Lorries carrying goods from Europe will not be checked when they enter the UK at Dover, Chris Grayling has revealed.

There is no way to avoid a hard border in Northern Ireland after Brexit under the Government's current proposals for solving the issue, MPs have said.

Britain should set up a permanent military base in the Baltics to show Vladimir Putin that the West will not be "bullied" by the Kremlin, Jacob Rees-Mogg has said.

Jacob Rees-Mogg was catapulted from obscure backbencher to potential prime minister as Moggmentum swept across the country. In parliament for nearly eight years with no ministerial experience to speak of, the Conservative MP insists he is comfortable being one of the leading bastions of Brexit on the green benches. But is there really a limit to his ambitions? He talks to Kevin Schofield.

John Bercow has warned parties not to edit parts of Commons debates that give an “erroneous” impression when they are posted on social media.

The current higher education funding model will become unsustainable as hundreds of thousands of new university places will be needed by 2030, experts have said.

Nicola Sturgeon has said the stalemate over what happens to powers relating to devolved areas when they return from Brussels after Brexit could be settled in the coming weeks.

David Davis has said Britain would go along with EU wishes for a shorter post-Brexit transition period if it meant striking a deal with the bloc.

Downing Street has dropped a clear hint that the 1p and 2p coins will not be abolished as part of a Treasury review.

"Who would be happy if we left?" David Cameron asked rhetorically at the World Economic Forum in June 2016. "Putin might be happy. I suspect [ISIL leader Abu Bakr] al-Baghdadi might be happy."

Philip Hammond will have to hike taxes by an eye-watering £30bn over the coming years if he wants to wipe out the deficit by the middle of the next decade, experts warned today.

Baroness Hayter on a cross-party attempt in the Lords to ensure Theresa May honours a promise to give Parliament a proper say on the UK/EU Brexit agreement.

Professional services firm KPMG analyses the Chancellor’s first Spring Statement.

Government must deliver bolder planning reform, fairer procurement and a better understanding of the entire development process if it has any hope of making a success of today’s announcements, says NFB.

Treasury officials have paved the way for the abolition of 1p and 2p coins after declaring they are no longer "cost-effective".

Following the Chancellor’s Spring Statement, Petra Wilton, Director of Strategy for the Chartered Management Institute has responded. 

Lowering the VAT threshold would do serious damage to small businesses and the self-employed, IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self Employed) has warned. 

Britain will not pay off its divorce bill for leaving the European Union until nearly 50 years after the Brexit referendum, it has emerged.

Here is the full transcript of Philip Hammond's Spring Statement. 

Chris Sanger, EY’s Head of Tax Policy, comments on the Spring Statement:

The Chancellor’s announcement of a new consultation on late payment should be the beginning of the end for unfair payment practices which hit small businesses across the UK, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has said in response to the Chancellor’s Spring Statement. 

Philip Hammond today told Britain “the best days are ahead of us” as he pledged a funding boost for public services later in the year.

The British Safety Council has announced the winners of its 2018 International Safety Awards, which recognise and celebrate organisations from around the world which have shown a real dedication to keeping their workers and workplaces healthy and safe during the 2017 calendar year.