The son of Carl Sargeant is to be the Labour candidate in the by-election caused by his father's death.

Tony Blair has rubbished a claim he warned Donald Trump UK intelligence may have spied on him.

Almost eight in ten Labour members want a second EU referendum, a new poll has suggested.

Top Labour MP Angela Rayner has said the party has adopted a “sh*t or bust” economic strategy because it has the “gumption to take a risk”.

Tony Blair has launched an outspoken attack on Labour's approach to Brexit - accusing the party of "timidity" for not campaigning to keep the UK in the European Union.

A right-wing commentator who landed a plum job with a new universities watchdog was today forced to delete thousands of his tweets after some of his past comments sparked anger.

Boris Johnson has defended Toby Young’s appointment to the board of the new universities regulator, accusing critics of a "ridiculous outcry".

Jeremy Corbyn is to appoint a number of new Labour peers - despite previously stating that he would not do so.

The SNP's deputy leader at Westminster has claimed that voters “don’t give two hoots” about Scottish independence.

A former Treasury minister has torn into Theresa May's top team, calling her Cabinet colleagues "clueless" about economics and branding Boris Johnson "ludicrous".

Ministers last night faced cross-party outrage as hospitals in England were ordered to delay thousands of operations to cope with an NHS winter crisis.

Labour has called on Theresa May to sack Toby Young from his new post with the universities regulator over past comments the party said amounted to “homophobia” and “misogyny”.

Theresa May is reportedly set to resist calls for a reshuffle of her top team and focus on rewarding up and coming MPs with junior ministerial jobs.

Chris Grayling has defended his decision to jet off to Qatar as hard-pressed commuters were hit with eye-watering rail fare hikes. 

A senior Labour MP was left stranded on a broken down train today as he travelled the country campaigning against eye-watering rail fare hikes.

A spokesperson for Theresa May said Chris Grayling was doing a good job as Transport Secretary despite his absence as rail fares see their biggest rise for years. 

Chris Grayling has been accused of "running scared" after it emerged his visit to the Middle East will prevent him explaining eye-watering rail fare rises until Friday.

Labour has blasted another round of “staggering” rail fare hikes as it claimed season tickets have rocketed by almost £700 since the Conservatives came to power.

Allies of David Davis fear the Brexit Secretary is being marginalised and could be further pushed into the shadows if Boris Johnson changes job, it has been reported.

Aid spending will focus on projects that promote UK interests in a shakeup of the system, Boris Johnson has revealed.

Boris Johnson believes he is being hung out to dry by fellow Cabinet eurosceptics over his calls for Theresa May to pursue a hard Brexit.

An ex-Lord Chancellor has called for a change to divorce laws to allow for ‘no-fault’ marriage breakups.

Artificial intelligence will be used to launch a major crackdown on gangs cheating the benefits system, ministers have announced.

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