IPSE, the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed, has announced that comedian Carl Donnelly will host its Freelancer of the Year Awards on Thursday 13th June 2019. 

The government’s preparations for a ‘managed no deal’ leave many questions unanswered, writes the chair of the Lords EU Committee Lord Boswell

Diane Abbott has suggested that Labour is willing to drop its red lines on Brexit in exchange for Theresa May taking the prospect of no-deal off the table.

Jeremy Corbyn is facing a mounting backlash over his decision to urge Labour MPs not to hold Brexit negotiations with the Government.

Boris Johnson is set to call on the Government to use Brexit to “unite the country” by ploughing more money into public services.

The British Plastics Federation Director General has drawn together several different academic reports published in the UK, the USA & Canada which all concluded that plastic is the most environmentally-friendly packaging material, in stark contrast to a great deal of press coverage in the UK, which questions the choice of plastic. 

Where once it was an idea on the fringes, support for a Norway-style Brexit has entered the political mainstream. With Theresa May clamouring for a solution, supporters of a Common Market 2.0 believe they have the solution to get the Prime Minister out of a deep hole. Sebastian Whale sits down with three of the group’s backers, Lucy Powell, Rob Halfon and Stephen Kinnock

Theresa May has condemned Jeremy Corbyn after he urged Labour MPs not to hold talks on Brexit with the Government.

Organising a second referendum would take more than a year, Downing Street was warned MPs.

Support for overturning the Brexit vote has hit its highest level since the 2016 referendum, according a new poll.

Baroness Thornhill has expressed her disappointment on how permitted development rules remain an example of top down planning. 

Ministers have laid the ground work for reservists to be called into permanent service with the army in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

Opposition leaders have issued a last-ditch plea to Jeremy Corbyn to back a second referendum on Brexit after he failed to trigger a general election.

A "significant majority" of MPs could team up next week to stop a no-deal Brexit and revoke Article 50, Philip Hammond has told business chiefs.

Cabinet splits on Brexit burst open last night as senior figures scrapped over whether Theresa May should pursue a softer EU departure.

After Theresa May's government survived last night's no-confidence vote, the prospect of an immediate general election has receded. Labour must therefore support calls for a so-called "People's Vote" to break the logjam, says Luciana Berger.

Following her question in the House of Lords, Baroness Thornhill writes for PoliticsHome on why extending permitted development rights will create even more poor quality homes and undermine local economies.

Jeremy Corbyn tonight issued a withering snub to Theresa May after the Prime Minister reached out to the Labour leader to build a cross-party consensus over Brexit.

A vice-chair of the Conservative Party has quit the role over Theresa May's Brexit deal.

David Cameron has said he does not regret calling the Brexit referendum as his successor Theresa May battled to save her premiership.

Downing Street has insisted that Theresa May will not give ground on joining the EU's customs union - just minutes after a Cabinet minister refused to rule it out.

IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) has welcomed the drop in inflation announced today, but warned further Brexit uncertainty after the Government’s defeat could harm the self-employed.

Chair of the Bar Council’s Brexit Working Group, Hugh Mercer QC, explains the options for the UK following Parliament’s rejection of the Prime Minister’s Brexit deal yesterday.

The supply chain needs to be a fairer place for SME subcontractors, says NFB.