Jeremy Corbyn has called for direct talks between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un in a bid to settle the ongoing tension between the countries.

Two serving Cabinet ministers are sympathetic about a plan to set up a new centrist political party in opposition to Brexit, according to the former Conservative aide who is driving the idea. 

New plans to require CCTV at all slaughterhouses in England will cement the country’s position as a “global leader” for animal welfare, Michael Gove has said. 

Labour has accused the Government of presiding over a “staggering failure” on cancer treatment. 

Ministers have been accused of trying to “water down” access to justice after Brexit by removing the ability of citizens to sue the Government for breaches of EU law. 

Damian Green has rejected Ruth Davidson’s call for the Conservatives to rethink their commitment to cut net migration to beneath 100,000 per year. 

Amber Rudd has said “political and cultural sensitivities” must not get in the way of preventing and prosecuting cases of child abuse. 

Jeremy Corbyn has urged the US and North Korea to reduce tensions and avoid a devastating nuclear attack - saying any such blast would be “unthinkable”.

NHS England has not met its monthly target for A&E waiting times for two years, newly released figures show.

David Davis’s former chief of staff has intensified his attack on leading members of the Government, suggesting Boris Johnson should be prosecuted for his role in the Brexit campaign.

The Green party has railed against the BBC after Conservative peer and climate-change denier Lord Lawson made a number of controversial claims on live radio.

Government plans to ignite a rehabilitation culture in every prison will fail unless the relationships between offenders and their families are taken more seriously, a new review has said.

Tony Blair has revealed he was “a Trot” for a period as a student. 

Authorities responsible for protecting children are more concerned with avoiding accusations of racism than calling out suspected child abuse, a Shadow Cabinet minister has said.

Westminster needs to make “serious and significant” changes to post-EU devolution plans to win MSPs’ support for a crucial bill, Scotland’s Brexit minister has warned.

Labour has warned that cuts to schools and low pay have contributed to a “class-shaped hole” in the UK’s arts sector. 

The Home Secretary has hit back at critics of the Prevent strategy, and said the Government’s anti-extremism programme is “here to stay”.  

Labour has criticised the Government after it emerged the amount of NHS land up for sale more than doubled last year. 

The number of people sleeping on the streets is set to rocket by 75% over the next decade, according to damning new analysis.

David Davis has issued a lengthy response to accusations that the UK’s Brexit negotiating team is dominated by men. 

Diane Abbott has said the Government's renewed backing of stop and search powers is merely an attempt to mask their "failure" to tackle violent crime.

A senior Cabinet minister has insisted Labour’s election pledges will melt like “ice cream in the heat of the sun”, as he defended the Conservative attacks on Jeremy Corbyn.

Scottish and UK ministers are set to meet later today to identify what powers can be devolved to Holyrood after Brexit.

Brexit is a “catastrophe” and “sensible” MPs should form a new party to reverse it, a former adviser to George Osborne and David Davis has said.

Stamp duty is stopping homeowners from downsizing and must be reformed, a Cabinet minister has said.

The Government has announced the "biggest ever" boost to the number of medical school places available next year as it looks to increase NHS staff numbers.

Home Secretary Amber Rudd has given her strong backing to stop and search, saying that it is a "vital" part of the fight against violent crimes including knife and acid attacks.

Children’s social care services are in “crisis” with three in four councils having overspent their budgets last year, local authority leaders have warned.

The Bank of England has underlined the importance of a transition period to protect the UK’s financial sector after Brexit. 

The Culture Secretary has requested advice from Ofcom over her plan to refer Fox’s takeover of Sky for a full competition inquiry. 

Theresa May is reportedly preparing to ramp up her approach to Brexit by demanding ministers sign off position papers on key issues.

One of Jeremy Corbyn’s allies has hit out at the “dwindling band of New Labour neocons” which he said was using the turmoil in Venezuela to sow division in the party. 

Claims that immigrants undermine British workers are “fallacious”, “bordering on racist”, and should be rooted out by the Labour party, a trade union boss has said. 

A top communications specialist with a left-wing trade union has been given a senior role in Jeremy Corbyn's office, PoliticsHome has learned.

Ruth Davidson has called on Theresa May to reconsider the Conservative target to cut net migration to below 100,000 per year. 

Labour has renewed its attack on government cuts after new figures suggested more than 40% of maternity wards in England were forced to close at least once last year.