The Communities Secretary has called on the Chancellor to borrow an extra £50bn to build new homes, according to reports. 

Cabinet rivals are reportedly lining up to replace Philip Hammond amid rumours of a backbench rebellion over controversial Budget plans. 

An “anxious”, “despondent” and “tormented” Theresa May “begged” Jean Claude Juncker for help in a working dinner last week, according to reports.

Britain's biggest business organisations are calling on the Government to urgently guarantee a Brexit transition deal. 

Theresa May is reportedly delaying a Cabinet debate on a future EU-UK trade deal because she is worried it will spark resignations.

A top Labour MP today accused the Government of “hiding bad news” after Liam Fox admitted publishing a set of controversial Brexit impact assessments could scupper negotiations for Britain.

Britain is likely to crash out of the European Union without a trade deal as a result of Theresa May’s "intransigence" in negotiations, Emily Thornberry has said.

Sajid Javid has said the Government would consider taking on more debt to solve the UK’s housing crisis. 

Theresa May’s plan to cap energy bills may not go ahead after evidence has emerged that civil servants are preparing for it to be dropped next year.

Jeremy Corbyn has condemned one of his MPs who was caught on camera telling a Labour member to “get on your knees, b*tch”.

An inquiry has been launched into the rise of short-term lets being used for sex work.

The Government is thought to be on the verge of a major U-turn on its flagship Universal Credit programme amid fears of a revolt among Conservative MPs, it has been reported.

A senior Conservative minister has faced calls to resign after it emerged a planning application for new stables at her constituency home broke the law.

The Government is seeking to streamline the house-buying process, alongside new protections for leaseholders and tenants, the Communities Secretary has announced.

Keir Starmer has said Labour will work with Conservative rebels to force a binding vote on the final Brexit deal if his party's six "red lines" are not met.

Public sector borrowing in September has fallen to its lowest level since before the financial crisis.

European Union leaders yesterday softened their position on Brexit talks following meetings with Theresa May in Brussels.

The Chancellor is considering Budget plans to stimulate housebuilding by freeing up public land.

Hospital staff will be required to ask patients for proof of identity under legislation which comes into force on Monday.

The government will find the “huge changes” Brexit demands to UK borders a challenge to deliver in time, according to the chairwoman of the public accounts committee.

The Spanish government is likely to today approve measures to take direct control over Catalonia, as the region’s campaign for independence continues.

MPs have rounded on Donald Trump after he linked figures showing a rise in recorded crime in the UK to “the spread of radical Islamic terror”.

Clive Lewis has apologised “unreservedly” after a video emerged of him telling an audience member at a Momentum event to “get on your knees, b*itch”.

Emmanuel Macron has poured cold water on hopes of moving Brexit talks on to future trade, saying the two sides are “far from agreement” on the key issue of the UK’s exit payment.

Senior Labour figures have rounded on Clive Lewis after a video emerged of him telling an audience member to “get on your knees, b*tch”.

Donald Tusk has said the EU27 have agreed that preparations to move on to the second phase of Brexit talks can get underway.

Jeremy Corbyn must reach out to centrists and older voters to secure a working Commons majority, Peter Mandelson claimed today. 

Oxford and Cambridge represent a “social apartheid”, a former Labour minister has said as he revealed “shocking figures” on admissions of ethnic minority students.

British universities have demanded "urgent clarity" from Theresa May over the future of EU academics and students in the UK. 

The case against the Lib Dem MSP Alex Cole-Hamilton over claims he broke electoral law has been dropped. 

David Davis has reportedly told officials to step up preparations for a 'no deal' Brexit, as Theresa May urged EU leaders to create a new "dynamic" in negotiations. 

Theresa May has been handed a boost after Angela Merkel suggested Brexit trade talks could begin in December.

Damian Green has lashed out at George Osborne, comparing the former Chancellor's Evening Standard newspaper to Kremlin-backed broadcaster RT.

The head of Goldman Sachs has suggested the banking giant could shift more jobs from London to Frankfurt after Brexit as he talked up a recent visit to the German city.

A veteran Tory MP today warned his party against following the "road to tyranny" after the Government side-stepped a Commons vote on Universal Credit.

A spike in violent crime contributed to an overall rise of 13% in recorded incidents in the year to June, statistics published today revealed.