A Conservative former minister has branded Downing Street "utterly selfish" after the party suffered a local elections drubbing.

Cabinet minister Andrea Leadsom today revealed she was “seriously considering” another tilt at the Conservative leadership.

Theresa May has been given until this afternoon to set out a "road map" for her exit from Downing Street, it has been reported.

Labour has accused the Government of not being "willing to compromise" as negotiations on a joint-Brexit deal once again broke up without agreement.

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

The UK will take part in the European Parliament elections later this month, the Government has admitted.

A senior Conservative MP has blasted colleagues who failed to support Theresa May’s Brexit deal and suggested that they should quit and join another party.

A Ukip MEP candidate is being investigated by police over rape comments he made about a Labour MP.

Senior Labour officials have quit their posts in disillusion at the party's position on Brexit.

Labour has condemned ministers after party analysis found that tens of thousands of ambulance staff have quit their roles since the beginning of the decade.

Theresa May is facing a fresh plot to oust her as Prime Minister after grassroots Tories confirmed plans for a vote of no confidence in her leadership next month.

Theresa May has suffered another blow to her leadership after a poll revealed that more than four in five Conservative Party members want her to quit.

A majority of Labour MPs would refuse to support any Brexit deal unless it included a pledge to hold a confirmatory ballot, it has been reported.

John McDonnell has said he cannot trust Theresa May and accused her of “acting in bad faith” after details of a potential Brexit compromise agreement surfaced.

The Conservatives risk losing the votes of millions of Remain voters if they pursue a harder line on Brexit, Rory Stewart has warned.

Gavin Williamson was dumped as Defence Secretary after he questioned Theresa May’s fitness to carry out her role, it has been claimed.

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.