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Controversial ex-Donald Trump aide Steve Bannon has urged Boris Johnson not to apologise for his comments about the burqa.
The Government is set to launch a new scheme that would see local people given more power to make decisions about their communities – including over planning issues and spending .
A petition that could see Ian Paisley dumped as an MP over an expenses rules breach opens today.
Britain's elections watchdog has dismissed allegations from Priti Patel about the official Remain campaign's spending - and pushed back at claims of bias from the Brexiteer Tory MP.
Theresa May has been dealt a fresh blow as a new poll reveals that the public feel Boris Johnson is better placed to negotiate Brexit and lead the Tories into the next general election.
The government must update the rules governing our referendums – not wait for the next campaign, write Cheryl Gillan and Seema Malhotra
Electoral rules should be “blown up” to stop campaigners busting spending limits like Vote Leave did in the EU referendum, a prominent Conservative MP has said.
Election watchdogs have fined the official Vote Leave campaign more than £60,000 and referred it to police after finding it broke spending rules during the EU referendum.
Tom Watson has refused to rule out the possiblity of Labour backing a second referendum on the European Union, following a bruising week for Theresa May's Brexit plans.
Labour staff targeted Jeremy Corbyn and his closest allies with Facebook adverts in a bid to convince his team that they were running campaigns he he backed, it has been claimed.
Parliament's information watchdog has vowed to review the data practices of UK political parties after they slapped Facebook with a record fine over a scandal-hit campaign firm.
Pro-EU campaigners are to target Leave voters as they step up their bid to hold another referendum, PoliticsHome can reveal.
Jeremy Corbyn must do more to connect with working class voters if Labour is to win the next general election, Len McCluskey has declared.
From the ‘Women in Politics Hackathon’ to a new youth ambassadors scheme, this week’s activities will be a chance to celebrate our thriving democracy, writes Chloe Smith
Six Conservatives are battling it out in one of the most arcane and private elections in major party politics. The contestants are vying to seize the levers of party machinery on the board of the National Conservative Convention of volunteers. PolHome gives you the definitive guide to who's who.
The annual National Conservative Convention board elections are happening again right now. Tories who want to get their hands on the levers of party machinery are vying for the attention of a tiny electorate of around 800 local chairmen and the primary contact method is through the Royal Mail. The arcane NCC race happens every year but slips completely under the radar because it is so private and hardly contested. Only in an internal Conservative party election could an outsider candidate with an OBE go up against a teddy bear salesman from Guildford. Emilio Casalicchio talks to some of the contestants and a few Tory bigwigs to find out what the race is all about.
Nigel Farage has denied making intentionally misleading remarks which shifted currency markets on the evening of the Brexit referendum.
UK election watchdogs have today demanded a massive overhaul of campaign laws to boost the transparency of electoral ads and crack down on meddling from overseas.
Labour easily retained one of their safest Westminster seats as a surge in Lib Dem support saw the Conservatives pushed into third place.
A prominent Labour MP last night called for a police probe into Russian links to Brexit after it emerged the boss of the Leave.EU campaign held previously undisclosed meetings with Moscow top brass.
A Labour candidate has refused to take part in a by-election hustings after far-right campaigner Anne Marie Waters signed up to take part.
A former Conservative Party chair who launched a failed coup against Theresa May has predicted that the Prime Minister could go on to win the next general election.
The Conservatives have stretched their poll lead over Labour to seven points - the party's biggest advantage since the general election.
The Green party's former London mayoral contender Sian Berry has thrown her hat into the ring to succeed Caroline Lucas as Green party co-leader.