It’s fair to say Theresa May’s speech announcing the snap general election has not aged well.

Agnes Chambre sits down with parliamentarians to find out more about the human side of politics. This week, former Lib Dem leader Paddy Ashdown on being a tank, his love of literature and crying easily. 

Theresa May has pleaded with Labour to work constructively with the Government on plans for Brexit and beyond, as she seeks to draw a line under the post-election turmoil. 

Senior figures in Labour have lined up to insist MPs who have been hostile to Jeremy Corbyn should not be booted out of parliament by his supporters.

Speculation among Tory MPs about Theresa May’s future is a result of “too much sun and too much warm prosecco”, a senior Cabinet minister has said. 

Jeremy Corbyn was wrong to say fewer disadvantaged young people are applying for university since the introduction of fees, his Shadow Education Secretary admitted today.

Brexit may never happen, according to would-be Liberal Democrat leader Sir Vince Cable.

A senior Conservative MP has claimed he was subject to a vicious smear campaign after he blocked two former top advisors to Theresa May from becoming Tory candidates.

Theresa May’s position as Prime Minister is under fresh scrutiny after reports that allies of David Davis are planning to call on her to resign. 

A string of Conservative former ministers have broken cover to criticise Theresa May over her vow to break ties with a key European court after Brexit.

A senior Labour frontbencher has called on supporters of Jeremy Corbyn to scrap plans to make it easier to dump MPs who are not loyal to the leader.

Yvette Cooper has accused Labour activists of mounting a campaign of "intimidation" against Luciana Berger after the MP was told to apologise for not supporting Jeremy Corbyn in the past.

Theresa May is adamant she will be in the top job for at least another year, despite rumblings of a leadership challenge.

A prominent Labour MP has hit out at allies of Jeremy Corbyn, accusing them of "holding a baseball bat" by threatening to deselect colleagues.

Jeremy Corbyn's alt-media acolytes have opened a new front in the battle to get "our boy J-Corbz" into Number 10.

Alex Salmond has hit out at the "deadwood press" over its reporting of the Scottish economy - and become the latest senior politician to accuse the BBC of bias.

The race to succeed Andrew Tyrie as chair of the Treasury Select Committee is hotly contested. Below the candidates make their case for taking on one of the most powerful roles in Parliament.

A top Labour boss has rowed back on threats that MPs hostile to Jeremy Corbyn could face deselection - just days after he said the party was “too broad a church”.

Theresa May has urged the authorities to dismiss vandalism fears and put up a statue of former prime minister Margaret Thatcher.

Theresa May faced a fresh backlash over UK ties to Saudi Arabia as she vowed to crack down on the financing of terrorism.

Ministers have blocked plans for a statue of Margaret Thatcher to be erected outside parliament over fears it will be a target for vandals, it has been reported.

Labour has soared to an eight-point lead over the Conservatives since the general election, according to a new poll.

Retro-fitting sprinklers saves lives, saves homes and saves money, says Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott.

Andrea Leadsom is the “dimmest bulb” in Theresa May’s Cabinet, a former top ministerial aide has said.