Agnes Chambre

Sir Vince Cable has called for an "exit from Brexit" as he was confirmed as the new leader of the Liberal Democrats.

Historic abuse suffered by children deported from the UK to former colonies could be “worse than the Savile scandal”, Gordon Brown has said. 

A Labour party member in Northern Ireland has gone on hunger strike in a bid to force the party to put up candidates at elections in the province.

A Government of Ireland minister has accused the UK of having "no leadership" and being politically "incoherent" over Brexit. 

The Government is “struggling” to spend its entire foreign aid budget prompting departments to “rush” to hit the legal requirements without proper checks, the Whitehall spending watchdog has warned.

Paris and Frankfurt are teaming up to shut the UK out of the financial market after Brexit, it has been claimed.  

Theresa May has sought out her advice from David Cameron after her Cabinet descended into a briefing war over the weekend.

David Cameron has told Theresa May she needs to offer a “more inspiring vision” in order to win back voters from the Labour party.

Philip Hammond is trying to “**** up” Brexit and views Leave supporters as a “bunch of smarmy pirates", it has been claimed.

The Government is set to spend billions of pounds in hidden costs on a flawed warplane, it has been revealed.

Liam Fox has told his cabinet colleagues to “be very quiet”, “drink less prosecco”  and stop briefing against each other.

John McDonnell has insisted he has no regrets at claiming the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire were "murdered by political decisions”.

Philip Hammond told a Cabinet meeting that public sector workers are "overpaid", it has been revealed.

Tony Blair has said he believes that Britain may not end up leaving the European Union.

Diane Abbott has suggested acid attacks should be considered a “form of terrorism” after a sharp rise in such incidents. 

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Britain will continue making payments to the European Union after Brexit, David Davis admitted yesterday. 

Tim Farron decided to quit as Lib Dem leader two weeks into the general election campaign, he has revealed.

The vote on Heathrow expansion has been delayed because of the general election, the Transport Secretary has revealed.

The president of Anne Marie Morris’ local Conservatives has said the party does not want to lose the MP’s “significant capabilities” despite her being recording using a racist phrase.

People voted Labour at the election to “shake up the system” rather than because they wanted Jeremy Corbyn to be Prime Minister, Conservative strategist Sir Lynton Crosby has said.

Agnes Chambre sits down with parliamentarians to find out more about the human side of politics. This week, former Lib Dem leader Paddy Ashdown on being a tank, his love of literature and crying easily. 

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

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

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 Government must take a central role to make sure future technological changes do not come at a “huge social cost”, Jeremy Corbyn will say today. 

The UK’s top judge has called on ministers to act quickly to confirm mutual recognition of British and EU court judgements will continue after Brexit. 

David Davis is favourite among Tory members to succeed Theresa May as Tory leader, according to a new poll.

Theresa May’s former head of policy has urged Downing Street to improve relations with business ahead of Brexit.

Two senior figures at the BBC are competing to be Theresa May’s head of communications, it has emerged. 

Three quarters of students will not repay the full amount they borrowed for tuition fees and graduates from poorer backgrounds will face the biggest debt burden, according to new research. 

Sinn Fein has blamed Theresa May's decision to strike a pact with the DUP for the failure to get power-sharing back up and running at Stormont.

A Labour frontbencher has called for the retired judge appointed to lead the Grenfell Tower inquiry to quit.

Council leaders have piled more pressure on Philip Hammond as they demanded to be front of the queue for any extra public spending. 

Theresa May has been urged to get directly involved in talks to re-start power-sharing at Stormont talks after the latest deadline passed without a deal.

Lifting the public sector pay cap is "under active discussion" in Whitehall, according to a government minister.