The Conservatives have opened up a three point poll lead over Labour in the wake of the poisoning of Sergei Skripal.

Sajid Javid has become at least the fifth MP to report receiving a hate letter which encourages attacks on Muslims in exchange for “rewards”.

Jeremy Corbyn has suggested that "Russian mafia-like groups" living in Britain could have been behind the poisoning of a former double agent.

A former union boss who once stood as a Socialist Alliance candidate has been short-listed to be Labour's next general secretary.

Jacob Rees-Mogg was catapulted from obscure backbencher to potential prime minister as Moggmentum swept across the country. In parliament for nearly eight years with no ministerial experience to speak of, the Conservative MP insists he is comfortable being one of the leading bastions of Brexit on the green benches. But is there really a limit to his ambitions? He talks to Kevin Schofield.

Jeremy Corbyn has said Russia "appears to be responsible" for the nerve agent attack on a Russian former spy in Salisbury.

World leaders from three powerful nations have joined Theresa May in declaring the nerve agent attack in Salisbury an “assault on UK sovereignty” by Russia.

A spokesman for Theresa May today insisted France was behind Britain in expelling Russian diplomats after the French government suggested more evidence was required.

Theresa May will meet members of the public and emergency services in Salisbury today, nearly two weeks after the nerve gas attack in the city which left a Russian ex-spy and his daughter in hospital.

Alex Salmond has urged broadcast watchdogs not to shut down Russia Today in the wake of the nerve agent attack on former double agent Sergei Skripal.

Nia Griffith has said Labour agrees with Theresa May that Russia was behind the attempted murder of former double agent Sergei Skripal – just a day after Jeremy Corbyn refused to do so.

Emily Thornberry has said Russia must "face the consequences" for the nerve agent attack on a former double agent - in a clear challenge to Jeremy Corbyn.

Prominent Labour MPs have distanced themselves from Jeremy Corbyn by publicly backing the Prime Minister's response to the nerve agent attack on a former spy.

The failure to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq shows government claims that Russia was behind the Salisbury nerve agent attack may be wrong, Jeremy Corbyn's spokesman has declared.

Jeremy Corbyn faced the wrath of MPs from across the House today after he again failed to unequivocally condemn Moscow over the Salisbury nerve agent attack.

Theresa May has given 23 Russian diplomats suspected of being spies one week to leave Britain in the wake of the nerve agent attack in Salisbury.

Read all the latest from Prime Minister's Questions and Theresa May's statement on the Sergei Skripal case on our up-to-the-minute liveblog.

Theresa May has led tributes to the “brilliant and extraordinary” Stephen Hawking after the renowned scientist died aged 76.

Former SNP leader Alex Salmond has come under pressure to quit his Russia Today chat show as tensions mount between London and Moscow.

A senior Unite official and ally of Jeremy Corbyn is set to become Labour's new general secretary.

Donald Trump has told Theresa May that America will be "with the UK all the way" as she decides how to respond to the poisoning of a Russian former spy on British soil.

Jeremy Corbyn has condemned the sending of “hate-filled” letters and packages to four Muslim Labour MPs as “disgusting”.

Labour has lost a bid to stop more than one million children missing out on free school meals.

A senior Labour official dubbed "the brains of the party" has dramatically quit her job.