Alain Tolhurst

Boris Johnson must launch an inquiry into the “widespread, institutional and systemic” problem of Islamophobia in the Tory ranks - or risk being the “nasty and not-do-anything-about-it party”.

A Tory MP has come under fire after he admitted blacking up as the singer James Brown for a fancy-dress party.

Jeremy Corbyn said Boris Johnson should say sorry to the Queen and “apologise to the British people” for unlawfully suspending Parliament.

Labour has backed radical plans to reduce Britain’s carbon emissions to net zero by 2030.

Labour has pledged to halve food bank usage within its first year in government while aiming to end the need for them in three years.

Labour are set to agree to commit to hitting zero carbon emissions by 2030 – despite one of its biggest union backers trying to water the plan down.

Boris Johnson tried to get in a golf buggy at the funeral of a former Israeli president before David Cameron told him to stop or "you'll get shot", Emily Thornberry has claimed.

It was wrong to start Labour conference by “trying to eradicate Tom Watson”, Emily Thornberry has declared.

Jeremy Corbyn is the most unpopular opposition party leader of the past 45 years, according to a new poll.

A minister has suggested the Tories don’t need an independent inquiry into Islamophobia – despite a new raft of suspensions for members.

Jean-Claude Juncker has offered Boris Johnson a Brexit lifeline by saying the "basis of a deal" is in place.

Parliament could remain closed even if Boris Johnson's decision to suspend it is ruled unlawful by the Supreme Court.

A no-deal Brexit could plunge the UK into recession and wipe 3% off economic growth, according to a major economic think-tank.

Ministers have sparked a fresh war of words with the EU by insisting they will not be rushed into revealing their plans for replacing the Irish backstop.

Boris Johnson has been labelled “the father of lies” over his controversial decision to suspend Parliament.

Liz Truss has suggested that the UK and Australia could agree to allow free movement between each other's countries after Brexit.

Boris Johnson is now more popular than when he first took office despite being hit by a series of setbacks on Brexit, according to a new poll.

The number of people forced to sleep rough has doubled in the last five years, PoliticsHome can reveal.

Luxembourg’s Prime Minister has torn into Boris Johnson over his approach to Brexit negotiations after protesters forced him to duck a press conference.

David Cameron has admitted he is “haunted” by his decision to hold the EU referendum.

Labour are set for a fresh showdown on Brexit as it emerged the the vast majority of motions submitted for its party conference urge it to wholeheartedly back staying in the EU.

After a raft of suspensions, defections and retirements from the Tory party the next election is the best chance in a generation for an aspiring MP to bag themselves a job for life.

John Bercow has vowed to use “procedural creativity” to prevent Boris Johnson from ignoring the law blocking a no-deal Brexit.

Boris Johnson has said that a land bridge between Northern Ireland and Scotland was a "very good" idea that would cost £15bn to build.

Ministers have been urged to stick to Theresa May's pledge to scrap rules that allow tenants to be kicked out of their homes at short notice without good reason.

Boris Johnson has denied that he lied to the Queen over the reasons for suspending Parliament.

Dozens of MPs formed a cross-party group to demonstrate outside Parliament after a court ruled Boris Johnson’s decision to prorogue it was unlawful.

John Bercow will leave his role as House of Commons Speaker after a decade in post on October 31, but how will the race to replace him play out?

Senior Lib Dem MP Norman Lamb says Jo Swinson’s plan to revoke Article 50 will leave half the country “angry and feeling that the social contract has been broken”.

Former Tory Cabinet minister Rory Stewart said a no-deal Brexit will lead to lasting anger against the party on a par with the resentment felt towards Margaret Thatcher.

John Bercow has announced he is standing down as Speaker on October 31, here is his full statement to the House of Commons:

John Bercow has stunned MPs by announcing he will quit as Commons Speaker by 31 October.

Ruth Davidson has accused Boris Johnson of taking a “big risk” with the Tory party's chances at a general election by kicking out 21 rebels over Brexit.

Sajid Javid has refused to rule out an election pact with the Brexit Party after Nigel Farage said it could deliver the Tories a 100-seat majority.

Nigel Farage is offering Boris Johnson a “non-aggression pact” between the Tories and the Brexit Party which would deliver a “majority of 100 seats” at the next election.

The Tories have opened up a 14-point polling lead over Labour despite Boris Johnson being plunged into a Cabinet crisis.