Jeremy Corbyn has teed up a huge row with Labour feminists by insisting transgender people who want to stand on all-women shortlists should be allowed to do so.

Dozens of Labour council leaders in England and Wales have signed a letter rebuking the party's ruling body over its order to halt a housing scheme in north London.

Theresa May must “name a date” at which she plans to stand down or risk being toppled by her MPs, a Conservative former chairman has said.

A former Cabinet minister has warned Theresa May against delivering a “dilution of Brexit”.

Senior Labour figures will consider the party’s stance on Brexit at an ‘away day’ arranged by Jeremy Corbyn. 

Jacob Rees-Mogg has warned Theresa May that she is not more important than either Brexit or the Conservative Party, as speculation continues about her future.

The beleaguered leader of Ukip has insisted his relationship with a 25-year-old glamour model is not just about sex and that there are “feelings on both sides”.

Dan Jarvis is preparing a dramatic bid to become the first directly-elected mayor of South Yorkshire, PoliticsHome can reveal.

Tracey Crouch reportedly declined to be interviewed on the Today programme after its presenter was recorded making light of a gender pay inequality row at the BBC.

Theresa May has publicly rebuked Philip Hammond after he said there should only be "modest changes" in Britain's relationship with the EU after Brexit.

Jeremy Corbyn has sacked a Labour peer from the party's frontbench for attending the controversial Presidents Club dinner.

Gavin Williamson has said an office romance with a junior colleague nearly led to the end of his marriage.

Former Labour Tessa Jowell got a rare standing ovation in the House of Lords today after she made an emotional speech about her battle with brain cancer.

Donald Trump will finally make his first visit to the UK as US president later this year, Downing Street has confirmed.

Philip Hammond today sparked a fierce Conservative backlash as he called for the softest possible Brexit.

Michael Gove has leapt to the defence of a minister who attended a men-only charity event at which female members of staff were allegedly groped and sexually harassed.

An official probe has begun into the events surrounding Len McCluskey's re-election as general secretary of Unite.

Diane Abbott has accused ministers of failing to protect the public amid a massive jump in recorded knife and gun crime in England and Wales.

Philip Hammond has admitted MPs will be in the dark about parts of the final Brexit deal when they are asked to vote for it.

Donald Trump reportedly told Theresa May over the phone that she could be this generation’s Winston Churchill.

The left-wing campaign group Momentum is failing to win selections for Labour seats across the country, new analysis reveals. 

The Department for International Trade is missing its deadlines and failing to recruit new staff, a new report has found. 

Theresa May could face a leadership challenge within months if the Conservatives suffer a "meltdown" in the upcoming local council elections, senior MPs believe.

John McDonnell has warned of a looming "political and social avalanche" unless the global economic system is replaced by a model which benefits everyone on the planet.