Alain Tolhurst

The Conservative Party is failing to do enough to tackle Islamophobia among its members, according to its Muslim former chair.

Labour has confirmed it is standing by a general election candidate who was crtiticised for foul-mouthed social media posts criticising female Tories.

Downing Street has hit back at Donald Trump after he suggested Boris Johnson’s Brexit agreement could block a trade deal with America.

Donald Trump has warned Boris Johnson his Brexit agreement could prevent the UK striking a free trade deal with America.

Keith Vaz has been banned from Parliament for six months – but could still stand for Labour in December’s snap election.

A senior Tory MP has been ordered to “apologise in writing” to the House of Commons after failing to disclose his chairmanship of an African mining and development company.

A second Scottish independence referendum could take place in 2021 if Labour wins the election, it has emerged.

An MP who quit the Liberal Democrats to back Brexit has revealed he will now campaign “full-throatedly” for Remain at the upcoming election.

Ten of the 21 Tory rebels sacked for trying to block a no-deal Brexit have had the party whip restored.

The UK could be heading for a General Election on December 9 after Number 10 suggested it would table a one-line bill for it on Tuesday.

Labour have slammed the plan by the Lib Dems and the SNP to offer Boris Johnson a 9 December election as an “opportunistic stunt”.

Boris Johnson has accused MPs of “sitting on their a***s” and urged them to stop “holding the country hostage” and back an early election.

The Liberal Democrats and the SNP are joining forces to offer Boris Johnson an early Christmas present of an election on 9 December.

Alain Tolhurst brings you the latest titbits from the corridors of power

Sajid Javid has cancelled plans to hold his first Budget as Chancellor next month after Boris Johnson announced he wants an election in December.

Boris Johnson has launched a dramatic bid to hold a general election on 12 December.

The Government wasted more than £2million on a “botched” age verification policy for online pornography, a minister has revealed.

A Labour peer has been suspended by the party after being found guilty of harassing four female staff and making transphobic comments by a House of Lords inquiry.

After MPs voted down his bid to get a Brexit deal passed by 31 October, Downing Street said he would go for an election if the EU offers a three month-long extension to Article 50.

With just nine days to go until the Brexit deadline Boris Johnson is in a race against time and MPs to get his deal into law and avoid an extension to Article 50.

Tory Brexiteers are warning Boris Johnson they will not back his Brexit deal unless he keeps no-deal on the table.

MPs will on Saturday vote on Boris Johnson's Brexit deal. But before that, they will also consider a series of amendments to the Government's plans. Here are the ones tabled so far, and how likely they are to pass:

Sajid Javid has rejected calls by MPs to publish an economic impact assessment of Boris Johnson’s new Brexit deal before they vote on it.

A Tory MP who was investigated for grabbing a climate change protester by the neck has announced he is quitting Parliament over Brexit.

Alain Tolhurst brings you the latest Westminster tidbits

Boris Johnson has hailed a major breakthrough in the Brexit saga after agreeing a new-look Withdrawal Agreement with the EU. But he now faces a potentially much bigger hurdle: getting MPs to back it.

Boris Johnson is hailing a breakthrough in the Brexit talks with a new deal agreed by the UK and the EU teams.

Boris Johnson has told Tory MPs he is “close to the summit” on a Brexit deal but it “is still shrouded in mist”.

Boris Johnson has been warned by the DUP that they still cannot support his Brexit plans, less than 48 hours before a crunch EU summit.

Labour has blasted police for imposing a ban on Extinction Rebellion protesters calling it a “grotesque overreaction and extremely worrying attack on basic civil liberties”.

Labour will re-introduce standing at top-flight football matches for the first time since Hillsborough next year if it wins an election.

Legislation to deliver Brexit dominated Boris Johnson’s first Queen’s Speech as Prime Minister, which also had a strong law and order theme.

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Jeremy Corbyn has refused to say he would stand down as Labour leader even if he loses the next election.

A group of rebel Tory MPs have been accused of “sabotaging” Boris Johnson with a plot to force an extension to Brexit even if a deal is agreed.

Boris Johnson is to tell EU leaders “let’s finish this off” and deliver a new Brexit deal on Monday or agree to let the UK leave on October 31 with no agreement in place.