Emilio Casalicchio

Tory policies have inflicted “great misery” on the most vulnerable in society and the Government is “in denial” about it, a damning UN report has said.

Momentum has heaped pressure on Labour MPs to vote down the Brexit deal struck by Theresa May - teeing up a tense stand-off with anti-EU figures on the left.

An outspoken Tory MP has piled pressure on Scottish Secretary David Mundell to quit in protest at Theresa May’s Brexit deal.

It was another make-or-break occasion for the Prime Minister, but she failed to seize the moment, says Emilio Casalicchio.

A former Lib Dem peer who was facing a record parliamentary suspension over historical claims of sexual harassment was today spared immediate punishment by his fellow Lords.

Keep up with the all the latest Commons action LIVE as Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn face off at midday. Watch the whole thing below the blog window.

Lib Dem bosses are set for a second emergency finance meeting this week after a marathon summit last night failed to resolve concerns.

Brits heading to the continent for more than three months in the event of a no-deal Brexit will need a visa, Brussels confirmed today.

Penny Mordaunt wants to pull Britain out of global cultural body Unesco - triggering alarm among top Tories including Theresa May, it has been reported.

The Government is set for an embarrassing defeat after scores of Tory MPs lined up to rebel over an apparent delay in plans to crack down on fixed odds betting terminals.

Lib Dem bosses have been summoned to an emergency board meeting amid a financial crisis in the party that is set to see up to quarter of staff laid off.

Britain would only face “hiccups” if it crashes out of the European Union without a deal, David Davis insisted today.

A senior peer and adviser to Jeremy Corbyn has thrown his full weight behind calls for a second referendum on Brexit.

Commons speaker John Bercow has been criticised after he used ancient parliamentary rules to block a BBC investigation into bullying claims about Labour MP Keith Vaz.

Labour has lashed out at “outright discrimination” in the rental property market after a shocking investigation found benefit claimants are banned from 10% of homes advertised online.

When the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee anounced its fake news inquiry last year, the MPs on the panel had no idea what they were getting themselves in for. 

Dominic Raab has urged Theresa May to insist the UK must be able to pull out of any backstop deal on the Irish border after three months, it has been reported.

Foreigners who have never lived in the UK will be free to join the Armed Forces in a bid to tackle a major recruitment crisis, the Government is to announce.

Schools in England have missed out on a whopping £1.7bn since 2015 as Government funding fails to keep up with demand, Labour has claimed.

A top Labour MP had to fight back tears today as the news was broken to her live on air that ex-civil service boss Sir Jeremy Heywood had died of cancer.

Arron Banks today said Britain should have voted to stay in the EU instead of “unleashing demons” in the fallout from Brexit.

Allegations of Islamophobia against the Conservative party by a prominent Muslim group are politically motivated, a top Tory claimed today - earning her an angry rebuke from a Labour MP.

Companies should give workers free fruit, bicycle loans and counselling to “help improve the health of their staff and of the nation,” according to a new government strategy.

Theresa May has clinched a Brexit deal that will allow her to keep the whole of the UK in a customs union with the EU to protect the Irish border, it has been reported.

Pro-Brexit tycoon Arron Banks is facing fresh questions over claims he broke electoral rules by using his insurance business to boost the Leave vote during the EU referendum.

Sajid Javid has slapped down Caroline Nokes after she wrongly told MPs that employers would have to perform immigration checks on EU nationals after a no-deal Brexit.

Boris Johnson has come under fire after it emerged he enjoyed an all-expenses paid junket to Saudi Arabia worth £14,000 just days before journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered.

Estate agents and solicitors who help to launder cash in Britain face a major crackdown as part of a multi-million plan to tackle organised crime, the security minister has announced.

Parents and pupils who bully teachers through social media could face a tougher approach from the law under plans hinted at by Theresa May today.

Keep up with the all the latest Commons action LIVE as Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn clash at PMQs. Watch the whole thing below the blog window.

Britain will follow the lead of the US and install business leaders as ambassadors instead of civil servants after Brexit, Jeremy Hunt will announce today.

A Labour frontbencher and top ally of Jeremy Corbyn is under pressure to sack her son as a parliamentary aide after he was convicted of drugs charges.

George Osborne has said the Conservatives must not try to "out-Corbyn Corbyn" following Philip Hammond's big-spending Budget.

A row about fish may seem an unlikely hook for journalists to reel in their readers - but furious debate over seafood after Brexit has opened up a whole new angle for newsrooms.

Philip Hammond will find himself stuck in “a corner” if Brexit goes badly after he announced a spending splurge in his set-piece Budget, a think tank has warned.

Philip Hammond delivered a tax windfall to the richest households in Britain in his set-piece Budget yesterday, while the poorest continue to face benefit cuts, a damning report has revealed.