Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has accused British Gas of holding its customers "over a barrel", after they announced plans to hike prices by 12.5%.

Ken Livingstone has backed Venezuelan President Maduro and insisted an "establishment elite" is behind the economic chaos in the country.

Jeremy Corbyn has hit out at Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke for propping up a “brutal” and “unethical” sport by launching a new subscription hunting channel.

William Hague has given his backing to Philip Hammond's proposals for a transitional Brexit deal, claiming it is the best way to stop Brexit becoming a "disaster" for the UK. 

Disagreements over free movement have re-ignited quarrels between Cabinet ministers, says Dods political consultant, Sabine Tyldesley.

Some 20 public bodies are set to spring up across the country as the civil service takes on new work as a result of Brexit, a minister has revealed.

A major chunk of the Jacob Rees-Mogg brand has been blown apart by a teenager in a literal war of words.

Boris Johnson has accused Vince Cable of “peddling lies” after the Liberal Democrat leader claimed the Foreign Secretary might be on the verge of resignation.

Cabinet ministers were again at loggerheads last night with reports of fresh splits over the UK's post-Brexit migration system.

The Labour party could stop Brexit by pledging to hold a second EU referendum, London mayor Sadiq Khan has said. 

 

The Government must apologise to the thousands of employees "deliberately blocked" from access to justice by unlawful employment tribunal fees, the Shadow Justice Secretary has said.

Dublin ministers are pushing for the Irish Sea to become the post-Brexit border with the UK in a fresh headache for Theresa May.

Diane Abbott has said Labour should not rule out keeping Britain in the single market after Brexit and that Jeremy Corbyn agrees - despite the leader rejecting the option just days ago.

A top Ukip MEP has quit his key role because of the "Thatcherite" direction the party is heading in. 

Top figures in Labour have signalled that the party’s hardline stance on the European single market could be softened - in direct contradiction of Jeremy Corbyn.

Labour has sounded the alarm over “super-sized” class sizes - warning that the numbers across primary and secondary schools being taught by a single teacher are “skyrocketing”.

Newspapers and magazines were more influential than social media in helping voters make up their minds during the election, according to a new poll.

An ousted Conservative MP who complained about Theresa May not contacting him after his election defeat has been appointed chief of staff to Brexit Secretary David Davis. 

Jeremy Paxman's election grilling of Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn received almost 100 complaints about political bias, PoliticsHome can reveal.

Boris Johnson's wife is reportedly urging the Foreign Secretary not to launch a bid to succeed Theresa May.

A senior Labour MP has launched a withering attack on Barry Gardiner for claiming the UK must quit the single market and customs union after Brexit.

A shadow minister told students before the election that they would have their debts "wiped off" by a Labour government, it has been revealed.

Keir Starmer has turned down an offer to take up a second job at a leading London law firm. 

Boris Johnson has claimed voters do not want to see any more “political kerfuffle” as he dismissed speculation about a possible leadership bid.