a “broken model" with “serious and deep-rooted problems”.

Michael Gove has ditched plans for a blanket ban on controversial electric shock collars for cats and dogs.

Firebrand Labour MP Chris Williamson has laid bare his “deep regret” over voting to support military action in the Middle East.

Donald Trump will finally visit Britain for the first time as American president this summer, it has been confirmed.

Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson has announced she is 13 weeks pregnant with her first child.

Commons Speakers should stand down from the job midway through a parliament, Betty Boothroyd has said.

Amber Rudd has become embroiled in a fresh row after she suggested Britain could remain in a customs union with the EU after Brexit.

Firebrand Jeremy Corbyn ally Chris Williamson has torn into "malcontent" Labour MPs as he backed claims by Len McCluskey that those challenging anti-Semitism are using the issue to undermine the Labour leader.

Labour are set to record their best vote in London for 40 years at next week’s local elections, according to a poll.

Home Secretary Amber Rudd is facing renewed calls to quit after admitting that her department does have targets for removing illegal immigrants from the UK - a day after denying that was the case in a grilling by MPs.

Labour frontbencher Keir Starmer has hit out at Len McCluskey over his attack on “Corbyn-hater” MPs who have challenged the Labour leadership on anti-Semitism.

A senior Labour MP is preparing to quit the House of Commons, it has emerged.

Security fears have been raised after a senior aide to Housing Minister Dominic Raab was accused of selling sex online.

Theresa May's DUP allies have threatened to bring down the Government if Northern Ireland is kept inside the EU’s customs union after Brexit.

A trio of top Tory ministers have been accused of gearing up for potential leadership bids after it was revealed that they had been amassing significant war chests.

Keir Starmer has accused Theresa May of “governing for narrow party interest” by ruling out a new customs union after Brexit, ahead of a key vote later today.

MPs are pushing for a fresh crackdown on tax havens hiding 'dirty money'.

Amber Rudd’s claim that there is no target in place for the removal of illegal migrants has sparked confusion after it was refuted by the leader of Britain’s immigration workers union.

Theresa May's Brexit plans have suffered another bruising defeat in the House of Lords as peers demanded curbs to the "heavyweight" powers set to be granted to ministers by the flagship EU exit bill.