A former union official who only became an MSP last year is in pole position to succeed Kezia Dugdale as Scottish Labour leader.

Kezia Dugdale stunned politics last night when she announced she was standing down as Scottish Labour leader. Here, Holyrood magazine's Liam Kirkaldy looks at who could replace her in the top job.

Boris Johnson's parliamentary aide has blamed hackers after his Twitter account trolled Michel Barnier.

Britain will get a “worse deal” in its Brexit negotiations with the European Union as a result of Theresa May’s decision to call an early general election, according to William Hague. 

Jeremy Corbyn's joy at being comfortably re-elected Labour leader last September only lasted a few hours.

Theresa May has denied that she overstated the problem of foreign students overstaying their visas.

Jeremy Corbyn has praised Kezia Dugdale's "tireless service" after she stunned politics by standing down as Scottish Labour leader.

Former Tory whip Sir John Randall has become the latest ex-MP to become an aide to Theresa May. 

Kezia Dugdale has quit as leader of the Scottish Labour party.

Theresa May has "full confidence" in Boris Johnson despite claims he is a laughing stock around the world, Number 10 has insisted.

Theresa May's stance on putting workers on boards "hasn't changed", Downing Street insisted today despite widespread accusations that she has watered down her plans.

Boris Johnson has joined the US and Japan in strongly condemning North Korea’s latest missile test. 

Vince Cable has accused Theresa May of watering down her planned crackdown on corporate excess. 

A pro-Brexit Labour MP has raised the prospect of Nigel Farage returning to the political scene to urge Jeremy Corbyn not to soften the party’s stance on leaving the European Union. 

Pro-Brexit Labour MPs have hit out over the party’s call to remain in the single market for several years the UK quits the European Union – and possibly permanently. 

The SNP has mocked Jeremy Corbyn after he suggested it was “very problematic” to have different legal systems operating in the UK – despite that being the existing arrangement. 

Labour's well-documented problems working out a policy for Brexit are far from over. 

A Labour MP has apologised after making a joke about paying for sexual services on Twitter. 

Theresa May has branded fat cat bosses who award themselves huge pay packets the "unacceptable face of capitalism".

Theresa May plans to stand down as Tory leader on Friday, 30 August, 2019, it has been claimed.

Labour wants the UK to remain in the single market and customs union for the duration of a transition deal after Brexit, Keir Starmer has announced. 

Sarah Champion has hit out over the deselection of a Labour councillor who defended her comments about British-Pakistani men abusing white girls.

The Conservative party is “flirting with anti-capitalism” and is becoming “hostile” to business, a former minister has said. 

Labour's policy on the benefits freeze has been plunged into more confusion after Jeremy Corbyn reined back on a pledge to end it.