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. 

Test your knowledge of a week where MPs blasted the “bonkers” Big Ben bong silence; where the "Moggmentum" showed no signs of slowing down; and where ministers gave us an inkling of what they're after from post-Brexit Britain.

The UK stands “shoulder to shoulder” with Spain in dealing with the “perverted extremism” behind yesterday’s terrorist atrocities, Theresa May has said.

David Blunkett has condemned Jeremy Corbyn for sacking Sarah Champion after she said the UK has “a problem” with British-Pakistani men abusing vulnerable white girls.

The Government has completed the sale of the Green Investment Bank for £2.3bn. 

Supporters of Jeremy Corbyn are set to win a major victory over Labour moderates in a key election, PoliticsHome has learned.

Shops and restaurants will be forced to shrink their products unless they can find another way to meet government guidelines to reduce obesity, a senior health official has said.

A Ukip leadership candidate has said he would reduce “unnecessary population” in the UK by paying British Indians to leave the country.

A second Liberal Democrat MP is facing questions over her election expenses after being accused of failing to declare thousands of pounds of spending.

Alex Salmond has batted away criticism of a joke he made about having sex with prominent female political figures, saying it was “harmless innuendo”.

Countries around the world must "step up to the plate" and start providing help for communities left devastated by a mudslide which has left hundreds dead in Sierra Leone, Priti Patel has said.