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Anyone caught possessing corrosive liquid without a genuine reason will automatically face a six month prison sentence, according to proposals from the Home Office.
A cyber attack against MPs’ emails carried out last June was most likely caused by Iranian hackers, according to an assessment by British intelligence.
A serial peadophile who was behind an unsubstantiated claim that he was raped by Sir Edward Heath made the whole thing up, according to his family.
The British government failed to adhere to its own guidelines when it sent out a number of deportation letters to European nationals living in the UK, a Home Office minister admitted.
Philip Hammond was today forced to backtrack after he branded Brussels “the enemy” in Brexit negotiations.
A Conservative MP was today forced to apologise after a statement from his office quoted him dismissing claims of sexual assault against Hollywood bigwig Harvey Weinstein.
Chancellor Philip Hammond has hit back at “bizarre” claims from critics in his own party that he is trying to talk down the British economy.
Downing Street has insisted the Prime Minister continues to have "full confidence" in Philip Hammond, despite mounting calls from pro-Brexit Conservatives for him to be sacked.
Jean-Claude Juncker has said the UK will "have to pay" in order to end the deadlock which has hit the Brexit negotiations.
The contest to decide the next leader of the Labour Party in Scotland is being “rigged”, according to a senior MP.
Philip Hammond has been hit with more criticism by senior right-wing Tories over his approach to Brexit amid claims relations between the Chancellor and Prime Minister have hit a new low.
Former Cabinet minister Maria Miller has said she has experienced sexual harassment "numerous times".
Plans to bring the EU Withdrawal Bill back to the Commons next week have been ditched amid fears of a major Tory rebellion.
The Conservatives must "confront" the question of Theresa May’s leadership if they are to stand any chance of winning back the political initiative, George Osborne has warned.
Jeremy Corbyn has said he would vote Remain if another EU referendum took place.
Liam Fox has been mocked after setting up a new Board of Trade - and making himself the only member.
Former Tory Chancellor Nigel Lawson has said Philip Hammond should be sacked for trying to "sabotage" the Government's attempts to prepare for Brexit.
Brexit negotiations between the UK and the EU have reached a "very disturbing" deadlock, Michel Barnier has declared.
The Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary has admitted Labour has shown “double standards” in criticising Government phone call charges – after it was revealed they use a similar number.
Jeremy Hunt has admitted he was wrong to quote 30,000 as the number of NHS mental health recruits since the Tories came to power - after it was revealed the number totalled just 692.
A former Tory Cabinet minister has demanded the Government publish secret advice laying out the expected impact of Brexit on jobs and living standards.
A controversial plan to force elderly people to pay for the cost of their social care by selling their home had "more right about it than wrong", according to a government minister.
John McDonnell has seized on new IMF research which claims governments can increase taxes on the rich without hurting growth.
The Government has backed calls to lift prison sentences for those involved in the planning of “less sophisticated" but "equally deadly" terror attacks.
The Government is to offer new GPs a £20,000 payment if they choose to work in areas struggling to recruit doctors.
A minister has re-ignited the row about the so-called ‘Dementia Tax’ after she said older people should not treat their homes as “an asset to give to their offspring".
MPs could be granted the power to recall parliament from recess in an emergency situation, John Bercow has suggested.
Draft legislation to cap energy bills will be published later today in a bid to fix the “broken” market, Theresa May has announced.
Harvey Weinstein faces being stripped of his honorary CBE after Theresa May broke her silence over the "deeply concerning" sex assault allegations against him.
Theresa May has insisted the Government is spending money now in preparation for Britain leaving the EU without a deal - just hours after Philip Hammond ruled it out.
Undocumented Grenfell Tower survivors will now have the right to remain permanently in the UK, the Home Office has announced.
Labour would vote against any attempt by the Government to take Britain out of the EU without a formal agreement with Brussels, a spokesman for Jeremy Corbyn has revealed.
Britain and the European Union are close to reaching agreement on the future of EU residents in the UK and British citizens on the continent, Theresa May has said.
Liz Truss has said she would back Brexit if the EU referendum was held again.
Jeremy Corbyn has called on Theresa May to quit as Prime Minister, saying: “If she can’t lead, she should leave.”
The UK economy is under a "cloud of uncertainty" because of Brexit, Philip Hammond has declared.