Liz Bates

Brexiteer Michael Gove has taken a swipe at Chancellor Philip Hammond over his negative view on how Brexit will affect Britain’s economy.

The Archbishop of Canterbury has urged politicians to tone down their language in an effort to heal Britain’s Brexit divisions.

Jeremy Corbyn has demanded head-to-head TV debates with Theresa May on Brexit, amid disagreements over the format and which broadcaster should host the event. 

Britain could end up trapped in a customs union with the EU ‘indefinitely’, according to leaked legal advice handed to Theresa May by the attorney general.

Justice Secretary David Gauke has intervened to block Sajid Javid’s plans to rush through a fresh crackdown on knife crime.

Treasury analysis is set to reveal that a no-deal Brexit will make Britain £150bn worse off over the next fifteen years, it has been reported.

A Labour MP will face a retrial after a jury failed to reach a verdict on whether she lied to police over a speeding offence. 

Scottish Secretary David Mundell is facing fresh calls to resign amid a brewing standoff over European access to Britain’s fishing waters after Brexit.

More than 100,000 children could be exposed to severe financial hardship over Christmas because of the Government’s troubled welfare programme Universal Credit, ministers have been warned.

A serjeant-at-arms was sent to a London hotel to seize internal Facebook papers as part of parliament’s ongoing fake news inquiry, it has been revealed.

Theresa May’s agreement with the DUP “remains in place” despite a major rebellion over the Budget, Downing Street has said.

Tory Brexiteers’ failed attempt to unseat Theresa May has bolstered the Prime Minister’s standing among the public, according to a new poll.

Brexiteers plotting to unseat Theresa May could inflict “appalling chaos” on Britain, damaging its international standing, Jeremy Hunt has warned.

Plans to create a European army to rival Nato are “crazy and dangerous” and would undermine international security, Gavin Williamson has said.

Donald Trump berated Theresa May in a bad-tempered phone call in the aftermath of the US midterm elections last week, it has been revealed. 

Theresa May has urged the Cabinet to back her Brexit deal "in the national interest" ahead of a make-or-break meeting this afternoon.

Downing Street today rebuked Cabinet minister Penny Mordaunt over her rumoured plan to pull Britain out of global cultural body Unesco.

Top Labour MP Jess Phillips has called for urgent action from ministers to protect female prisoners forced to give birth behind bars.

At least 40 Tory MPs are set to vote against Theresa May today in a bid to force her to publish crucial legal advice on Brexit.

Government plans for a no-deal Brexit are set to be ramped up as hopes of a deal between Britain and Brussels fade.

Labour’s shadow housing minister has slammed a new government fund to help councils tackle rogue landlords, saying the cash amounts to just 50p per property.

John McDonnell has approached a prominent economist and former Tory peer about launching a review into the feasibility of a four-day working week, according to reports.

Britain is calling on its EU allies to approve tough new sanctions on senior figures in Russia’s international spy network.

DUP MPs will not shy away from voting down Theresa May’s Brexit deal even if it forces a general election, the party’s chief whip has said.

John McDonnell and Keir Starmer have launched a charm offensive amid claims that dozens of Labour MPs could rebel and back Theresa May's Brexit deal.

The Cabinet minister responsible for media and culture has admitted he does not read newspapers or have a paid subscription to any news outlets.

A post-Brexit trade deal with the US will lead to a “huge decline” in food safety in Britain, a former environment minister has warned.

People must take more responsibility for the state of their health, according to Matt Hancock.

DUP leader Arlene Foster has said a Brexit breakthrough on the Northern Irish border could be ‘close’, following a meeting with Dominic Raab in Belfast today.

Theresa May has mocked Jeremy Corbyn amid a Labour split over its backing for tax cuts set to hand extra cash to millions of top earners.

A no-deal Brexit would plunge Britain into a prolonged period of falling living standards and rising unemployment, a leading international ratings agency has said.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock is set to introduce tough new measures to protect NHS staff from violent attacks.

Teaching unions and MPs have lashed out at Philip Hammond’s "deeply insulting" £400m Budget cash boost for schools.

Here are the new measures Philip Hammond just announced in his Autumn Budget. 

Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has challenged Conservative MPs to vote down Monday's Budget if Philip Hammond does not use it to halt the rollout of Universal Credit.

At least five Cabinet ministers have reportedly warned Theresa May that her Brexit deal will condemn Britain to becoming a “colony” of the EU.