Jeremy Corbyn has been accused of ignoring Labour rules to appoint Diane Abbott to the party's ruling body.

Theresa May is to hold talks with trade union bosses as part of efforts to break the Brexit deadlock.

The House of Commons will be asked to decide whether to grant MPs on maternity or paternity leave the right to vote by proxy, ministers have announced.

Grassroots Tories would stage a “mutiny” against Theresa May if she caves in to pressure to rule out a no-deal Brexit, PoliticsHome has learned.

British voters are much more likely to align themselves with a position on Brexit than with a political party, a major new study has found.

The row between Labour and the BBC has deepened after Diane Abbott blasted new Question Time host Fiona Bruce for "repeating Tory propaganda".

Theresa May has claimed that holding a second EU referendum could "damage social cohesion" in the UK.

David Cameron told a top EU chief there was “no risk” of the Brexit referendum taking place because the Conservatives would not win a majority in the 2015 election, it has been revealed.

A group of Labour MPs have defied Jeremy Corbyn’s order to snub Brexit talks with ministers until Theresa May rules out leaving the EU without a deal.

Domestic abusers are set to face tough new punishments as part of landmark legislation due to be set out by ministers later today.

The bitter row between the BBC and Labour over the treatment of Diane Abbott on Question Time has escalated after the party lodged a formal complaint with the broadcaster.

Dods People draws together a list of appointments in Westminster politics, the devolved administrations and the public affairs sector in the last week.

Theresa May will call on the EU to make major concessions on the Brexit withdrawal agreement in a bid to persuade Tory rebels and the DUP to back her deal.

Keir Starmer has admitted that any Brexit deal negotiated with the European Union would need an Irish backstop mechanism, despite Jeremy Corbyn having previously ruled it out.

Jacob Rees-Mogg has dropped a major hint that his group of hardcore pro-Brexit Tory MPs are willing to strike a deal with Theresa May on Brexit.

Labour must not rule out backing a second referendum if it fails to force a general election, Keir Starmer has insisted.

Labour's deputy leader Tom Watson will today call on his party not to fail Britain at a "great moment of change" and urge the party to "engage intelligently" with Theresa May.

Diane Abbott has accused the BBC of "legitimising" racist abuse after the Labour frontbencher was barracked on Question Time.

Downing Street has flatly denied that Theresa May is planning to call a fresh general election, as speculation mounted about a snap poll.

Britain’s "abstract and confused" election spending rules are leaving campaigns open to sabotage by a "hostile state", a Conservative MP cleared of offences after a lengthy legal battle has warned.

Boris Johnson has been condemned after he denied stoking up fears about Turkish immigration during the EU referendum.

Diane Abbott has suggested that Labour is willing to drop its red lines on Brexit in exchange for Theresa May taking the prospect of no-deal off the table.

Jeremy Corbyn is facing a mounting backlash over his decision to urge Labour MPs not to hold Brexit negotiations with the Government.

Boris Johnson is set to call on the Government to use Brexit to “unite the country” by ploughing more money into public services.