Labour has called on ministers to take over any private blocks which still have Grenfell-style cladding on them by the end of this year.

Boris Johnson has faced a backlash over his plan to withhold the £39bn divorce bill agreed with the European Union if he becomes the next Prime Minister.

Michael Gove has dismissed accusations of hypocrisy for writing an anti-cocaine article despite having used the drug himself.

Tory leadership hopeful Esther McVey has admitted that she could move to suspend Parliament in order to ensure Brexit is delivered by 31 October.

Former Tory leadership hopeful James Cleverly has given his backing to Boris Johnson's campaign to become the next Prime Minister.

Labour have been plunged into another row over its handling of harassment after a top aide allegedly played down allegations of sexual misconduct.

Michael Gove has pledged to scrap VAT in order to give the UK economy a boost after Brexit.

Rory Stewart is tied at the top of a poll with Boris Johnson on who the public think would make the best next Prime Minister.

Boris Johnson has said he will refuse to hand over the £39bn EU divorce payment until the bloc offers better terms, if he becomes the next Prime Minister.

Ruth Davidson has broken cover in the Tory leadership contest to back Sajid Javid.

Scottish Labour has broken ranks with Jeremy Corbyn by backing a second referendum in all circumstances and pledging to campaign for Remain if one takes place.

Jeremy Corbyn has insisted that Labour is not yet ready to fully back a second EU referendum.

Michael Gove has admitted taking cocaine "on several occasions" but said it should not disqualify him from becoming Prime Minister.

Andrea Leadsom has insisted that she has enough backing from MPs to get into the first round of the Tory leadership contest.

Tory activists have stepped up their bid to oust Dominic Grieeve as their local MP over his anti-Brexit views.

A prominent Labour MP will today urge the Government to crack down on “aggressive activists” who protest against LGBT relationship education at school gates.

Theresa May has formally resigned as leader of the Conservative party - officially triggering the race to succeed her in Downing Street.

Boris Johnson will no longer face a trial over claims he lied during the Brexit referendum campaign, after he launched a successful appeal to the High Court.

Labour is facing calls to suspend its new MP for Peterborough amid a row over anti-semitism - just hours after she was elected.

Labour frontbencher Andy McDonald today became the closest ally of Jeremy Corbyn to signal that Labour wants a second referendum on Brexit and will campaign to stay in the EU.

Sajid Javid has taken aim at Boris Johnson as he warned his Tory leadership rivals against "exploiting division" in their bid to become Prime Minister.

Theresa May will officially stand down as Conservative Party leader on Friday after nearly three years in the job.

Labour has seen off the challenge of the Brexit Party to narrowly win the Peterborough by-election.

Ministers should consider scrapping the Scotland Office and replacing it with a new department that oversees UK constitutional affairs, according to MPs.

Matt Hancock has hinted that he would prioritise improving people’s wellbeing over economic growth if he becomes the next Prime Minister.

Andrea Leadsom has vowed to declare a climate emergency and use Britain’s foreign aid budget to cut carbon emissions around the world if she becomes Prime Minister.

Dominic Raab has been branded a "dictator" as his rivals for the Tory leadership condemned his refusal to rule out shutting down Parliament in order to deliver a no-deal Brexit.

Former SNP MP Natalie McGarry has been given 18 months in jail after embezzling more than £25,000 from pro-independence groups.

Michael Gove has probably torpedoed his hopes of winning the Tory leadership election by admitting he was prepared to delay Brexit again in order to clinch a deal, a leading party activist has said.

Tory leadership candidates have been warned not to drop out of the race if they make it through to the final ballot.

John Bercow today issued a blunt slapdown to Tory leadership hopeful Dominic Raab as he insisted Parliament will not be shut down to force through a no-deal Brexit.

Labour's John McDonnell has said the party's rules "need reviewing" after former communications chief Alastair Campbell was kicked out for voting for the Liberal Democrats.

A government minister has taken a thinly-veiled swipe at Conservative leadership hopeful Esther McVey after she said parents should be able to withdraw their children from lessons about LGBT relationships.

Conservative leadership hopeful Dominic Raab has been branded "undemocratic" after he refused to rule out shutting down Parliament to ensure Brexit happens.

Michael Gove has launched a thinly-veiled attack on rival Boris Johnson as he hit out at claims Theresa May's Brexit deal would have left the UK a “vassal state” of the EU.

A row has erupted after Matt Hancock claimed Jeremy Corbyn would be “the first anti-semitic leader of a Western nation since the Second World War” if Labour wins the next election.