John Major has accused Tory leadership contenders threatening to shut down Parliament in order to force through a no-deal Brexit of "gold-plated hypocrisy". 

Matt Hancock is preparing to pull out of the Tory leadership race, it has been claimed.

Boris Johnson is coming under increasing pressure to agree to take part in upcoming TV debates involving the candidates to become Tory leader.

Former Labour MP Chuka Umunna has joined the Liberal Democrats following his split from Change UK.

Change UK has been forced to change its name once again to avoid being sued by an online petitions group.

Better start preparing yourself, folks. Because short of an unforeseen calamity befalling his campaign - and of course that cannot be ruled out - Boris Johnson is heading for Number 10.

Rory Stewart has vowed to “bring down” Boris Johnson if he moved to shutdown Parliament in order to force through a no-deal Brexit.

Boris Johnson has surged to the top of the first Conservative leadership ballot - as rivals Andrea Leadsom, Esther McVey and Mark Harper were all knocked out of the race.

Downing Street has denied that Sajid Javid was not invited to a state banquet for Donald Trump because he is a Muslim.

Boris Johnson’s hopes of seizing the Conservative leadership have received a boost as a fresh survey of members revealed that more than half would back him for the first time.

Sajid Javid has hit out at Downing Street after he was not invited to attend a state banquet for President Trump.

Tory MPs will begin whittling down the list of leadership candidates later as the first round of voting in the contest to succeed Theresa May gets underway.

Sajid Javid has accused Boris Johnson of being “yesterday’s news” as he launched his bid to become the next Prime Minister.

Leaving the European Union by 31 October will be "impossible", Philip Hammond has claimed.

The Brexit Party is at "high risk" of accepting illegal donations from overseas, Britain’s elections watchdog has warned.

Sir Keir Starmer has admitted he is pushing for Labour to support Remain in any second EU referendum.

Theresa May has vowed to stay on as an MP after she resigns as Prime Minister next month.

Boris Johnson has insisted he will continue to speak his mind if he becomes Prime Minister even if his use of language causes offence.

Follow every twist and turn - and get the full quotes of key exchanges - as Theresa May squares off against Jeremy Corbyn at Prime Minister's Questions.

Conservative MP for Croydon South Chris Philp explains why he is backing Sajid Javid to be the next leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister of Great Britain.

Labour staff are to vote on whether they want to take industrial action over a long-running pay dispute.

Rory Stewart has been forced into an embarrassing climbdown after suggesting he could back an opposition move to rule out a no-deal Brexit.

Tory leadership favourite Boris Johnson will warn his party they will "kick the bucket" if the UK does not leave the European Union by 31 October.

Labour is to lead a cross-party bid to rule out a no-deal Brexit by seizing control of the Commons agenda.