Liz Bates

Michael Gove has said he does not know what British mother Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was doing in Iran when she was arrested.

Nigel Farage and other Brexiteer MEPs are due their share of a £6m payoff as Britain leaves the EU, it has been reported. 

Carwyn Jones has asked for an independent inquiry to be held into the death of former Welsh minister Carl Sargeant.

A government minister who made his female personal assistant buy sex toys has apologised to his constituents over the incident. 

Priti Patel suggested sending UK aid cash to the Israeli army following secret meetings with senior officials in the country, including its Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Liam Fox has insisted Boris Johnson simply made a "slip of the tongue" when he claimed a British mother in an Iranian jail had been "teaching people journalism" in the country before her arrest.

John Major has called on politicians to stop using ”deceitful” political sound bites and be more honest with the public. 

A former member of Ed Miliband’s top team has been accused of making unwanted sexual advances on a colleague.    

The UK must scrap EU regulations after Brexit in order to achieve a speedy trade deal with the US, a senior advisor to Donald Trump has said. 

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

Labour MPs were left furious today after a bid to lower the voting age to 16 was blocked by rambling Conservative MPs.

There will be a ‘full statutory inquiry’ into the contaminated blood scandal after campaigners successfully blocked Department of Health involvement.

Mark Carney has said the fall in the pound after the EU referendum was a key factor in the decision to raise interest rates for the first time in over ten years. 

Ruth Davidson has said the “dam has broken” and it is time to clean up politics in the wake of the Westminster sex abuse scandal. 

Michael Fallon has said he had to quit as Defence Secretary over past misdemeanours - but insisted his behaviour was "acceptable" 10 years ago.

The Queen is ‘not happy’ at being expected to respond to a Commons debate on Brexit, it has been reported. 

Amber Rudd has issued a blistering rebuke to police chiefs, telling them they must focus on “cutting crime,” rather than “lobbying the Government for money”. 

Michael Gove has insisted chlorinated chicken from the US will not be sold in the UK after Brexit - just hours after Liam Fox told MPs he had "no problem" with it.

Theresa May was repeatedly warned about Westminster sex abuse allegations three years ago, Labour MP Lisa Nandy has said. 

Accusations of sexual assault and harassment in Westminster are as bad as the expenses scandal, a minister has claimed. 

The latest UK growth figures released last week offered the Chancellor a momentary reprieve from the mounting pressure around the forthcoming Budget. 

Labour backbencher Barry Sheerman has sparked controversy by claiming that “better educated” voters opted for Remain in the EU referendum. 

A newly elected Tory MP has accused Labour members of attempting to harass his family.

Gordon Brown has admitted that he did not show enough emotion to win the 2010 election. 

Philip Hammond’s commitment to balancing the nation's books has been thrown into turmoil after a leading think tank warned of mounting spending pressures ahead of the Budget.  

The UK economy grew by 0.4% between June and September, according to the latest official statistics. 

Sheffield Hallam MP Jared O’Mara has been forced to stand down from the Women and Equalities Committee after misogynistic and homophobic comments he had written online emerged.

Read a summary of this morning's briefing for Lobby journalists by the Prime Minister's official spokesman.

Sadiq Khan has said there could be a second referendum on Brexit, amid fears that London’s top City firms are preparing to leave the UK without a transition deal.

The Communities Secretary has called on the Chancellor to borrow an extra £50bn to build new homes, according to reports. 

Cabinet rivals are reportedly lining up to replace Philip Hammond amid rumours of a backbench rebellion over controversial Budget plans. 

Sajid Javid has said the Government would consider taking on more debt to solve the UK’s housing crisis. 

An inquiry has been launched into the rise of short-term lets being used for sex work.

The Government is seeking to streamline the house-buying process, alongside new protections for leaseholders and tenants, the Communities Secretary has announced.

Damian Green has lashed out at George Osborne, comparing the former Chancellor's Evening Standard newspaper to Kremlin-backed broadcaster RT.

Half a century after the voting age was last lowered, Brexit has reopened the debate. Ahead of his Private Member’s Bill to extend the franchise to 16 and 17-year-olds, Jim McMahon tells Elizabeth Bates why young people are fighting to make their voices heard