Kevin Schofield

Senior MPs have told ministers that parts of the UK Government's response to Hurricane Irma have been "found wanting".

Theresa May will not discipline members of the Government accused of backing a letter calling on her to implement a hard Brexit.

Ministers have been accused of a fresh power grab over the number of ministerial aides who have won seats on Commons committees.

A former top aide to Jeremy Corbyn has joined Richard Leonard's campaign to be the new leader of Scottish Labour.

The Conservatives lost six council seats last night as Labour made major gains in elections across the country.

Theresa May has launched a bitter attack on the Venezuelan government and accused controversial president Nicolas Maduro of trying to take the country "further away from democracy".

European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has questioned the "stability" of David Davis during Brexit talks, it has emerged.

Some of Britain's biggest companies have reacted angrily after being asked by Downing Street to sign a letter backing the Government's Brexit strategy.

Football clubs should be banned from having their shirts sponsored by gambling firms, Labour has said.

A pro-Jeremy Corbyn Labour MP who sparked fury by calling Conservatives "the enemy" has said she will work with Tory MPs if it will help her constituents.

Labour's long-standing election chief has quit - opening the way for Jeremy Corbyn to tighten his grip on the party.

Scottish independence would have boosted Isis, a former Labour Defence Secretary has claimed.

The size of the 'divorce bill' Britain will have to pay when it quits the European Union will not be agreed for at least another year, David Davis has predicted.

A former MP has vowed to "unite" the Scottish Labour party as he launched his bid to become its next leader.

Here is a summary of this morning's briefing to Lobby journalists by a spokeswoman for the Prime Minister.

Britain is ready to "intensify" the Brexit negotiations in a bid to break the deadlock of its so-called 'divorce bill', Downing Street has said.

Britain must be taught a lesson about the "extremely serious consequences" of quitting the European Union, according to Michel Barnier.

A pro-Jeremy Corbyn former trade union official has entered the race to succeed Kezia Dugdale as the new leader of the Scottish Labour party.

David Davis has accused Michel Barnier of being "silly" by claiming that not enough progress is being made in the Brexit negotiations.

Former Labour leader Ed Miliband will be among a number of Labour moderates to take part in a special festival organised by pro-Jeremy Corbyn group Momentum.

The arrival of September means it is now officially Not Summer.

Reaction among Tory MPs to Theresa May's announcement that she plans to lead the Tories into the next election has ranged from incredulity to weary acceptance.

A former union official who only became an MSP last year is in pole position to succeed Kezia Dugdale as Scottish Labour leader.

A former Conservative minister has called for private schools to be stripped of the special status which entitles them to slash their tax bills.

Boris Johnson's parliamentary aide has blamed hackers after his Twitter account trolled Michel Barnier.

Jeremy Corbyn's joy at being comfortably re-elected Labour leader last September only lasted a few hours.

Jeremy Corbyn has praised Kezia Dugdale's "tireless service" after she stunned politics by standing down as Scottish Labour leader.

Kezia Dugdale has quit as leader of the Scottish Labour party.

Theresa May has "full confidence" in Boris Johnson despite claims he is a laughing stock around the world, Number 10 has insisted.

Theresa May's stance on putting workers on boards "hasn't changed", Downing Street insisted today despite widespread accusations that she has watered down her plans.

Jean-Claude Juncker has hit out at the UK Government for its “unsatisfactory” proposed solutions to some of the key sticking points in the Brexit negotiations. 

Britain is being given "the runaround" by the European Union in the Brexit negotiations so far, according to William Hague. 

Politicians who supported "neoliberal" economics have "blood on their hands" over the Grenfell Tower tragedy, a Labour frontbencher has declared.

Michel Barnier has said he is "concerned" at the slow progress of the Brexit negotiations as he accused the UK government of failing to make clear what it wants from the talks.

David Davis will call on the European Union to show "flexibility and imagination" as he kicks off the latest round of Brexit negotiations in Brussels.

Theresa May has branded fat cat bosses who award themselves huge pay packets the "unacceptable face of capitalism".