Liz Bates

John Bercow has issued a stark warning to MPs that unruly behaviour in the Commons will no longer be tolerated in the wake of the Westminster harassment scandal.    

Jeremy Corbyn has demanded an apology and damages from Tory vice chair Ben Bradley who accused him on Twitter of “selling secrets to communist spies”. 

Labour frontbencher Barry Gardiner has said MPs probably meet foreign spies on a regular basis as he defended Jeremy Corbyn over claims he passed information to the Communists at the height of the Cold War.

Henry Bolton has reunited with his ex-girlfriend Jo Marney just days after being ousted as Ukip leader. 

Damian Green has shrugged off his allegations of inappropriate conduct towards Tory activist Kate Maltby and insisted his texts about her wearing a corset were “a joke”.

Arlene Foster has urged Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley to take key public spending decisions as Stormont’s political deadlock continues.

UK foreign aid money must be diverted towards more longer-term initiatives if it is to make a real difference, a watchdog has said.

Farmers could get cash for being kind to animals, Michael Gove will say today.

Workers would be hit with a major tax hike to pay for Labour's plan to scrap tuition fees, Theresa May has said. 

An influential group of MPs has urged the Government to reconsider charging high interest rates on student loans. 

Theresa May has called on Europe’s leaders to cooperate on Brexit, telling Angela Merkel the negotiations should not be “a one-way street”. 

Top Tory MP Sarah Wollaston has warned that delays in reaching a Brexit transition deal could put patients at risk. 

Some MPs are probably involved in the abuse of children, an influential Labour backbencher has claimed. 

Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has said Jeremy Corbyn "cannot be trusted" after it emerged the Labour leader held meetings with a Czech spy during the Cold War.

Labour has called for Theresa May's "direct involvement" in last-ditch talks to get power-sharing up and running again at Stormont.

Sarah Champion has been a relentless advocate for victims of child sexual abuse since entering parliament six years ago. But the Labour MP for Rotherham is concerned the issue is ‘dropping off’ the government’s radar. She talks to Elizabeth Bates

The frontrunner to replace beleaguered Ukip leader Henry Bolton has previously referred to Islam as a “death cult”.

Oxfam chief executive Mark Goldring should step down over the sex abuse scandal that has engulfed the charity over the past few days, a Tory MP has said.

Labour has unveiled new plans that would strengthen tenants' rights to pet ownership in a bid to become the ‘party of animal welfare’.

DUP leader Arlene Foster has branded Theresa May’s attempt to reach a power-sharing agreement in Northern Ireland a “distraction”.

MPs were left humiliated today as Westminster’s journalists triumphed at the annual pancake race.

MPs will look at whether non-disclosure agreements are being used by employers to cover up harassment, as part of a wider inquiry into workplace culture.

Social media firms could be forced by law to adopt new technology that automatically detects extremist content online, Amber Rudd has said.

Here is a summary of this morning's briefing for lobby journalists by the Prime Minister's official spokesman.

Diesel-only trains are set to be taken out of service by 2040 in a bid to reduce air pollution, the Rail Minister will say today.

Ministers will investigate claims made by Priti Patel that government officials ignored warnings over sex abuse by charity staff.

Millions more families will be plunged into “debt distress” as the Bank of England prepares to hike interest rates, a leading thinktank has warned.

There should be another general election rather than a second EU referendum if Parliament rejects the final Brexit deal, John McDonnell has said.

A hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic would be a “clear and present danger to the peace process,” the Irish government's EU spokesman has warned.

Labour’s Andrew Gwynne has suggested his party could scrap council tax and replace it with a “radical” new system for funding local government.

The UK’s leading food producers have demanded ministers secure a free trade deal with the EU and allow European migrants to work on British farms after Brexit.

Theresa May will reportedly offer to keep close security links with the EU in order to advance a Brexit deal.

The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator has warned that border checks between Northern Ireland and the Republic are “unavoidable” if the UK leaves the single market and the customs union. 

Philip Hammond’s Spring Statement could last just fifteen minutes and will contain no tax or spending announcements, a government official has said. 

The Government may be forced to run East Coast mainline rail services after the private sector operator “got its numbers wrong,” Chris Grayling has said. 

A new mission statement drawn up by Theresa May in a bid to show the Government's driving purpose has been branded “pathetic” and “anaemic” by ministers.