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.

Justice Secretary David Gauke has seen off a vote of no-confidence from his local party that was backed by hard Brexit campaigners.

Meetings of Labour’s Shadow Cabinet will no longer discuss “sensitive topics” because of leaks to the media, Jeremy Corbyn has said.

Labour has hit out at the "closed elite" in the House of Lords after figures revealed that the majority of peers went to private school.

Chris Williamson has lost the Labour whip again - just 48 hours after he was controversially allowed back into the party.

The public would rather have Jeremy Hunt as Prime Minister than Boris Johnson, a new poll has revealed.

Dozens of MPs have called for Chris Williamson to be expelled from the Parliamentary Labour Party.

Boris Johnson called the French "turds" over their behaviour during the Brexit negotiations, it has been claimed.

Jeremy Hunt has accused Boris Johnson of trying to mislead people about the potential impacts of a no-deal Brexit.

Jeremy Corbyn has dismissed calls for him to intervene in the decision to re-admit Chris Williamson to the Labour party.