Leo Varadkar has said he is "absolutely convinced" that Boris Johnson wants to strike a Brexit deal after "very positive and very promising" talks between the pair boosted hopes of a last-minute breakthrough.

Hopes of a breakthrough in the Brexit talks have risen after Boris Johson and Leo Varadkar identified "a pathway to a possible deal".

Emily Thornberry has risked a row with Jeremy Corbyn after admitting she is “concerned” about his plan to support a general election before a second Brexit referendum.

EU citizens who do not secure immigration status by the deadline for the Home Office’s Brexit scheme could be subject to deportation, Brandon Lewis has confirmed.

People may die from a shortage in medicines if Britain crashes out of the European Union without an agreement, England’s chief medical officer has warned.

Boris Johnson plans to get round the law requiring him to ask for a Brexit extension by sending a second letter to Brussels saying he does not want one, said Andrea Leadsom.

Labour MPs who have vowed to back Boris Johnson's Brexit plans have been accused by their colleagues of putting the Northern Ireland peace process at risk.

Boris Johnson has been dealt a fresh blow after Michel Barnier said the EU could not accept his latest proposals for breaking the Brexit deadlock.

Judges have delayed making a decision on whether Boris Johnson should be forced to request a Brexit extension if he fails to agree a new deal with Brussels.

Parliament will sit on a Saturday for the first time since the Falklands War in order to debate Brexit ahead of the Halloween deadline, Downing Street has confirmed.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said it will be "very difficult" to secure a Brexit deal by 31 October as he prepares for last-ditch talks with Boris Johnson amid fading hopes of an agreement.

Talks on a new Brexit deal are on the brink of collapse after the president of the European Parliament declared that "no progress" has been made in the negotiations

Labour MPs have vowed to vote for a new Brexit deal as they made a last-ditch plea for the EU to reach an agreement with Boris Johnson.

Hopes of a new Brexit deal being agreed between the UK and EU have been all-but killed off after Angela Merkel told Boris Johnson his new plan is unacceptable.

Northern Ireland Secretary Julian Smith has slammed an "unacceptable" threat from a senior Number 10 official to cancel security cooperation with Ireland, as Government splits over Brexit burst into the open.

The UK would withdraw security co-operation from EU countries which support a Brexit delay, a senior Number 10 official has warned.

The public would blame MPs more than Boris Johnson if he ends up delaying Brexit again, a new poll has suggested.

Even if Boris Johnson were to soften his position on the ‘Irish backstop’ a time limit or exit clause is an unworkable position for the EU, writes Dods Monitoring’s Laura Hutchinson.

Fresh splits have erupted between Labour and the Lib Dems over who should be Prime Minister in a "unity" government if Boris Johnson is brought down over Brexit.

Boris Johnson could snub a make-or-break EU summit unless significant progress is made on a new Brexit deal by the end of the week.

Jeremy Corbyn has vowed to hold Boris Johnson "to account" as opposition party leaders prepared to thrash out plans to halt a no-deal Brexit.

The European Union will be making a "historic" mistake if it thinks the Benn Act will stop Brexit from happening on 31 October, according to Number 10.

MPs could be offered a vote on Boris Johnson's latest EU plans ahead of crunch talks later this month, the Brexit Secretary has said.

Talk of installing John Bercow as a caretaker Prime Minister to halt a no-deal Brexit is "fantasy football", a prominent Labour frontbencher has said.