William Hague has backed Jeremy Hunt to be the next Tory leader as he took a swipe at Boris Johnson's pledge to deliver Brexit by 31 October "do or die".

The Brexit Party has formed an unlikely alliance with the Liberal Democrats to demand an overhaul of Westminster's "abysmal" first-past-the-post voting system.

Jeremy Corbyn is to meet with the UK's top mandarin amid calls for a probe into comments about his health by civil servants.

Boris Johnson is being urged to drastically cut the size of the Cabinet by taking the axe to a wave of Whitehall departments.

MPs are more likely to suffer depression, unhappiness and worthlessness than the general public, a new study has found.

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt would be forced to either cut spending or raise taxes to pay for their big-money campaign spending pledges, Philip Hammond has warned.

An attempt by MPs to try and block a no-deal Brexit by cutting off spending to government departments has been dashed by John Bercow.

With the next general election potentially just weeks away, Labour MPs have until next Monday to tell party bosses whether they plan to stand again.

Boris Johnson has refused to commit to boosting public sector pay if he becomes Prime Minister, despite key campaign ally Matt Hancock announcing it as a policy on his behalf.

An outgoing Tory MEP who had been supporting Boris Johnson to be his party's next leader has announced he is now backing Jeremy Hunt.

Philip Hammond has hit out at Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt's big-money spending pledges and warned there will be no money to pay for them if there is a no-deal Brexit.

Britain's top civil servant is to write to Jeremy Corbyn after "unacceptable" claims by government officials that the Labour leader isn't healthy enough to become Prime Minister.

Left-wing campaign group Momentum are to send hundreds of activists to Boris Johnson’s seat in a bid to oust him at the next general election.

Nigel Farage has urged the Conservatives to "step aside" to give his Brexit Party a chance to take seats from Labour.

Theresa May has taken a thinly-veiled swipe at Boris Johnson over the Tory leadership hopeful's pledge to deliver Brexit "do or die" by 31 October.

Boris Johnson would scrap public sector pay freezes if he becomes Prime Minister, his Conservative campaign ally Matt Hancock has said.

Jeremy Hunt has pledged to hand the farming and fishing industries a £6bn cash boost to help them cope with a no-deal Brexit if he becomes Prime Minister.

Labour splits over a second EU referendum have resurfaced after Len McCluskey urged senior frontbench figures to allow Jeremy Corbyn the time to firm up the party’s policy.

Boris Johnson said he feels a “deep sense of anguish” over Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe - but rejected the claim he has any responsibility for her current plight.

Boris Johnson has insisted there is "cash available" for his ambitious spending plans if he becomes Prime Minister.

Tory leadership hopeful Jeremy Hunt has said that he could hold back some of the £39billion "divorce bill" from the European Union in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

Jeremy Corbyn has hit back at claims he isn’t healthy enough to become Prime Minister and called for an investigation to find the civil servants who made them.

Labour would bring in a new law to tackle the “injustice” of poor nutrition among children from lower income families and do more to boost their access to fresh fruit and vegetables, the party has announced.

Rory Stewart is planning to launch a campaign organisation if Boris Johnson becomes Prime Minister, it has been reported.