Ireland's prime minister has said he is “confused and puzzled” about what Britain wants from its future trading relationship with the European Union.

Divorced parents will find it much harder to bring their children back to the UK from Europe if the Government fails to strike a Brexit deal, Whitehall officials have admitted.

The UK recorded its first July surplus since 2002 last month – but over borrowing remains higher than in the last financial year.

A senior Labour MP has accused Twitter of failing to act quickly enough on "vile" racist and sexist abuse by users of the website.

Michael Fallon has welcomed Donald Trump’s declaration that the US will remain in Afghanistan to “fight and win” against the Taliban. 

The Government has said civil legal rulings issued in other European Union countries will be “recognised and enforced” in the UK beyond Brexit. 

George Osborne has challenged the Government to prove it is “truly committed” to regional regeneration by backing high-speed rail between northern cities. 

Michel Barnier has goaded the UK government over the state of the Brexit negotiations ahead of the next round of talks in Brussels.

Scotland 'holds the keys' to Labour returning to government at Westminster, Jeremy Corbyn has said.

A row has broken out after two Conservative councillors who were suspended over anti-Catholic and racist tweets were re-instated to the party.

Former Ukip leader Paul Nuttall has thrown his weight behind Peter Whittle to succeed him in the job.

Downing Street has insisted that Brexit trade negotiations can begin in October - despite the Prime Minister of Slovenia warning that they could be delayed until next year.

A Labour MP said "brightness has fallen from the air" today as Big Ben rang for the last time until 2021.

A senior Labour MP has urged the party leadership to put "clear red water" between themselves and the Tories by backing continued membership of the single market and the customs union after Brexit. 

Theresa May has held a series of "prosecco and canape" events with Tory MPs at her Chequers residence in a bid to shore up her leadership.

Private hospitals are set to benefit from over £50m of tax breaks over the next five years, while NHS hospitals see their bills soar.

A series of post-Brexit trade deals will help make the world a safer place, the UK's top trade adviser has claimed. 

Philip Hammond and Michael Gove have clashed over the future of Britain's fishing waters after Brexit, it has emerged.

A top European judge has suggested the UK could retain full access to the EU single market without accepting the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice.

MPs will gather "with heads bowed" today to hear the final Big Ben bongs before the famous bell falls silent for four years.

More than two thirds of general election votes in Scotland were wasted because they did not affect the result, new research has revealed.

More than 50 Tory MPs have written to Theresa May demanding that she honours a commitment to cap consumers' energy bills.

Conservative ministers have reportedly warned David Davis that the growing crisis surrounding Donald Trump's presidency risks undermining a trade deal with the US.

Almost a third of British Jews say they have considered leaving the country in the last two years, a new survey has revealed.

The UK could secure a big economic boost by unilaterally removing tariffs on all imported goods, a group of pro-Brexit economists have claimed.

The Government is examining proposals for stricter checks on car and van hire in the wake of this week's terror attack in Barcelona.

Councils have been warned they face having their funding cut unless they reduce delays for discharging NHS patients in their area.

The Government will this week publish a raft of new position papers as David Davis urges Brussels to get started on negotiating a comprehensive trade deal.

Jeremy Hunt has stepped up his attack on Stephen Hawking after the renowned scientist accused the Government of planning to privatise the NHS.

Conservative MP Zac Goldsmith has come in for criticism for sharing a post from his brother on Twitter linking left-wing campaign group Momentum to one of the terrorists in the Barcelona attacks.

The Labour party is “working on the basis that the government could collapse at any time”, Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has said.

Jeremy Corbyn has accused The Sun of “trying to run the Labour party” after the paper reported that Labour mayors Sadiq Khan and Andy Burnham will be “frozen out” of the party’s conference. 

Liam Fox wants the power to bypass the Scottish and Welsh government when agreeing free trade deals after Brexit, according to a report.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is set to lay off 800 staff members in Jobcentre closures, union chiefs have said – more than initially expected.

Liberal Democrat leader Vince Cable has said his party has “nothing to apologise for” after two of the party’s MPs came under scrutiny over election spending.

Nicola Sturgeon has said she wishes the SNP had a different name to avoid raising “hugely problematic” associations with other nationalist movements across the world.