A Labour MP has been accused of "distasteful prejudice” over a blog post she wrote criticising a black Conservative candidate.

Nicky Morgan has said her fellow Conservative MP Boris Johnson should consider quitting over his gaffe that could add another five years to a British mother's time in an Iranian prison.

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

Allies of the Prime Minister have accused Boris Johnson and Michael Gove of a “sordid attempt” to remove Philip Hammond, after a letter appearing to criticise the Chancellor was leaked. 

Tory MP Johnny Mercer has launched a full-blooded attack on Theresa May's government, saying it "smells of decline".

A senior Labour figure has suggested Jeremy Corbyn was wrong to appear on Iranian state TV after it was suggested the party was being hypocritical in its condemnation of Boris Johnson.

Former Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson has said he knew pornography had been found on Damian Green’s work computer during a 2008 investigation.

Michael Gove has said he does not know what British mother Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was doing in Iran when she was arrested.

Some 40 Conservative MPs stand ready to sign a letter of no confidence in Theresa May in a major blow to the Prime Minister’s authority, it has been reported.

Jeremy Corbyn has demanded Theresa May sack Boris Johnson for “undermining” the UK and putting its citizens at risk.

The Government is drawing up plans for a new environment watchdog to shore up wildlife and pollution protections after Brexit, Michael Gove has declared.

Boris Johnson and Michael Gove have been accused of launching a ‘soft coup’ against Theresa May after they wrote her a letter detailing a series of Brexit demands.

Tony Blair has paid tribute to the election campaign run by Jeremy Corbyn - but insisted that Labour should be 20 points ahead of Theresa May's embattled government in the opinion polls.

Carwyn Jones has asked for an independent inquiry to be held into the death of former Welsh minister Carl Sargeant.

Improbable as it may seem to modern-day Westminster-watchers, in 2004 the SNP were in a right old state.

Nicola Sturgeon has slammed her former boss, Alex Salmond, over his controversial decision to host a show on Kremlin-backed broadcaster Russia Today.

Support for Theresa May has increased in recent days despite the chaos engulfing her government.

Labour "could bring down the Government at any time", Emily Thornberry has declared.

Alex Salmond has been criticised after it emerged he is to host a weekly chat show on a controversial TV channel funded by the Russian government.

The UK could end up staying in the European Union if voters are presented with a "game-changing" reason to reject Brexit next summer, according to Gordon Brown.

Rachel Reeves has insisted she is not "ashamed" to count many Conservative MPs as her friends - in a direct rebuke to Labour colleague Laura Pidcock.

Carwyn Jones has insisted he did everything "by the book" in the circumstances which lead to the death of former Welsh minister Carl Sargeant.

George Osborne has accused Theresa May of being “largely irrelevant" to British politics in his latest outspoken attack on his former Cabinet colleague.

Labour has torn into the Government after the number of new homes built for affordable rent hit its lowest level since records began.