Sajid Javid has confirmed that a long-promised Conservative inquiry into Islamophobia will now be broadened out to include "all types of prejudice".

A Labour activist criticised for sharing an image of Theresa May with a gun pointing at her head has been chosen as a general election candidate.

John Bercow has unleashed a bitter attack on David Cameron, accusing the former prime minister of being "born to rule".

The Conservatives have been forced to drop a candidate in a marginal seat candidate over a series of social media posts he made about foodbanks and feminism.

A senior Labour frontbencher has denied changing the lyrics of the Beatles song "Hey Jude" to "Hey Jews" during a late-night bus journey.

Labour have accused Boris Johnson of a "politically motivated" decision to block the publication of a report into Russian interference in UK politics.

A furious row has erupted after the Conservatives put a £1.2 trillion price tag on a Labour government.

Boris Johnson has faced backlash for backtracking on his promise to hold an independent inquiry into Islamophobia in the Tory party.

David Blunkett has blasted "anti-Semitism and thuggery" under Labour, saying the current state of the party makes him "despair". 

Female Labour MPs have called on party bosses to block a candidate who shared a picture of Theresa May with a gun pointing at her head.

The wife of a former Tory MP charged with sexual assault has been chose by the party to stand as an election candidate in his place.

The Brexit Party has been urged to dump one of its election candidates over his "abhorrent" involvement with a Luftwaffe-themed band.

A major new poll has found support for Labour is collapsing across the country, while growing backing for the Brexit Party threatens Boris Johnson’s chances of securing a majority.

The BBC has been accused of an "establishment stitch-up" after announcing that Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson will go head-to-head in a live debate less than a week before the election.

Nicola Sturgeon has said it is “clear” that Jeremy Corbyn would allow another Scottish independence referendum to go ahead if he became Prime Minister.

A Labour election candidate has quit over accusations he used an anti-semitic term in front of a Jewish councillor.

Conservative ministers have announced plans to make it easier for doctors and nurses hoping to move to the UK to obtain visas if they win the election.

A Conservative general election candidate has been forced to stand down after just 24 hours over comments he made in the past about rape.

A Labour goverment would give workers the opportunity to choose the working hours that best suit them, the party has announced.

Nobody could miss the big, bright, orange bus with Jo Swinson’s face beaming down as it rocked up in rural Somerset. 

A Labour election candidate has been criticised after she appeared to compare celebrating the death of Tony Blair to cheering Adolf Hitler's demise.

Labour's membership is on course to hit half a million again following a surge in applications after the general election was called.

Dawn Butler has announced that she will run to succeed Tom Watson as deputy leader of the Labour party.

John McDonnell has accused Ian Austin of “speaking on behalf of the Tories” after the former Labour MP branded Jeremy Corbyn "completely unfit" to be Prime Minister.