Ministers have been warned of a homelessness "scandal" as a new report estimated that as many as 210,000 children have no permanent place to live - with some forced to make shipping containers their home.

Labour chiefs have been accused of "ignoring" local party members after a key London safe seat was opened up to male candidates despite a "unanimous" call to keep its all-women shortlist.

The Government has rejected Jeremy Corbyn's call to publish its analysis of the impact of a no-deal Brexit "in full", claiming the Labour leader has "misunderstood" what it would show.

Pressure is mounting on Jeremy Corbyn to ditch Labour’s policy of getting a new Brexit deal as two of his closest allies said they want to stay in the EU whatever the circumstances.

Jeremy Corbyn has called on Boris Johnson to publish Whitehall's analysis of the impact of a no-deal Brexit "in full".

Boris Johnson has written to European Council President Donald Tusk spelling out the UK's demands for a Brexit deal. Read the full letter below.

Boris Johnson has said he is “confident” Britain’s “friends” in the European Union will agree to change the existing Brexit deal as he prepares for two days of meetings with the leaders of France and Germany.

Labour has backed calls for MPs to cut short the summer recess and head back to Parliament to work on blocking a no-deal Brexit.

Boris Johnson has urged social media companies to do more to tackle the spread of misleading anti-vaccination claims online after Britain was stripped of its "measles-free" status.

Jeremy Corbyn will accuse Boris Johnson of making a "lurch to the hard right" as he talks up Labour's chances in a general election on a visit to a key marginal seat.

Michael Gove has admitted that a no-deal Brexit will cause "bumps in the road", as Downing Street accused disgruntled former ministers of leaking a Whitehall plan to deal with the fallout.

More than 100 MPs have written to Boris Johnson urging him to recall Parliament because the country is facing “a national emergency” over Brexit.

Jeremy Corbyn has urged MPs opposed to no-deal to back his plan to lead a caretaker Government and “seize the opportunity before it’s too late”.

Boris Johnson has accused Conservative Brexit rebels of "gravely damaging" the national interest and making it more likely that Britain will leave the European Union without a deal.

With a new Office for Fair Funding, no longer would Whitehall be judge, jury and executioner. Wales would stand on an equal footing with London and get a fair hearing when it comes to funding, says Jonathan Edwards MP, Plaid Cymru Treasury Spokesperson.

Jeremy Corbyn has announced a "radical" plan to rejuvenate flagging high streets by seizing empty shops.

A fresh Conservative row has erupted as veteran Tory Ken Clarke said he would be willing to head up a government of national unity if it was the "only way" to prevent Britain leaving the European Union without a deal.

Unite boss Len McCluskey has accused Jo Swinson of practicing "playground politics" after she warned Jeremy Corbyn he does not have the parliamentary numbers to lead a government aimed at stopping a no-deal Brexit.

Downing Street has been urged to make it "abundantly clear" that any Tory MP who backs Jeremy Corbyn to thwart a no-deal Brexit will be kicked out of the party amid calls for rebel Guto Bebb to lose the whip.

The boss of Britain's biggest trade union has warned Jeremy Corbyn against “trading” seats earmarked for women candidates in order to let “favourite sons” run for the party.

Jeremy Corbyn's hopes of forming a national unity government to block a no-deal Brexit have been dealt a blow as two more pontential Conservative rebels spoke out against the plan.

Jo Swinson has come under pressure to take action against the “dinosaur-type behaviour” of a Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate who likened a rival to a “Barbie doll”.

Grant Shapps has warned rebels in his own party to think "very hard" about supporting Jeremy Corbyn's bid to halt a no-deal Brexit.

Tory MP Guto Bebb has claimed a short-term Jeremy Corbyn government would be “less damaging” than a no-deal Brexit.