Arlene Foster has urged Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley to take key public spending decisions as Stormont’s political deadlock continues.

MPs from across the political divide have launched a bid to allow citizens of Overseas Territories the automatic right to join the British army, PoliticsHome can reveal.

UK foreign aid money must be diverted towards more longer-term initiatives if it is to make a real difference, a watchdog has said.

Jeremy Corbyn will today put the City of London on notice as he vows to “take on the power of finance”.

Farmers could get cash for being kind to animals, Michael Gove will say today.

Britain will not turn into a "Mad Max-style world borrowed from dystopian fiction" after it leaves the European Union, according to David Davis.

A Conservative MP has been forced to delete a tweet alleging Jeremy Corbyn sold secrets to Communist spies after a legal threat from the Labour leader.

Brexit has left the UK like a "conflict zone", according to one of the founders of a new political party which wants to keep Britain in the European Union.

Workers would be hit with a major tax hike to pay for Labour's plan to scrap tuition fees, Theresa May has said. 

Downing Street has dismissed calls for MPs to be given a vote on scrapping plans to reduce the size of the House of Commons.

Theresa May has insisted she enjoys being Prime Minister and does not feel threatened by attempts to undermine her position.

Disgraced top Tory Damian Green has urged David Davis to publish evidence about the expected impact of Brexit on the UK.

A high-profile Labour activist has been thrown out of the party over allegations of anti-Semitism directed at senior figures. 

The leader of Northern Ireland’s SDLP has called on Labour to support the UK staying a full member of the single market and customs union.

Theresa May will today highlight the eye-watering cost of university as she calls for better value for money for students.

Parliament should decide whether to scrap the review on reducing the number of seats from 650 to 600 or to press for a fresh study, MPs have said.

Justine Greening has warned ministers that proposals to make some degrees cheaper than others could see poorer students miss out on courses they want to study.

Labour MPs have reacted angrily after Emily Thornberry shrugged off claims that a senior female official was bullied at a fractious party meeting.

Education Secretary Damian Hinds today left the door open to an embarrassing Conservative U-turn on student maintenance grants.

All new schools will have sprinkler systems installed as part of a multibillion pound package Labour have promised to bring school buildings up to standard.

Damian Hinds has dropped the biggest hint yet that the cost of arts and social science degrees are set to be slashed.

Sajid Javid has announced plans for a streamlined rental complaints system allowing tenants to seek help over shoddy housing and squalid conditions.

Labour grandee Neil Kinnock has warned Jeremy Corbyn he needs to put the brakes on Brexit or force Britain to stay in the single market to save the NHS.

A top Conservative minister has raised fears the party could be “hijacked” by political extremists after a call for hard-Brexiteers to sign up.

An influential group of MPs has urged the Government to reconsider charging high interest rates on student loans. 

Ukip has been plunged into a fresh crisis after party members voted to dump Henry Bolton as leader.

Labour has been hit by a bullying row over the treatment of a senior female official at a key meeting aimed at agreeing party policy.

Councils are struggling to keep children living in violent homes safe due to cuts, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned.

Tuition fees and interest rates on student loan repayments could be cut under a major Government review, it has emerged.

Labour have dismissed as "a ridiculous smear" fresh claims about Jeremy Corbyn's involvement with a Czech spy at the height of the Cold War.

Henry Bolton has claimed press interest in his on-off relationship with a 25-year-old glamour model is similar to the intrusion Princess Diana suffered just before her death.

Theresa May has warned that people across Europe will be at greater risk of a terror attack after Brexit unless the EU drops its "ideological" opposition to security agreements with non-member states.

Oxfam has been barred from bidding for taxpayers' money for the foreseeable future after allegations of improper sexual behaviour rocked public confidence in the charity.

Gavin Williamson has risked a diplomatic rift with France after he asked what the point would be in listening to the country's politicians on how to approach the Syrian conflict.

Theresa May has called on Europe’s leaders to cooperate on Brexit, telling Angela Merkel the negotiations should not be “a one-way street”. 

Top Tory MP Sarah Wollaston has warned that delays in reaching a Brexit transition deal could put patients at risk.