Labour have taken an eight-point lead over the Conservatives, according to the pollsters who came closest to predicting the surprise general election result.

A former Tory MP has been found guilty of tricking voters into signing nomination papers for UKIP candidates, when they believed they were backing the Conservatives.

Public approval of Theresa May's performance as Prime Minister has plummeted to its lowest level yet, according to a new poll.

Jeremy Corbyn has said he is a “radicalised centrist dad” – but insisted he has never compromised on his beliefs since becoming Labour leader.

Supporters of Jeremy Corbyn have been accused of mounting an “aggressive purge” on moderate Labour councillors and forcing them off ballot papers for re-election.

Rumours about 200 journalists descending on the DUP conference this weekend proved rather wide of the mark. But the party doesn’t care.

God helped the DUP become kingmakers at Westminster, the party's most senior MP suggested today.

Ministers have been forced to rush in a new law forcing parties in Northern Ireland to reveal their donors after being rapped by the elections watchdog.

The Conservatives raked in more cash in the three months after the general election than all the other parties put together after a generous gift left in the will of a supporter.

The UK elections watchdog has launched an investigation into whether the official Brexit campaign breached spending limits in the EU referendum.

Gerry Adams has announced plans to step down as Sinn Féin leader next year.

Richard Leonard has been elected as the new Scottish Labour leader, in another major boost for Jeremy Corbyn.

Theresa May's policy chief warned her the Conservatives risked being seen as "soulless, technocratic managerial defenders of a divisive austerity Brexit", it has been revealed.

PoliticsHome looks at this week's local by-elections and predicts who's in, who's out, who's lost the plot.

Tony Blair has paid tribute to the election campaign run by Jeremy Corbyn - but insisted that Labour should be 20 points ahead of Theresa May's embattled government in the opinion polls.

Labour "could bring down the Government at any time", Emily Thornberry has declared.

Labour MPs were left furious today after a bid to lower the voting age to 16 was blocked by rambling Conservative MPs.

The UK elections watchdog is looking into whether Russia meddled in the Brexit referendum.

Arron Banks has insisted claims that he worked with the Russians to help fund the campaign to take Britain out of the EU are "complete b*llocks".

The UK elections watchdog has launched a probe into controversial Brexit campaigner and multi-millionaire Arron Banks.

The number of peers sitting in the House of Lords should be cut by a quarter to 600, according to a landmark report.

Matthew Pennycook was not even 18 months into his parliamentary career when he was called upon to enter the Shadow Brexit team. With the negotiations on tenterhooks – and the possibility of ‘no deal’ looming –  is he prepared for Labour to take up the reins? He talks to Sebastian Whale

The Government sparked fury today after it said it could take three months to formally respond to symbolic defeats in the House of Commons.

Theresa May has slapped down David Davis after he said MPs might not vote on the final Brexit deal before Britain quits the EU.