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.

PoliticsHome looks at this week's local by-elections and predicts who's in, who's out, who's lost the plot.

European leaders are reportedly concerned that Theresa May's "fragile" Government to fall before the new year, following the Cabinet chaos of the last week.

The European Parliament has rejected an offer from Theresa May to protect the rights of EU migrants living in the UK after Brexit.

Boris Johnson came under fresh pressure last night after Iranian state TV said comments he made were “proof” that a British mother in a Tehran jail was acting against the nation.

Priti Patel has quit the Cabinet following showdown talks with Theresa May over her secret meetings with Israeli officials during a family holiday in the summer.

Dawn Butler has defended Labour's handling of allegations against former Welsh minister Carl Sargeant - just minutes after criticising it.

Priti Patel was racing back to the UK at the order of Theresa May this morning amid mounting expectation that she will be sacked over her secret meetings with Israeli officials.

A top aide to Jeremy Corbyn has reportedly been suspended from Labour amid the storm surrounding sexual harassment allegations at Westminster.

Jeremy Corbyn has been accused of hypocrisy after two Labour-run local authorities are reported to have avoided paying millions of pounds of tax.

Shadow Minister Holly Lynch writes following a shift on patrol with West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service to see the challenges they face throughout the year, especially on Bonfire Night.

A Labour member of the Welsh Assembly who was facing a series of allegations about his personal behaviour has been found dead at his home.

Liam Fox has insisted Boris Johnson simply made a "slip of the tongue" when he claimed a British mother in an Iranian jail had been "teaching people journalism" in the country before her arrest.