A powerful Muslim group has urged the Conservatives to launch a review into Islamophobia in the party, warning that “more than weekly incidents” are taking place.

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon today batted away criticism of a key SNP document making the economic case for independence, after left-wing figures warned it would pave the way for years of extra austerity.

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

The Government’s flagship Help to Buy housing initiative is facing criticism as new figures reveal it is funding buyers on increasingly high incomes.

Labour’s Shami Chakrabarti has piled further pressure on Theresa May to liberalise Northern Ireland’s abortion laws, branding the issue a “test” of the Prime Minister’s feminism.

Shadow Scotland Secretary Lesley Laird will become the Scottish Labour party's deputy leader after being the only candidate nominated for the vacancy when voting closed.

Tory town hall chiefs want Theresa May to hand over more cash to fulfil her promise to build 25,000 council homes, a new survey has suggested.

George Osborne has added to his growing post-politics CV by taking on a role overseeing an Italian family business that owns Ferrari, Fiat and Juventus football club.

A former special adviser to ex-Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has been acquitted of sexual assault.

A scheme to support Afghan civilians who worked as interpreters for British Forces in Afghanistan has been branded an “utter failure” by MPs.

The UK's Equalities Minister has shown her support for ‘Yes’ voters in the Irish abortion referendum, after exit polls revealed more than two thirds of people voted to repeal the Eighth Amendment.

Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard has said the SNP-backed landmark report on how an independent Scotland could operate would usher in a "pro-longed period of austerity".

Jeremy Corbyn will today call for the "spirit of the Good Friday Agreement" to be revived to protect peace in Northern Ireland after Brexit and get Stormont back up and running.

Jeremy Corbyn still supports a united Ireland - but backs the methods set out in the Good Friday Agreement for achieving it.

Theresa May has blasted the SNP after the party was accused of trying to “bully” retailer Marks & Spencer into removing the term ‘British’ and the Union Flag from its products in Scotland.

Ken Livingstone has resigned from Labour and said he no longer wants to be a "distraction" from the policies of Jeremy Corbyn.

The commitment by the Prime Minister to significantly reduce energy use in buildings, by making them more energy efficient and by using smart technology, sends a clear and welcome signal to the market.

Labour has been hit by a fresh race row after Asian party members told Jeremy Corbyn they had been made to feel "not wanted and not welcome" in the party.

A former Labour Cabinet minister has spoken of his "disgust" at the party's failure to tackle its anti-Semitism problem.

Britain should demand Governments ensure religious freedom and end persecution, writes Chris Philp

John Bercow has been accused of calling Andrea Leadson a "stupid woman" following an angry Commons bust-up.

The Government has announced a new consultation into banning the type of combustible cladding that was used on the Grenfell tower block.

Labour has piled pressure on the Government after it emerged a review set up in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy is set to avoid proposing a ban on flammable cladding.

The maximum stake on fixed odds betting machines will be slashed from £100 to £2 in a major blow for the gambling industry.