Jeremy Corbyn has come under fresh pressure to back a second Brexit referendum as a string of Labour's European election candidates publicly declared their support for a fresh vote.

The Conservatives are set to lose at least 800 seats in this week's local elections, according to a Tory peer.

Leading unions want Jeremy Corbyn to put a pledge to back another EU referendum in Labour's forthcoming European election manifesto, PoliticsHome has learned.

Tory chairman Brandon Lewis has said that members who are suspended over Islamophobic comments could be allowed back into the party if they show “contrition” or apologise.

Labour could sign-up to a Brexit deal with the Government without committing to a referendum on it, Shadow Cabinet minister Rebecca Long-Bailey has suggested.

Liberal Democrat leader Vince Cable has ruled out standing to be an MP at the next planned general election in 2022.

Nicola Sturgeon will declare that it is “time for Scotland to become independent” as she calls on Theresa May to U-turn on ministers' refusal to consider a fresh referendum.

Jeremy Corbyn's decision to snub a state banquet being held to mark Donald Trump's visit to the UK in June is hypocritical, says Ian Austin MP.

A row has broken out after it emerged Jeremy Corbyn's chief of staff will help to stand in for Labour's general secretary.

Jeremy Corbyn has turned down an invitation to attend a state banquet set to be held for President Trump when he visits the UK.

Boris Johnson has bagged a staggering £160,000 in additional earnings for two speeches he gave in March.

Senior ministers have denied being behind the leak of information from a top-security meeting amid calls for a criminal probe to be launched.

Labour frontbenchers have reacted with fury after the party produced European election leaflets without any mention of a second referendum.

A row has erupted over a former aide to Jeremy Corbyn being put in charge of Labour's complaints unit.

Liam Fox has been branded a “dinosaur” in his attitude to climate change after he called on the public to help tackle it regardless of if they believe scientists’ explanations of its causes.

Tory Party rules will not be changed to make it easier for the party's MPs to oust Theresa May, it has been confirmed.

Theresa May has rejected Nicola Sturgeon's demand for a second Scottish referendum, insisting now is the time for the UK to "pull together".

Nicola Sturgeon has said that a second Scottish independence referendum should be held within two years if the UK has left the European Union by then.

Change UK have been dealt another humiliating blow after they were forced to dump another European election candidate for offensive social media posts.

Theresa May's de facto deputy David Lidington filled in for the Prime Minister at the weekly Commons clash - while Labour's Shadow Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry stood in for Jeremy Corbyn. See how it all unfolded and grab the FULL quotes here.

Tom Watson has accused a fellow Labour MP of spreading "misinformation" after he shared a video which wrongly claimed to show Israeli soldiers beating up Palestinian children.

Conservative grandee Ann Widdecombe has quit the Tories to run as a candidate for Nigel Farage's new Brexit Party.

A government minister has revealed that "aggressiveness, intolerance and incivility" over Brexit led him to quit his post and go on a walk from Belfast to Brussels.

The former international development minister explains why he has taken the decision to step down from his role in government and step out on a walk.