Emilio Casalicchio

Top figures in Labour have signalled that the party’s hardline stance on the European single market could be softened - in direct contradiction of Jeremy Corbyn.

Failure to strike a new deal on the extradition of criminal suspects after Brexit would pose an “unacceptable risk” to the UK, a committee of peers has declared.

Labour has sounded the alarm over “super-sized” class sizes - warning that the numbers across primary and secondary schools being taught by a single teacher are “skyrocketing”.

Jeremy Paxman's election grilling of Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn received almost 100 complaints about political bias, PoliticsHome can reveal.

The UK economy suffered a “notable slowdown” in the first half of 2017, with growth reaching just 0.3% between April and June, it has been revealed.

A former defence minister has blasted the government after it emerged British arms sales hit have hit their lowest level since 2011.

Labour has blasted the Government after it emerged that more than 600,000 children are being taught by an ever-increasing army of unqualified teachers.

Jeremy Corbyn again laid bare the deep Labour divisions on Brexit today as he slapped down a call by Barry Gardiner to reject a customs union agreement with the EU.

Sir Vince Cable will promise a referendum on the final Brexit deal after being crowned Liberal Democrat leader despite having blasted the pledge as “disrespectful” last year.

Labour has lashed out at the Government after it emerged 40% of NHS mental health services in England are falling below safety standards.

The divide between the richest and the poorest households has narrowed since the 2007/08 economic crash, a respected thinktank has found.

Councils could be forced to build houses in desirable areas as part of a radical new plan to suppress property prices, it has been reported.

Cabinet ministers must employ military discipline to prevent “dangerous enemy” Jeremy Corbyn from winning the keys to Downing Street, Michael Fallon has said.

EU officials have come to the defence of David Davis after the Brexit Secretary was mocked for his flying visit to Brussels on Monday.

Major failures in the system to police the so-called "revolving door" between government and business have been revealed in a damning watchdog report.

A former Conservative leadership hopeful received a £17,000 golden goodbye after quitting the Cabinet following a sexting scandal, PoliticsHome can reveal.

Ministers have been accused of "robbing Peter to pay Paul" after it emerged the education budget will be raided to free up an extra £1.3bn for schools.

Theresa May must tell Saudi Arabia to halt the execution of 14 people - including two youngsters - who confessed to crimes under torture, an ex-minister said today.

A Ukip activist hoping to seize the party crown last night branded the previous leadership team “incorrigible fascists” over their controversial policy on FGM, PoliticsHome can reveal.

The row over UK nuclear safety after Brexit stepped up a notch this morning as new minister Steve Baker insisted Britain must quit Euratom when it leaves the EU.

Labour is ready to negotiate a Brexit “that works for both sides”, Jeremy Corbyn has declared ahead of a meeting with EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier.

Theresa May’s plan for Brexit could “fall apart like a chocolate orange” if she fails to hold Government departments together through the process, the head of the National Audit Office has warned.

A senior Conservative MP has offered a damning assessment of his own party - branding it a “failing organisation” in need of reform.

Top Tory minister Damian Green was humiliated today after being slapped down by a government quango for fudging the announcement of a key fiscal report.

Diane Abbott has condemned the Government after it point blank refused to release a long-awaited report into funding for UK extremism that was expected to criticise Saudi Arabia.

The top Brexit negotiator in Brussels shot back at Boris Johnson today after the Foreign Secretary said the EU could “go whistle” if it wants a big financial settlement.

Workers have taken another hit as new figures today revealed that earnings failed to keep pace with inflation in the second quarter of the year.

The new leader of Kensington and Chelsea council today admitted she has never set foot inside one of the borough’s high rise residential blocks.

A Government-backed mission to disrupt people smuggling in the Mediterranean has ended up leaving more migrants dead, a committee of peers has found.

Safety measures around taxi licencing set up in the wake of the Rotherham abuse scandal are being circumvented by rogue drivers, a cross-party group of MPs has said.

The Conservatives have been urged to dump a veteran backbencher who was recorded using a racist slur to describe a no-deal Brexit scenario.

Teachers will receive another below-inflation pay rise this year after the Government insisted on maintaining its 1% cap on public sector salaries.

The boss of the Vote Leave campaign has hit out at government “morons” who argue the UK must quit an EU nuclear energy body after Brexit.

Controversial British weapons sales to Saudi Arabia are legal, the High Court ruled today after seeing secret evidence.

Jeremy Corbyn was wrong to say fewer disadvantaged young people are applying for university since the introduction of fees, his Shadow Education Secretary admitted today.

A senior Conservative MP has claimed he was subject to a vicious smear campaign after he blocked two former top advisors to Theresa May from becoming Tory candidates.