Priti Patel was “accelerated” to the Cabinet because she is a “great British Asian representative”, a senior Tory MP said today.

Priti Patel was racing back to the UK at the order of Theresa May this morning amid mounting expectation that she will be sacked over her secret meetings with Israeli officials.

Two thirds of voters think the Government is making a hash of Brexit negotiations, a damning new poll has suggested.

The pledge by Vote Leave to provide £350m a week for the NHS ahead of the Brexit referendum should be honoured, the head of England’s NHS is expected to say.

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian mother currently being held in an Iranian prison, has asked to meet with Boris Johnson amid scathing criticism of his handling of her case.

A top aide to Jeremy Corbyn has reportedly been suspended from Labour amid the storm surrounding sexual harassment allegations at Westminster.

Jeremy Corbyn has been accused of hypocrisy after two Labour-run local authorities are reported to have avoided paying millions of pounds of tax.

Priti Patel is facing the sack after it emerged she had two further secret meetings with senior Israeli officials without telling Theresa May.

International Development Secretary Priti Patel failed to tell Theresa May about her plan to give UK aid money to the Israeli army, it has emerged.

MPs have rounded on Boris Johnson after he refused to apologise for a major gaffe that could land a British mother five more years in an Iranian jail.

Aides working in the House of Lords have been granted access to a Commons anti-bullying hotline in the wake of the Westminster sexual harassment scandal, PoliticsHome can reveal.

Priti Patel suggested sending UK aid cash to the Israeli army following secret meetings with senior officials in the country, including its Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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

The Government will not publish papers detailing the impact of Brexit on the economy for another three weeks, a Brexit minister has said. 

The Director-General of the BBC has urged the Government to consider increasing its funding for the broadcaster’s World Service, claiming it would raise Britain’s profile post-Brexit.

A Labour member of the Welsh Assembly who was facing a series of allegations about his personal behaviour has been found dead at his home.

Boris Johnson has admitted he "could have been clearer" in his remarks about a British mother facing five more years in an Iranian jail over his claims she was training journalists in the country.

Planned benefit cuts mean poor families with children will probably be the hardest hit if the UK is crippled by another recession, according to new research.

Liam Fox has insisted Boris Johnson simply made a "slip of the tongue" when he claimed a British mother in an Iranian jail had been "teaching people journalism" in the country before her arrest.

John Major has called on politicians to stop using ”deceitful” political sound bites and be more honest with the public. 

A former member of Ed Miliband’s top team has been accused of making unwanted sexual advances on a colleague.    

The UK must scrap EU regulations after Brexit in order to achieve a speedy trade deal with the US, a senior advisor to Donald Trump has said. 

The Government will today provide more detail on its plans for Britain's post-Brexit trading arrangements with the publication of a new Trade Bill.

Theresa May and other political party leaders have agreed "important" steps to deal with harassment in Parliament in the wake of the Westminster sex scandal.

Emily Thornberry has called on Boris Johnson to resign as Foreign Secretary if his gaffe about Nazanin Ratcliffe’s reasons for being in Iran add five more years to her prison sentence.

John Bercow has issued a firm slapdown to David Davis after the Cabinet minister tried to delay handing over a cache of secret Brexit impact studies.

Priti Patel has been forced to apologise for holding 12 meetings with senior Israeli figures - including the country's Prime Minister - while on a family holiday in the country.

The Liberal Democrats have confirmed they suspended a member who is alleged to have raped a party activist.

Labour has ramped up calls for the Universal Credit rollout to be paused after figures revealed foodbank use has gone up by a third in areas already operating under the system.

The husband of a British woman jailed in Iran has accused Boris Johnson of a blunder which could see his wife facing five more years behind bars.

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

Theresa May today revealed she is aware of fresh Westminster sexual harassment allegations that are yet to be uncovered by the press.

The UK could remain in the European single market by offering "modifications" regarding rules on migration, a new report has claimed.

A Tory MP and whip has referred himself to the police after allegations over his behaviour, Downing Street has confirmed.

A former Conservative activist has claimed her complaints over of an alleged rape by an MP’s employee were ignored by parliamentary authorities.

Philip Hammond is set to hand small business owners a boost by toning down a planned hike in business rates in the upcoming Budget.