Chris Grayling has urged Tory supporters to take on what he claims is “fake news” spread by Labour and campaign group Momentum.

The UK will continue to abide by European rules and regulations during the transition period after Brexit, Boris Johnson said today.

Guy Verhofstadt has criticised Boris Johnson’s vision of a 'liberal' Brexit ahead of a key speech by the Foreign Secretary today. 

The frontrunner to replace beleaguered Ukip leader Henry Bolton has previously referred to Islam as a “death cult”.

MPs have delivered a scathing verdict on the assessment system for disability benefits, warning it is having an "untenable human cost" on claimants. 

Oxfam chief executive Mark Goldring should step down over the sex abuse scandal that has engulfed the charity over the past few days, a Tory MP has said.

The Education Secretary will signal a return to more traditional schooling by announcing that all primary school children will have tests on their times tables.

Labour has unveiled new plans that would strengthen tenants' rights to pet ownership in a bid to become the ‘party of animal welfare’.

MPs have said they are "increasingly alarmed" at the lack of preparation for extra post-Brexit checks at the UK's border.

Boris Johnson will today "reach out" to Remain voters and argue that many of their fears about Brexit are "unfounded".

DUP leader Arlene Foster has branded Theresa May’s attempt to reach a power-sharing agreement in Northern Ireland a “distraction”.

Britain’s longest serving mayor, Sir Robin Wales, is facing a deselection fight as he pursues an unprecedented fifth term at the helm of the borough that hosted the London Olympics.

An influential group of MPs look set to defy financial regulators by forcing them to publish a controversial report on RBS’ business practices.

MPs will look at whether non-disclosure agreements are being used by employers to cover up harassment, as part of a wider inquiry into workplace culture.

Former foreign secretary William Hague has warned that the Oxfam abuse scandal must not be used to attack the Government's commitment to international aid. 

Social media firms could be forced by law to adopt new technology that automatically detects extremist content online, Amber Rudd has said.

Ministers must "urgently" bring in a cap on energy bills to fix the "broken" utilities market, an influential group of MPs has said.

Jeremy Hunt has called on tech giants like Facebook and Twitter to do more to tackle the scourge of mental illness among young people.

Theresa May has urged Sinn Fein and the DUP to make "one final push" to reach a power-sharing agreement at the Stormont Assembly.

The former Deputy Prime Minister has criticised Theresa May’s handling of Brexit, accusing her of running a “clueless” government full of “muppets”.

A minister charged with promoting the Government's new shared parental leave policy has admitted he is not actually entitled to take time off to look after his own baby.

A group of MPs have launched an inquiry into the failure of the East Coast Mainline franchise, which they say raises “serious questions” about the process of bidding for government contracts.

The Leader of the House of Commons, Andrea Leadsom, has received a death threat apparently sent by a disgruntled pro-European.

Here is a summary of this morning's briefing for lobby journalists by the Prime Minister's official spokesman.

Diesel-only trains are set to be taken out of service by 2040 in a bid to reduce air pollution, the Rail Minister will say today.

Billionaire philanthropist George Soros has hit back at what he calls a press "smear campaign" by pledging to donate up to £100,000 to an anti-Brexit campaign group.

Ministers will investigate claims made by Priti Patel that government officials ignored warnings over sex abuse by charity staff.

Theresa May will visit Northern Ireland today as the parties in the Stormont Assembly try to break a year of political deadlock and form a power-sharing executive.

Millions more families will be plunged into “debt distress” as the Bank of England prepares to hike interest rates, a leading thinktank has warned.

Work on a new system to register EU migrants who come to the UK after March 2019 has "barely begun", according to worried Home Office officials. 

Jeremy Corbyn will travel to Scotland this week for a series of campaign stops with Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard.

There should be another general election rather than a second EU referendum if Parliament rejects the final Brexit deal, John McDonnell has said.

Energy companies could get access to data on welfare claimants in order to offer the poorest households a special cheaper tariff.

A hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic would be a “clear and present danger to the peace process,” the Irish government's EU spokesman has warned.

Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has engaged in an angry clash with former spin doctor Alastair Campbell, accusing him of a "macho" approach to politics.

Priti Patel has said allegations against Oxfam staff are only the "tip of the iceberg" of a global aid scandal that she raised with officials when she was Development Secretary.