Alain Tolhurst

The UK continued to send child soldiers to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan despite pledging to end the practice, PoliticsHome can reveal.

Boris Johnson has won a landslide victory to become the new Conservative leader and is set to be sworn in as the UK’s next Prime Minister.

Controversial plans to make all Brits show ID at polling stations are set to go ahead - despite more than 1,000 have been denied a vote during trials.

Labour’s Shadow Cabinet are being urged to “examine their consciences” as Jewish leaders call on them to stamp out anti-Semitism in the party.

Schools urgently need a multi-billion pound cash injection to fix the "broken education funding system", MPs have said.

Theresa May has refused to sack the rebels in her Cabinet after four senior ministers refused to vote with the Government against a bid to block a no-deal Brexit.

Theresa May used her penultimate Prime Minister’s Questions to call on Jeremy Corbyn to “apologise” over his handling of anti-semitism in his party.

The next Labour government will commit to ending the “modern-day scourge” of in-work poverty over the course of a Parliament, according to John McDonnell.

Michael Gove has reversed his previous opposition to Boris Johnson becoming Tory leader saying his former rival would make a “great Prime Minister”.

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt have taken a "very dangerous step" by pledging to axe the Irish backstop from any Brexit deal, the Tory chair of the Northern Ireland committee has warned.

Theresa May has refused to defend the rights of journalists to publish leaked material after criticism by a senior police figure over the Sir Kim Darroch diplomatic cables.

Labour’s deputy leader Tom Watson has hit out at the party’s use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) to prevent staff members from speaking out on anti-semitism.

Labour is in talks with Tory rebels about the best time to call a vote of no confidence in the Government, according to a shadow cabinet member.

British Jihadis will face life in prison under Jeremy Hunt as he pledged to rewrite the treason laws if he becomes Prime Minister.

Boris Johnson has insisted he is “not bluffing” about a no deal Brexit amid warnings from two Cabinet ministers that pursuing such a course would crash the pound and threaten the union.

Boris Johnson has vowed to reverse the cuts to police numbers made under successive Tory governments if he becomes Prime Minister.

Labour has said Health Secretary Matt Hancock must quit the Cabinet if Boris Johnson becomes Prime Minister and scraps the sugar tax.

Dominic Grieve has vowed to fight on in his quest to prevent a no-deal Brexit despite his latest plans being dashed by John Bercow.

Labour wants the civil service to start making preparations for a second referendum as the party plans to be in power later this year, according to John McDonnell.

Brexit Party MEPs have been branded “pathetic” for turning their back on the EU anthem in the European Parliament.

Jeremy Hunt has labelled the BBC an “absolute joke” for organising a Tory leadership debate ten days after ballots have been sent to party members.

An attempt by MPs to try and block a no-deal Brexit by cutting off spending to government departments has been dashed by John Bercow.

An outgoing Tory MEP who had been supporting Boris Johnson to be his party's next leader has announced he is now backing Jeremy Hunt.

Winning the Tory leadership could be the easy part for the next Prime Minister amid suggestions whoever gets the keys to Number 10 could face a vote to kick them straight out on day one.

Boris Johnson said he feels a “deep sense of anguish” over Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe - but rejected the claim he has any responsibility for her current plight.

Theresa May is said to be planning on using her final days in office to make sure new domestic abuse legislation is passed.

Boris Johnson has insisted there is "cash available" for his ambitious spending plans if he becomes Prime Minister.

Jeremy Corbyn has hit back at claims he isn’t healthy enough to become Prime Minister and called for an investigation to find the civil servants who made them.

Theresa May has suggested she will vote to block any attempt by her successor to force through a no-deal Brexit this autumn.

Boris Johnson has suggested he would sack every minister from the Cabinet who won’t back a no-deal Brexit if he becomes Prime Minister.

Jeremy Hunt has called on broadcasters not to cancel their Tory leadership debates even if Boris Johnson is refusing to take part in them.

The Conservatives will be "out of government for a generation” unless they reconnect with "metropolitan Britain", George Osborne has said.

A tearful Labour MP has hit out at the parents protesting against LGBT education, defiantly telling them “we aren't going to get back in the closet”.

Brussels will not put up tariffs on trade with the UK even if there is a no-deal Brexit, Boris Johnson has insisted.

Jeremy Hunt has vowed to boost defence spending by 25% over the next five years if he becomes Prime Minister.

Sajid Javid has ordered a review into Theresa May’s proposed £30,000 threshold for immigrants to qualify for a work visa after the UK leaves the EU.