Liz Bates

Liberal Democrat leader Vince Cable has backed proposals for a new NHS and social care tax that would replace National Insurance. 

Secret Freemasons groups for politicians and journalists have been operating in Westminster, it has been reported.

Michael Gove is now second favourite to replace Theresa May as Tory leader, according to a new poll of Tory supporters.

Labour has revealed plans to force landowners to sell to the state at a reduced price in an effort to boost council housebuilding. 

Guy Verhofstadt has rejected Theresa May’s plan to end free movement when the UK leaves the EU next year, saying citizens’ rights during the post-Brexit transition period are “not negotiable”.

Theresa May has vowed to end free movement on the day Britain quits the European Union - teeing up a fresh battle with Brussels.

The inquiry into historic child sex abuse cases will not rule on whether allegations against Westminster figures are true, its senior lawyer has said. 

Downing St has swiftly distanced itself from David Lidington after he told Labour's Emily Thornberry to “grow-up” in a bad-tempered Commons exchange over lowering the voting age. 

The Government will publish leaked Brexit analysis in full after Labour secured a Commons vote demanding its release. 

A Conservative peer has branded an SNP MP a "moron" after he rubbished her voting record in the House of Lords.

A minister has accused government officials of releasing top secret analysis of the impact of leaving the European Union in an attempt to "undermine" Brexit.

Anti-Brexit campaigner Lord Adonis today made an impassioned plea for peers to back a second EU referendum as the flagship Brexit bill hit the House of Lords.

Ministers must set out how the UK will work with the EU on foreign policy, security and defence after Brexit, MPs have said. 

Nadine Dorries has called for Philip Hammond to be sacked for apparent disloyalty over Brexit as pressure mounts on Theresa May’s premiership. 

"Dodgy" companies that issue parking fines could be forced out of business as tough new standards are imposed, the Communities Secretary has said. 

Senior Labour figures will consider the party’s stance on Brexit at an ‘away day’ arranged by Jeremy Corbyn. 

The left-wing campaign group Momentum is failing to win selections for Labour seats across the country, new analysis reveals. 

The Department for International Trade is missing its deadlines and failing to recruit new staff, a new report has found. 

Tessa Jowell has declared that she is “not afraid” as she described her “distressing” battle with brain cancer.

MPs have blocked the former boss of Parliament's expenses watchdog Sir Ian Kennedy from taking on a new role. 

Labour’s ruling body has called on Haringey Council to pause a controversial housing project after it was opposed by left-wing pressure group Momentum. 

The chair of the women and equalities committee has called for the law to be strengthened after reports emerged of female staff being “groped and harassed” at a men-only charity dinner. 

Liberal Democrat leader Vince Cable tells PoliticsHome airlines are unprepared for the impact of Brexit and urges the Government to change course on Heathrow expansion. 

Suspended Labour activist Jackie Walker has suggested allegations of anti-Semitism made against members of the party are being orchestrated by opponents of Jeremy Corbyn.

A powerful group representing Jewish Labour members has accused the party of failing to deal with a “vast backlog” of anti-Semitism complaints. 

Philip Hammond is allowing the armed forces to shrink in a dangerous pursuit of votes at the next election, the chair of the Defence Select Committee has suggested. 

Almost 700,000 children in England are living in unsafe rented homes, PoliticsHome can reveal. 

Theresa May has reportedly broken with fifty years of tradition to refuse George Osborne a seat in the House of Lords.

Social media giant Facebook has said it will investigate Russian attempts to influence the EU referendum result. 

Tory vice chairman Ben Bradley has been forced to apologise for a second time after further offensive comments he made online in the past emerged last night. 

Ukip leader Henry Bolton was spotted with his girlfriend, Jo Marney, last night just days after claiming they had broken up amid a row over racist texts. 

Jared O’Mara will embark on a “phased return” to work following his suspension by Labour over sexist and homophobic comments, it has emerged.

Jacob Rees-Mogg has been elected to chair a 60-strong group of eurosceptic Tory MPs. 

Theresa May is reportedly set to commit more cash for Calais migrants in order to retain Britain’s border arrangements with France.

Jacob Rees-Mogg has said more cash may have to be ploughed into the NHS as the service struggles to cope with winter pressures. 

Pressure is mounting on Henry Bolton to quit as Ukip leader over racist messages by his former girlfriend - as a former deputy chair of the party predicted he will be gone by the weekend.