Liz Bates

Some schools could become military academies under new plans to be considered by ministers.

The Labour party has denied any involvement in pro-Jeremy Corbyn Facebook groups that include racist, anti-Semitic and violent comments.

Child burial fees will no longer be imposed on grieving parents, Theresa May has announced.

Theresa May has paid tribute to victims of UK terror attacks and the Grenfell Tower fire in her Easter message this year.

Labour official Christine Shawcroft is set to be replaced by comedian Eddie Izzard after dramatically quitting the party’s ruling National Executive Committee last night.

Owen Smith found out he had been sacked from the Shadow Cabinet in a text from a journalist, it has been revealed.

Sadiq Khan has said he is “appalled and heartbroken” that Jewish people feel alienated by Labour after the party was plunged into another anti-Semitism row.

Labour MPs have slammed the party's ruling body over an attempt to force Dan Jarvis to quit his parliamentary seat if he becomes South Yorkshire’s first mayor.

Allegations that the official Brexit campaign, Vote Leave, breached spending limits during the EU referendum will be debated by MPs today.

The apparent success of grammar schools compared to state schools can be attributed to the privilege of the students not the superiority of the institutions, a new report has found.

Universities must not let the drive to be a ‘safe space’ stifle free speech on campuses, MPs have said.

Northern children are being left behind because of poor schools and entrenched poverty, according to a new report.

The Government has come under pressure to explain decade-old links with scandal-hit data firm SCL Elections, which later became Cambridge Analytica.

The UK could be shut out of a lucrative EU satellite scheme worth hundreds of millions of pounds in contracts for British firms, according to reports.

Theresa May will today call on European Union leaders to stand together against the threat posed by Russia "for years to come".

Brexiteers were left outraged last night after it was revealed that Britain’s new blue passport will be made in France.

Labour’s newly-elected general secretary Jennie Formby has condemned a protest that took place yesterday outside the party’s headquarters and vowed to protect staff from any future attacks.

Less than 5% of government housing cash is being used to support housebuilding compared to 82% in the 1970s, new research has revealed.

Dan Jarvis will have to give up his Westminster seat if he becomes the mayor of South Yorkshire, Labour’s ruling body has declared.

Almost two thirds of voters believe Brussels will come out on top in Brexit negotiations, according to a new poll.

Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson has described the Brexit transition as an "undoubted disappointment" after David Davis was accused of betrayal by fishermen.

Labour has urged the Government not to “cave in” to the gambling industry over new recommendations for a £30 maximum bet on fixed-odds betting machines.

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg could be hauled in front of a Commons committee to face questions over his company’s data sharing practices.

The Government will today announce a £26m fund for school breakfast clubs across the country.

A trio of cross-party MPs has urged the Chancellor to crack down on fixed-odds betting terminals by lowering the maximum stake from £100 to £2.

John McDonnell has broken ranks with the Labour leadership to take a tough new line against Russia by declaring that Vladimir Putin is responsible for the Salisbury nerve agent attack.

A leading academic has predicted that the cost of Britain’s top degrees will soar to £120,000 within the next ten years. 

Company bosses who fail to protect the pension funds of ailing firms will face tough new criminal sanctions under government plans set to be announced this week. 

Theresa May has given 23 Russian diplomats suspected of being spies one week to leave Britain in the wake of the nerve agent attack in Salisbury.

Former SNP leader Alex Salmond has come under pressure to quit his Russia Today chat show as tensions mount between London and Moscow.

Theresa May is expected to outline Britain’s plan to take action against Russia over the poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal today as Moscow warned that it will retaliate.

UK prisons are preparing for an influx of Islamic State fighters returning from Syria, the Justice Secretary has said.

Treasury officials have paved the way for the abolition of 1p and 2p coins after declaring they are no longer "cost-effective".

Philip Hammond and John McDonnell have clashed in the Commons today in a heated exchange over historic bullying claims.

Tory MPs rounded on Commons Speaker John Bercow as he chaired a debate on bullying sparked by allegations made against him and other parliamentarians.

Labour MP Karl Turner has rejected claims that he “slapped” a female party member’s bottom and made misogynistic remarks about her.