A former Labour official forced to quit for defending a Holocaust denier has backed Peter Willsman's bid to be re-elected to the party's national executive committee.

The Liberal Democrats are considering allowing non-members to cast their votes in the next race for the party leadership, it has emerged.

Families in debt could be clobbered by fresh costs, Labour has warned, as the Bank of England hiked interest rates to their highest level since the financial crash.

Labour MPs believe "disciplinary procedures" should take place against a close ally of Jeremy Corbyn following his comments about Jewish people, shadow equalities minister Naz Shah has said.

A former House of Commons clerk has accused Labour MP Keith Vaz of bullying her.

Momentum has dropped its support for a close ally of Jeremy Corbyn after he made a series of "deeply insensitive" remarks about Jews.

Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell called for Holocaust Memorial Day to be renamed, PoliticsHome can reveal.

Peter Willsman should "consider his position" on Labour’s ruling national executive committee over his comments about Jewish people, a member of the Shadow Cabinet has declared.

Labour will consider putting plans for a universal basic income in its next election manifesto, John McDonnell has revealed.

Boris Johnson is Tory members' favourite to be the party's next leader for the first time in two years, according to a new poll.

Jeremy Corbyn has apologised for hosting an event in Parliament at which the Israeli government was compared to the Nazis.

An ally of Jeremy Corbyn has been forced to apologise after being recorded claiming some members of the Jewish community complaining about anti-Semitism in the Labour party were "Trump fanatics".

Labour has launched an investigation into another councillor after he shared a Facebook post comparing the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Adolf Hitler.

Jeremy Corbyn is under increasing pressure to back a second EU referendum, as Labour activists prepare to force the issue at the party’s annual conference.

MPs have accused the Government of “shocking” indecision over what the UK's immigration system should look like after Brexit.

Tom Watson has launched an outspoken attack on a close ally of Jeremy Corbyn after he claimed some members of the Jewish community complaining about anti-Semitism in the Labour party were "Trump fanatics".

Labour has suspended a councillor who suggested that the Israeli secret service was plotting to stop Jeremy Corbyn becoming Prime Minister.

A former minister has accused Downing Street of withholding details of its plans on how to handle a no deal Brexit.

Conservative party members are increasingly sceptical that the next general election will result in a Tory-led government, a new survey has found.

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

Boris Johnson has accused Jeremy Corbyn of a "boneheaded" refusal to tackle anti-Semitism in the Labour Party.

Labour has pledged to end the "disastrous" exporting of rail manufacturing jobs overseas by introducing "a default position" in favour of British firms.

A Jewish Labour MP who was threatened with censure over a bust up about internal anti-Semitism rules has accused Jeremy Corbyn of “supporting and defending” racists.

The Conservatives will be "politically screwed" if Theresa May fails to reach out to a more diverse group of voters, George Osborne has warned.