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.

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.

Calls for a House of Commons investigation into allegations of bullying against John Bercow have been blocked by MPs.

A Conservative MP has called on the Government to bring forward a new tax which would see housing developers forced to fund local infrastructure.

The Scottish parliament is expected to refuse consent to the Government’s main Brexit bill later today, as MSPs continue to battle UK ministers over devolved powers.

Ireland’s deputy prime minister has all-but rejected the customs proposal being pushed by pro-Brexit MPs in Theresa May's Cabinet.

The cost of the housing benefit bill is set to rise steeply as more pensioners are forced to rent in their retirement, a think tank has revealed.

Blue Cross is pleased to see that the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (Efra) is launching an inquiry into the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991. 

Theresa May has agreed to widen the inquiry panel looking into the deadly Grenfell Tower fire - after previously ruling out such a move.

Defiant John Bercow has dropped a strong hint he intends to stay on as Speaker for another four years despite claims he bullied parliamentary staff.

The system of monthly income assessments used to determine Universal Credit (UC) punishes the self-employed and should be scrapped in favour of yearly calculations, IPSE, the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed, has today said. 

Almost 80% of builders are calling for more regulation in the construction industry to end the tyranny of cowboy builders, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

Disagreement over the future of an inquiry into killings that happened during the Northern Irish Troubles caused a Cabinet “spat” yesterday, it has been reported.

A Labour frontbencher has been sacked over allegations of workplace bullying.