Senior figures in Labour have lined up to insist MPs who have been hostile to Jeremy Corbyn should not be booted out of parliament by his supporters.

The head of the UK’s biggest business group has warned that rushing into a trade deal with the US after Brexit could be counterproductive.

Speculation among Tory MPs about Theresa May’s future is a result of “too much sun and too much warm prosecco”, a senior Cabinet minister has said. 

Jeremy Corbyn was wrong to say fewer disadvantaged young people are applying for university since the introduction of fees, his Shadow Education Secretary admitted today.

Brexit may never happen, according to would-be Liberal Democrat leader Sir Vince Cable.

A senior Conservative MP has claimed he was subject to a vicious smear campaign after he blocked two former top advisors to Theresa May from becoming Tory candidates.

Theresa May’s position as Prime Minister is under fresh scrutiny after reports that allies of David Davis are planning to call on her to resign. 

A string of Conservative former ministers have broken cover to criticise Theresa May over her vow to break ties with a key European court after Brexit.

Opposition leaders have joined forces in urging Theresa May to order a Hillsborough-style investigation into the NHS contaminated blood scandal.

A senior Labour frontbencher has called on supporters of Jeremy Corbyn to scrap plans to make it easier to dump MPs who are not loyal to the leader.

Yvette Cooper has accused Labour activists of mounting a campaign of "intimidation" against Luciana Berger after the MP was told to apologise for not supporting Jeremy Corbyn in the past.

A trade deal between the UK and the United States of America will be agreed “very, very quickly”, according to Donald Trump.

The UK will foot the disaster insurance bill for some of the world’s poorest nations for the next four years, the Government has announced.

Theresa May is adamant she will be in the top job for at least another year, despite rumblings of a leadership challenge.

The working relationship between Theresa May and Philip Hammond has been further strained by their different approaches to Britain’s trade policy post-Brexit, it has emerged.

Too many people on the national living wage are stuck in jobs with no prospects of change or a pay rise, according to a Government review.

Tuition fess should be scrapped as they have become “politically diseased” according to the former Government minister who introduced them.

A prominent Labour MP has hit out at allies of Jeremy Corbyn, accusing them of "holding a baseball bat" by threatening to deselect colleagues.

Alex Salmond has hit out at the "deadwood press" over its reporting of the Scottish economy - and become the latest senior politician to accuse the BBC of bias.

A top Labour boss has rowed back on threats that MPs hostile to Jeremy Corbyn could face deselection - just days after he said the party was “too broad a church”.

Theresa May has urged the authorities to dismiss vandalism fears and put up a statue of former prime minister Margaret Thatcher.

Theresa May faced a fresh backlash over UK ties to Saudi Arabia as she vowed to crack down on the financing of terrorism.

Ministers have blocked plans for a statue of Margaret Thatcher to be erected outside parliament over fears it will be a target for vandals, it has been reported.

Labour has soared to an eight-point lead over the Conservatives since the general election, according to a new poll.

David Cameron's former top spin doctor has launched a furious attack on the Government's approach to Brexit - and warned it could turn into "a walk in the cemetery".

Andrea Leadsom is the “dimmest bulb” in Theresa May’s Cabinet, a former top ministerial aide has said.

A wealthy Conservative supporter has shelled out £160,000 for dinner with Theresa May - more than 10 times that offered for Boris Johnson.

A top BBC politics boss has been appointed new director of communications at Downing Street.

A senior Tory MP has warned that patient safety could be compromised in the NHS by keeping in place a pay cap on public sector workers.

Paddy Ashdown has accused Theresa May of betraying the traditions of the Conservative party by entering into a “discreditable and demeaning” deal with the DUP. 

The Conservative position on tuition fees was thrown into doubt again today when a minister said the Government was considering how to respond to criticisms of the system.  

A close ally of Jeremy Corbyn has issued an open threat to parliamentary colleagues that they face being deselected by their local members unless they back their leader.

Attacks on the DUP following their pact with the Conservatives would not have been made against Muslims, one of the party's top MPs has claimed.

It is impossible for Britain to quit the EU single market but continue “frictionless” trade with the bloc, the top Brussels negotiator has said in a clear dig at Theresa May.

Liam Fox has torn into the media over coverage of Brexit, claiming that “some elements” want the UK to fail in its negotiations with Brussels. 

Boris Johnson has said he would like to be able to tweet like Donald Trump - but would never be allowed to by the Foreign Office.