Theresa May is hiring a team of Conservative “foot soldiers” to build a Momentum-style army and take the fight to Labour in key battlegrounds, it has emerged.

Conservative grandee Michael Heseltine has thrown a grenade amid recent Tory unity as he blasted Theresa May over her latest big Brexit speech.

Jennie Formby has condemned "anti-Semitic" social media attacks on Jon Lansman, her rival to be the next general secretary of the Labour party.

Ukip has lost control of its only local authority after a row over the site for a nearby airport led many to vote in a new Conservative leader.

Jeremy Corbyn urged the controversial founder of Momentum, Jon Lansman, not to stand for the post of Labour’s General Secretary, it has emerged.

Ruth Davidson has criticised members of her own party for openly pursuing Theresa May’s job while she struggled to hold the Cabinet together.

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

Theresa May has called on the European Union to "get on with" negotiating a Brexit deal - as she admitted that failing to reach an agreement would be bad for the UK.

John McDonnell has defended his decision to hang a plaque commemorating Irish republican "martyrs" in his constituency office.

Nicola Sturgeon has said she is “shocked and saddened” after a survey found one-fifth of Scottish parliament staff had experienced sexual harassment or sexist behaviour.

The deficit reduction target set by George Osborne has finally been achieved two years than planned, official figures have found.

Former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Carey reflects on the life and career of the late Billy Graham, who he first heard preach in 1954; invited to his enthronement in 1991 and who will be buried today in North Carolina.

Theresa May will vow to strike the most ambitious trade deal with the EU that the world has ever seen after Brexit.

A senior Conservative MP has called for a "debate" on whether it is time to lower the 24-week time limit for abortions.

Theresa May has warned Donald Tusk that EU proposals which would effectively keep Northern Ireland in the customs union after Brexit are "unacceptable".

Labour would crack down on Bitcoin because it is “a gigantic Ponzi scheme”, Diane Abbott has revealed.

Cabinet ministers have called on Theresa May to make changes to a major Brexit speech just 24 hours before she makes it.

A prominent Conservative donor has pledged to financially back the Liberal Democrats’ campaign for a second referendum on Brexit.

Jon Lansman has confirmed he is running to be Labour's general secretary - despite coming under huge pressure from Jeremy Corbyn not to stand.

Ken Livingstone has been suspended indefinitely from the Labour party and will face a full probe into his alleged anti-Semitism, it has emerged.

The European Parliament has rejected the offer by Theresa May to grant permanent residency to EU migrants who arrive in the UK after Brexit - despite it amounting to a major climbdown.

Jacob Rees-Mogg has issued a "mea culpa" after falsely claiming that Jeremy Corbyn voted against the Good Friday Agreement.

Ruth Davidson has condemned Boris Johnson’s ‘casual disregard’ over the fractious Irish border issue after he equated it to boundaries between London boroughs.

Theresa May landed gags about David 'Mad Max' Davis, David Cameron's "wheely shed" and the Matt Hancock app as she addressed the Westminster Correspondents Dinner last night. Here are some of the best.