Sajid Javid has accused ministers of looking at Britain “through a lens of spreadsheets and efficiency savings” while major sections of the country feel “forgotten”.

Jeremy Corbyn is reportedly looking to pay less than half the market value for water firms as part of Labour's renationalisation plans.

Theresa May has issued a fresh call for Jeremy Corbyn to “put their differences aside” and help ministers deliver a Brexit deal after both sides suffered losses at the local elections.

Matt Hancock says that the Conservatives need to "deliver from the centre ground" after Brexit, in comments likely to be seen as a bid for the party leadership.

Senior Conservatives have called for unity after the party suffered its worst local election performance in nearly 25 years.

The Green Party have declared the two-party political system is "dying" after they racked up a historic election result.

A Brexit deal between Labour and the Conservatives “has to be done” after both parties suffered major losses in the local elections, Jeremy Corbyn has declared.

Labour would be performing better with "almost any other leader" than Jeremy Corbyn, one of the party's backbenchers has said.

Theresa May has been urged to resign after the Conservatives suffered a "very difficult" set of results in the local elections.

Vince Cable has hailed the local elections a "big success" for his party as they scoop up hundreds of seats across the country.

Labour is trying to "bail out" the Conservatives by helping the Government deliver Brexit, according to a senior member of the Shadow Cabinet.

The Conservatives and Labour are on course for a disappointing local election performance as voters deliver a damning verdict on their Brexit performance.

A former Tory Cabinet minister has called for Theresa May to go as the party braced itself for heavy losses in the local elections.

Margaret Thatcher is Britain's greatest post-war Prime Minister, according to a major new poll.

A Brexit Party candidate for the European elections has quit over a colleague's refusal to apologise for past comments on a notorious IRA bombing.

Gavin Williamson will avoid a criminal investigation into his alleged role in leaking top-secret information after the head of the Metropolitan Police said the case would need to be referred to them by ministers.

Theresa May has been accused of "rewarding" Gavin Williamson after it emerged he will receive a pay-off following his sacking over the Huawei leak.

Voters are heading to the polls today as the parties do battle for thousands of council seats across England and Northern Ireland.

Gavin Williamson should face a criminal probe after he was sacked over the Huawei leak, according to senior politicians.

John Bercow has defended his decision to stay on as Commons Speaker - and dropped a fresh hint that he is preparing to step down soon.

Jeremy Corbyn has described anti-semitic language used in a book he endorsed as "utterly deplorable".

Gavin Williamson has denied being the source of the Huawei leak after being sacked as Defence Secretary by Theresa May.

Former Labour MP Fiona Onasanya has been ousted from her Commons seat after her constituents backed a recall petition that was triggered against her.

Theresa May has sacked Gavin Williamson as Defence Secretary after a Whitehall probe found him guilty of leaking her decision to give Chinese firm Huawei a role in the development of the UK's 5G network.