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Jeremy Corbyn agrees with Prince Harry that there are “racial undertones” in the media coverage of his wife Meghan Markle, as the Labour leader backed the pair's decision to quit as “senior” Royals.
Matt Hancock has been criticised for saying Brits should not cut down on short flights to help tackle the climate crisis.
A Labour peer has been suspended after being found guilty of harassment following accusations of “stalkerish” behaviour by a young woman working in Parliament.
Boris Johnson has formally rejected Nicola Sturgeon’s demand for a second referendum on Scottish independence.
Amid struggles with her “continuity Corbyn” label, the former frontrunner appeared to be faltering until her campaign finally kicked into gear this week.
Amid chaos over who will be the torchbearer for Corbynism, Sir Keir Starmer has quickly emerged as the clear favourite to be next Labour leader.
Clive Lewis has pulled out of the race to become Labour leader after failing to get enough MPs to back him
Two new black Labour MPs have complained of being confused with other politicians and staff since entering Parliament last month.
Clive Lewis has suggested there should be a “referendum on the future of the Royal Family” as part of his bid to be Labour leader.
Labour leadership hopeful Clive Lewis has warned the party it must "modernise or die" in the wake of its devastating election defeat.
The power-sharing executive at Stormont could finally be restored after a new draft deal was published by the Irish and UK governments.
The Government has been slammed as “disgraceful” and “inhumane” after MPs voted to remove protections for child refugees from the EU withdrawal agreement.
Rosena Allin-Khan says she would offer NHS workers a subsidised subscription to the Labour party if she was to win the deputy leadership race.
Boris Johnson and Sajid Javid have told ministers to go back to their departments and “root out waste” ahead of the 11 March Budget.
Boris Johnson has warned Donald Trump not to bomb cultural sites in Iran amid rising tensions in the Middle East following the killing of Qassem Suleimani.
Jess Phillips has suggested she would back re-joining the European Union if she wins the Labour leadership contest.
Sadiq Khan says voters “got it right” by not backing Labour putting Jeremy Corbyn into power last month.
Boris Johnson has come under fire for his failure to respond to killing of Iranian military leader Qassem Suleimani by America.
A plan by the Ministry of Defence for Russia to join NATO was dismissed as “farcical” by ministers, according to newly-unsealed official minutes.
Labour is "the resistance to Boris Johnson", Jeremy Corbyn has claimed just weeks after the party's crushing general election defeat.
The Government has revealed the first 14 high streets across England to benefit from a £1billion fund to improve town centres.
Former Labour leader Ed Miliband is helping run a review into the party’s disastrous election result.
Emily Thornberry has promised to quit as Labour leader if the polls shows she could not win an election.
A Labour MP has called on the party to expel one of its members after they unleashed a “barrage of abusive and false tweets” in the wake of the election.
Boris Johnson saw his EU Withdrawal Bill easily pass its latest hurdle in the Commons as MPs signed off for Christmas by wishing their colleagues “a merry Brexmas”.
Clive Lewis has announced he is standing to replace Jeremy Corbyn saying he will “unleash” the Labour movement.
A former Labour MP has won £75,000 in libel damages from a union and the owner of a far-left website.
Zac Goldsmith has been given a peerage after losing his seat so he can stay on as environment minister and attend Cabinet.
Boris Johnson has announced he will ban public institutions from holding anti-Israel boycotts after they were labelled a “thin disguise for anti-Semitism” by a former Tory chairman.
The Brexit department is to be “wound up” after the UK leaves the EU on January 31, the Government has confirmed.
The Government is set to hand new powers to British judges in lower courts to overturn rulings by the European Court of Justice after Brexit.
Keir Starmer has said last week’s general election defeat has not dented the need for “a bold and radical Labour government” as he all-but confirmed that he will run to be the party's next leader.
A raft of Labour MPs tore into Jeremy Corbyn and his leadership team at a meeting in Parliament to discuss their disastrous election results.
Nursing students will get a new £5,000 a year grant from next September to help with the cost of their courses.
The Tories under Boris Johnson are now more popular with the working classes than the middle classes, according to a new poll.
The SNP will be the “real opposition” to Boris Johnson in Parliament after winning 80% of Scottish seats, the party's Westminster leader has declared.