Jeremy Corbyn will present Labour's alternative programme for government today as Theresa May faces the biggest test of her authority since losing her majority at the election.

The Government was in turmoil tonight after appearing to backtrack on plans to lift the cap on public sector pay.

Commenting on the British Social Attitudes survey findings, Sarah Wootton, Chief Executive of Dignity in Dying said:

Jeremy Corbyn today blamed the “disastrous effects of austerity” for the tragic fire at Grenfell Tower that claimed the lives of at least 79 victims.

Theresa May today hit out at the "intimidation" of parliamentary candidates, after one of her MPs revealed that opposition activists had urinated on her office door.

Pro-Jeremy Corbyn group Momentum are set to launch their next general election campaign just weeks after polling day.

A key minister in David Cameron’s government has called on Theresa May and Philip Hammond to increase taxes to fund higher spending on public services. 

A new report has called for “deep seated reform” to boost social mobility after finding two decades of government efforts have struggled to reduce the gap between rich and poor.

Vince Cable is on the verge of becoming leader of the Liberal Democrats after former energy secretary Ed Davey ruled himself out of the running.

The SNP have lodged a formal complaint with the UK Government over the Tory-DUP pact, claiming it has deprived Scotland of nearly £3bn.

Philip Hammond has taken a swipe at Boris Johnson in a speech in Germany. 

Nicola Sturgeon has ditched her plan for a snap referendum on Scottish independence – just three months after demanding it be held by spring 2019.

The Government has confirmed that its plan to abolish the Serious Fraud Office has been shelved for the foreseeable future.

A senior SNP MP has hinted at a twenty-year timeframe for Scotland to become independent, as Nicola Sturgeon prepares to make a statement on her plans for another referendum. 

Theresa May lost her majority at the general election because she fought it on the “world’s worst manifesto," a Conservative former chairman has said.

The £1bn deal between Theresa May and the DUP is a “small price to pay” to prevent a return to brutal violence in Northern Ireland, Michael Fallon said today.

The death toll from the Grenfell Tower disaster may have been covered up to keep public anger at bay, a prominent Labour MP has suggested.

Theresa May has revealed talks are underway for her to become the first Conservative prime minister since Margaret Thatcher to address the European Parliament.

A former Labour minister has distanced herself from John McDonnell’s claim that the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire were “murdered by political decisions”.

Who gets what out of the DUP's deal with the Conservative government?

The full statement from DUP leader Arlene Foster after signing a confidence-and-supply deal with the Conservatives.

Conservative election strategist Lynton Crosby urged Theresa May to hold a fresh Scottish independence referendum ahead of Brexit, it has been revealed.

Jeremy Corbyn said he will be prime minister in six months and will scrap the Trident nuclear deterrent “as soon as” he can, it has been claimed.

DUP leader Arlene Foster has said she hopes to seal a deal with Theresa May in the coming days as she arrived back in London for talks on a tie-up with the Tories.