Labour will abolish the House of Lords if it wins the next general election, a spokesman for Jeremy Corbyn has confirmed.

Theresa May has blasted the SNP after the party was accused of trying to “bully” retailer Marks & Spencer into removing the term ‘British’ and the Union Flag from its products in Scotland.

Keep up with the all the latest Commons action LIVE as Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn clash at PMQs. Watch the whole thing live below the blog window.

A contest to choose a Labour candidate for the next general election has been stopped by a judge amid claims by some Asian party members that they had been unfairly blocked from taking part.

The SNP is to stage a series of "national assemblies" over the summer in another attempt to convince sceptical Scots to back independence, Nicola Sturgeon has announced.

The chairman of a local Conservative association has been suspended by the party after sending an abusive letter to a colleague.

Theresa May has only met the head of Britain's trade union movement once since becoming Prime Minister, it has been revealed.

Leading Tory Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg has hit out at the Government’s controversial 100,000 annual migration target.

Read the FULL statement by Lewisham East Labour chair Ian McKenzie on the tweets that got him suspended from the party.

A controversial Labour chairman today apologised for a string of tweets that saw him suspended from the party and insisted: “I do not believe Isis should kill Emily Thornberry.”

Labour was in chaos this morning as a controversial local party chair was suspended from the party after a string of conflicting announcements.

Labour was plunged into confusion today over claims a controversial local party chair had been suspended over comments he made about Emily Thornberry.

The Conservatives were left embarrassed yesterday after chicken restaurant Nando’s rejected the suggestion it could offer discounts to party members.

A number of prominent MPs have welcomed the decision by Ken Livingstone to quit Labour - but leading Jewish groups argued it would not “solve any of the party’s issues with anti-Semitism”.

Theresa May has insisted the Manchester Arena terror attack “failed” to break the resolve of Brits as she prepared to attend a memorial service a year on from the deadly blast.

The chairman of the Lewisham East constituency Labour party has been suspended over past comments he made on Twitter about Emily Thornberry.

Boris Johnson has suggested fresh economic sanctions could be imposed on Venezuela following the “obviously rigged” re-election of Nicolas Maduro.

The Conservatives are too "joyless" and need to be more optimistic to win over sceptical voters, according to Ruth Davidson.

Ken Livingstone has resigned from Labour and said he no longer wants to be a "distraction" from the policies of Jeremy Corbyn.

Ruth Davidson has urged Theresa May to reject any demands from Nicola Sturgeon for a second referendum on Scottish independence.

Theresa May has been accused of a major U-turn after she said Britain is ready to continue paying to remain part of a key nuclear safety body after Brexit.

Labour has been hit by a fresh race row after Asian party members told Jeremy Corbyn they had been made to feel "not wanted and not welcome" in the party.

A former Labour Cabinet minister has spoken of his "disgust" at the party's failure to tackle its anti-Semitism problem.

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