Nigel Farage has announced that the Brexit Party will no longer contest seats held by the Conservatives at next month’s election.

A top Muslim group has hit out at Boris Johnson for breaking his promise to investigate "institutional" Islamophobia in his party.

Local Labour members have called on the party to drop a candidate who shared an image of Theresa May with a gun pointing at her head.

Labour would ensure every child has access to mental health support at school if the party wins the general election, Jeremy Corbyn has announced.

A majority of Britons would not mind if Northern Ireland left the UK so long as they got their preferred Brexit outcome, a new poll has found.

Labour's Keith Vaz has announced that he will not run to become an MP again after being handed a six-month Commons ban for causing "significant damage" to its reputation.

Boris Johnson will make an election pledge to amend the Human Rights Act in an effort to stop military veterans being prosecuted over killings that took place during The Troubles.

Former Conservative Cabinet minister Brian Mawhinney has died at the age of 79 after a long illness, his family have announced.

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.