Emilio Casalicchio

John McDonnell has admitted Labour “clearly” has a problem with anti-semitism and must “atone” for it.

Ministers will crack down on workplace gagging orders that prevent staff reporting allegations of harassment to the police, it has been reported.

Labour peer Lord Falconer has vowed to re-open any cases of anti-semitism from activists that have been brushed under the carpet, as he warned the issue could stop Jeremy Corbyn becoming Prime Minister.

Senior Labour party figures pushed back against recommendations to suspend a number of party activists accused of anti-semitism, it has been reported.

More than 160 MPs from across the political divide have written to parliamentary watchdogs demanding a better pay increase for their staff.

Diane Abbott’s local Labour branch has come under fire after it backed a call for the party to come out fighting against claims of institutional anti-semitism.

Tory ministers who are mulling whether to leave their party have held secret talks with a member of the breakaway Independent Group of MPs, it has emerged.

Parliament is at risk of being thrown into chaos after security guards voted overwhelmingly for strike action in a furious row over working conditions, PoliticsHome can reveal.

Angry staffers working for MPs across the House of Commons have complained to parliamentary watchdogs in a major row over pay, PoliticsHome can reveal.

The Newport West by-election has been announced for 4 April. How are the two main parties sizing the seat up?

Parliamentary watchdogs have sparked fury after they revealed MPs will see a pay rise of almost double that of their staff.

Labour MP Louise Ellman has vowed to stay in the party and fight the anti-semitism crisis after speculation she could be the next to break ranks and join the newly formed Independent Group.

Labour bosses have accused Chris Williamson of “downplaying the problem of anti-Semitism” after he claimed the party had been "too apologetic" about the issue.

The Conservative party received almost £6m more in donations than the Labour party in the last three months of 2018, it has been revealed.

Theresa May today said there was a “simples” way to end the uncertainty and deliver Brexit - by backing the deal she clinches with Brussels. But if none of that works out the next steps are a little more complicated.

Jeremy Corbyn last night threw his weight behind calls for a second EU referendum - but as usual things are never quite that simple.

Brexit-backing Labour MPs have piled pressure on Jeremy Corbyn to let them reject his plan for a fresh EU referendum.

Local Tory bosses have warned their MPs not to block a no-deal Brexit ahead of a looming Commons showdown this week.

Ian Austin has become the ninth Labour MP to quit the party in the past four days, saying he had become "ashamed" of its direction under Jeremy Corbyn.

EU chief Jean-Claude Juncker has admitted he has little hope that the UK and EU will avoid a no-deal Brexit.

The Government should hike taxes on online giants like Amazon to prevent high streets becoming “ghost towns”, MPs have declared.

One of the rebel Tory MPs who quit to join Labour colleagues in the Independent Group has said she wants to destroy her old party.

Theresa May has warned that the UK and EU face a race against the clock if they are to avoid a no-deal Brexit.

Jeremy Corbyn has challenged the eight MPs who quit Labour this week to resign their seats and call by-elections.

Former Tory MP Anna Soubry today heaped praise on the austerity imposed on the country under David Cameron as she teamed up with ex-Labour MPs in a new Commons grouping.

Labour would give voters the power to force a by-election on their MP if they switch party - after an eighth prominent figure joined a damaging splinter group.

Scores of live music venues face closure unless ministers step in to slash their soaring tax bills, Labour has warned.

Labour bosses have been accused of trying to stitch up the process to replace seven MPs who quit the party yesterday.

John McDonnell has backed Tom Watson and said the Labour leadership should do more to tackle anti-semitism in a bid to prevent more MPs quitting the party.

After weeks of speculation, seven Labour MPs dramatically quit the party today in protest at the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn. Their journey to the exit door was a slow crawl peppered by numerous flash-points.

Chuka Umunna has urged MPs from across the Commons to split with their parties and join the new movement he launched today with fellow ex-Labour figures.

A powerful committee of MPs has accused Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg of shirking leadership over fake news and disinformation on the social networking site.

A Cabinet minister has risked angering anti-EU Tory MPs by admitting Theresa May might have to ditch a promise to re-open her Brexit deal.

Labour MPs who quit the party in protest against Jeremy Corbyn could install the Tories in Government for a decade, John McDonnell has warned.

A former interim Labour leader has urged anti-Jeremy Corbyn MPs said to be on the brink of quitting the party to think again.

Almost a dozen peers have been punished over claims of bullying or harassment over the past six years, it has emerged.