Jo Swinson has joined the race to become the next leader of the Liberal Democrats.

The Lib Dems have taken the lead in an opinion poll for the first time in nine years.

Jeremy Corbyn has been urged to "stop wriggling" around Labour calls for a second EU referendum after his claim that any opportunity for a fresh public vote is “some way off”.

John McDonnell has torn in to the Tory leadership candidates for kick-starting a "race to the bottom" on tax and spending pledges.

Dominic Raab has launched a scathing personal attack against Jeremy Corbyn over his response to tackling anti-semitism.

Tory leadership contender Rory Stewart has admitted that he made “a stupid mistake” by smoking opium at a wedding in Iran 15 years ago.

Liberal Democrat MP Ed Davey has ruled out taking his party into coalition with a Boris Johnson or Jeremy Corbyn-led government as he launched his bid to be its next leader.

Tory leadership contenders Dominic Raab and Rory Stewart have hit out at an attempt to prosecute Boris Johnson over claims made in the run-up to the Brexit referendum.

Tom Watson has called for a party-wide ballot of Labour's members in a bid to thrash out a new Brexit policy in the wake of its drubbing at the European elections.

Len McCluskey has accused Labour's former communications chief Alastair Campbell of deliberately getting himself expelled from the party to "create a controversy".

Theresa May has called for the return of student grants after admitting that scrapping them had put those from low-income families off applying to university.

The Conservatives risk being captured by "the narrow nationalism, phobia-filled and poisonous politics of Nigel Farage" over Brexit, according to a party grandee.

Labour’s Brexit splits have burst into the open after party chairman Ian Lavery accused campaigners for a second referendum of "sneering" at Brexit supporters.

Boris Johnson has been ordered to attend court over accusations of misconduct in a public office during the Brexit referendum.

Tom Watson has waded into the row over Alastair Campbell's expulsion from Labour as he blasted the "spiteful" decision to kick him out of the party.

Commons Speaker John Bercow has risked the wrath of Conservative Eurosceptics as he made it clear he has no plans to quit the job before Brexit is delivered.

Matt Hancock has blasted Tory leadership rival Boris Johnson over claims he dismissed warnings about the economic impact of Brexit by saying "f**k business".

Two Labour ex-Cabinet ministers have revealed that they also voted for other parties in the European elections after Alastair Campbell was expelled for backing the Liberal Democrats.

Brexit minister James Cleverly has promised to offer a "complete refresh" of the Conservative party as he joined the race to become its next leader.

As the Labour Party scrambles to clarify their Brexit position after a dismal performance in the European elections, Labour MP Lisa Nandy warns against a second referendum. 

A leading Muslim group has urged Britain's equalities watchdog to launch a full-scale investigation into the Conservative Party.

Alastair Campbell has been kicked out of the Labour party after he admitted voting Lib Dem in the European elections.

Labour is to face a formal investigation by the UK's equality watchdog over its handling of anti-semitism complaints.

Tory leadership hopeful Jeremy Hunt has said he will include the DUP and Tory eurosceptics on his Brexit negotiating team if he becomes Prime Minister.