Labour leadership candidates have been told to stop trying to “out-working-class” one another by the party’s chair. 

Sajid Javid has warned British businesses there will be no alignment” with the EU after Brexit, adding that firms must “adjust” to new regulations. 

Boris Johnson will usher in Britain's exit from the European Union with a light show at Number 10 amid a row over Brexiteers' demands for Big Ben to bong instead.

Keir Starmer has stretched his lead over Rebecca Long-Bailey in the race to succeed Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader, according to a new poll.

Labour-supporting actor Ricky Tomlinson has thrown his weight behind Keir Starmer in the race to succeed Jeremy Corbyn as party leader.

A former Labour MP who won a libel battle with the Unite union has threatened to call in the bailiffs to recover her costs.

Rebecca Long-Bailey's bid to become the next Labour leader has been hit by controversy over comments she made before the election about late-term abortions.

Emily Thornberry will call on Labour members to choose her to lead the party on the "long, tough road back to power".

Nicky Morgan has heaped praise on the job Boris Johnson is doing as Prime Minister - despite previously saying she would never serve in his Cabinet.

Momentum members have voted overwhelmingly to endorse Rebecca Long-Bailey's bid to be the next Labour party leader.

Boris Johnson has been forced to shelve his call for members of the public to donate their own money so that Big Ben can bong to mark Brexit.

Ian Murray has launched an outspoken attack on John McDonnell for changing Labour's policy on Scottish independence during an appearance at the Edinburgh Fringe.

Rebecca Long-Bailey is ahead of Sir Keir Starmer in the race to become the next Labour leader, a new poll has shown.

Labour bosses have come under fire from one of country's biggest trade unions over their treatment of staff who were told they were being made redundant less than a month before Christmas.

Jeremy Corbyn agrees with Prince Harry that there are “racial undertones” in the media coverage of his wife Meghan Markle, as the Labour leader backed the pair's decision to quit as “senior” Royals.

Boris Johnson will aim to "cut the head off the snake" and crack down on crime with a new cross-government taskforce.

Lisa Nandy's campaign to become the next Labour leader has received a significant boost after she won the support of the National Union of Mineworkers.

A Liberal Democrat peer compared post-Brexit Britain to Nazi Germany during a debate on Boris Johnson's Brexit plans.

Boris Johnson has formally rejected Nicola Sturgeon’s demand for a second referendum on Scottish independence.

Boris Johnson is facing fresh calls to guarantee that veterans of the Troubles will not face "unfair prosecution" as the Northern Ireland Assembly returns.

Nigel Farage will not accept the £153,000 severance package he is entitled to when he steps down as an MEP.

Boris Johnson's Brexit deal is "bad for our Union and for our economy", Theresa May's former top aide has declared.

Lisa Nandy has urged Labour members not to make the "easy choice" but to back her "brave" campaign for the party leadership.

Keir Starmer, Rebecca Long-Bailey, Lisa Nandy, Jess Phillips and Emily Thornberry have all won the backing of enough MPs and MEPs to make it through to the next stage of the Labour leadership race. Matt Honeycombe-Foster explains what happens next.