John Johnston

The Brexit compromise plan supported by Theresa May and a raft of pro-Leave and pro-Remain Tory voices has been slapped down by business minister Richard Harrington.

Matt Hancock has blocked plans by the NHS to cancel some blood donation sessions after health chiefs claimed a no-deal Brexit would force them to be scrapped.

Blood donation sessions have been cancelled after concerns were raised over traffic gridlock in Kent as a result of a no-deal Brexit.

A Labour peer has hit out after her name was included in a letter warning against “far-right” US interference in Venezuela.

The EU will not accept any fresh changes to the Northern Ireland backstop to save Theresa May's Brexit deal, Ireland's deputy Prime Minister has warned Britain.

The Conservatives' ritzy annual fundraiser is struggling to sell tickets amid growing concerns over Theresa May’s leadership of the party, PoliticsHome can reveal.

Matt Hancock has called on social media firms to “purge” harmful posts from their sites after the death of a teenager was linked with the content.

A group of cross-party MPs have dropped plans to table a so-called People's Vote amendment - and blamed Jeremy Corbyn for refusing to back the plans.

The row between Labour and the BBC has deepened after Diane Abbott blasted new Question Time host Fiona Bruce for "repeating Tory propaganda".

Up to 87% of cross-Channel freight trade could be stopped in the event of a no-deal Brexit, a government analysis has concluded.

Major car firms Jaguar and Mini could be forced to close in the UK in the event of a no-deal Brexit, a business minister warned today.

Domestic abusers are set to face tough new punishments as part of landmark legislation due to be set out by ministers later today.

The bitter row between the BBC and Labour over the treatment of Diane Abbott on Question Time has escalated after the party lodged a formal complaint with the broadcaster.

Ministers have been blasted for allowing more than £4.5m-worth of arms and defence exports to Saudi Arabia to go ahead in spite of the Kingdom's fierce war with Yemen.

Boris Johnson has been condemned after he denied stoking up fears about Turkish immigration during the EU referendum.

Diane Abbott has suggested that Labour is willing to drop its red lines on Brexit in exchange for Theresa May taking the prospect of no-deal off the table.

Boris Johnson is set to call on the Government to use Brexit to “unite the country” by ploughing more money into public services.

Ministers have laid the ground work for reservists to be called into permanent service with the army in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

Jeremy Corbyn tonight issued a withering snub to Theresa May after the Prime Minister reached out to the Labour leader to build a cross-party consensus over Brexit.

David Cameron has said he does not regret calling the Brexit referendum as his successor Theresa May battled to save her premiership.

The Electoral Commission has imposed a record fine on Labour for failing to provide an accurate account of its donations.

Michael Gove warned MPs seeking to vote down Theresa May’s Brexit deal that “winter is coming” if they fail to back her tonight.

Boris Johnson has been criticised for making claims about the “betrayal” of Brexit by the "deep state".

A Labour party branch has been criticised for accusing Israel of funding an international campaign to accuse its critics of anti-Semitism.

The former head of the Commons sleaze watchdog has come under fire after it was revealed he hosted a lobbying event for a group run by his wife.

Sir John Major has called on Theresa May to revoke Article 50 in order to avoid the possibility of a "damaging" no-deal Brexit.

Conservative MP Craig Mackinlay has been cleared of election spending offences after a lengthy trial.

Labour are preparing to hold a vote of no-confidence in the government if the Theresa May loses next week's crunch Brexit vote, a shadow frontbencher has confirmed.

A Brexiteer Tory MP has begun wearing a body camera in a bid to record abusive behaviour by protestors gathered outside Parliament.

A major test of no-deal Brexit planning headed by Chris Grayling was today branded "calamitous" after the Government spent £60,000 but failed to attract enough participants.

Tory ex-chairman Chris Patten has come out in favour of a second EU referendum in a bid to end the “miserable” Brexit process.

Nigel Dodds has warned Theresa May that the DUP continues to have "principled objections" to her Brexit plans, less than two weeks before a crucial Commons vote on the deal she struck with Brussels.

A firm hired to provide ferry services in the event of a no-deal Brexit despite not having any boats have been accused of copying their terms and conditions from an online takeaway.

Thousands of small businesses could be forced to charge VAT during the Brexit transition period, an influential group of MPs has warned.

MPs should be given veto powers on all post-Brexit trade deals, a powerful Commons committee has suggested.