John Ashmore

The Government is launching a new £50m fund to support integration and bring together what one minister calls Britain’s “divided” communities.

The head of the European Council has rejected Theresa May’s plans for a complicated sectoral Brexit deal, insisting that there can be “no pick-and-mix” approach to the future relationship.

Boris Johnson has said British officials may boycott the World Cup if Russia is found to have played any part in the hospitalisation of Sergei Skripal.

Older people must "reach into their own pockets" to fund an increasingly expensive future welfare state, a former Conservative minister will warn today. 

Theresa May will today urge developers to "do their duty to Britain" as part of government efforts to increase housing supply.

The EU’s chief negotiator has welcomed Theresa May’s big Brexit speech today, saying she has recognised the “trade-offs” she must make to secure a deal with Brussels.

John McDonnell has defended his decision to hang a plaque commemorating Irish republican "martyrs" in his constituency office.

Theresa May has come under fresh pressure over Northern Ireland after a clip surfaced of her saying there would "have to be" a hard border if Britain left the EU.

Jacob Rees-Mogg has issued a "mea culpa" after falsely claiming that Jeremy Corbyn voted against the Good Friday Agreement.

The Government has announced a major U-turn on citizens' rights to give EU nationals who arrive during the Brexit transition period the right to remain indefinitely in the UK.

Boris Johnson has been loudly booed by MPs and branded an "absolute disgrace" after he failed to answer questions on his Northern Ireland border memo.

The dispute over the Northern Ireland border is being used to "try to frustrate Brexit", Boris Johnson claimed today.

Labour have called for the head of minister Jo Johnson after a report questioning his role in the appointment of Toby Young to a government role.

Boris Johnson has come in for fierce criticism after comparing the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic to the boundary between the London boroughs of Camden and Westminster. 

A leading Tory MP has warned Theresa May that she is heading for defeat in a Commons vote on calls for the UK to strike a customs union deal with the EU after Brexit.

The Armed Forces minister has put pressure on Philip Hammond over Defence spending, arguing that the Government must spend more than 2% of GDP on the military.

Michael Gove has outlined plans to move hundreds of millions of pounds in farm subsidies from the wealthiest farmers to pay for environmental schemes after Brexit. 

The Conservatives have accused Jeremy Corbyn of "betraying" millions of Labour voters by setting out plans for Britain to remain in a customs union with the EU after Brexit. 

Legislation to bring down energy costs for around 11 million people will be introduced today, in a move that could save some households hundreds of pounds a year. 

Spain's foreign minister has challenged the UK by calling for joint management of Gibraltar's airport after Brexit.

Universities should compensate students hit by industrial action by lecturers, the minister in charge of higher education has said. 

Jeremy Corbyn and fellow Labour leftwingers were "useful idiots" for the Soviet Union during the Cold War, Liam Fox claimed today.

Jeremy Corbyn will tomorrow promise to reinvest the UK's EU budget contributions into public services after Brexit. 

Three Cabinet ministers have reportedly warned Theresa May that the Government could fall this year if Tory rebels unite with Labour to block her plans for Brexit.

More than 80 Labour politicians have joined forces to urge Jeremy Corbyn to commit the party to keeping the UK in the single market. 

Lib Dem leader Vince Cable has called on the government to support lecturers’ pensions and bring and end to their ongoing strike.

The president of Sinn Féin has accused Theresa May of helping the DUP to slow down negotiations over forming a new executive in Northern Ireland.

A top aide to Jean-Claude Juncker accused of anti-British leaking has been given the top civil service role at the EU. 

The pressure on Theresa May’s leadership has increased with new polling showing the Tories are on course for heavy losses in London at the upcoming local elections.

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More than 60 Tory MPs have signed a letter to Theresa May demanding she follows through with a 'hard Brexit' that allows the UK to start negotiating trade deals from next year. 

Jeremy Corbyn has dismissed as "nonsense" claims that he passed information to a Czech spy at the height of the Cold War.

Jeremy Corbyn today left the door open to a change in Labour’s Brexit position by suggesting the UK could yet end up in the single market.

Former Conservative minister Anna Soubry has torn into Boris Johnson over yesterday's "embarrassing" speech on Brexit. 

David Cameron repeatedly apologised to Jean-Claude Juncker for opposing his candidacy for the European Commission, the EU veteran has claimed.

Gavin Williamson has hit out at the Russian government, accusing the Kremlin of launching "malicious cyber attacks" in an attempt to undermine the West.