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John McDonnell would have been prosecuted for comments he made praising the IRA if new government anti-terror measures had been in place at the time, an MP has claimed.
A Conservative minister today insisted it would be unacceptable for the UK to remain tied to the EU customs regime as part of the so-called Brexit ‘backstop’ as it heads into the next election.
Theresa May has expressed her personal support for "safe, legal abortion" amid a heated row over the rights of women in Northern Ireland to access terminations.
Theresa May and Philip Hammond have hit back at Boris Johnson after the Foreign Secretary was secretly recorded bad-mouthing the Government’s approach to Brexit.
A week marked by delays for Jess Phillips, as rail commuters fume at the Transport Secretary and the women of Northern Ireland get sick of waiting
Campaigners have piled pressure on Theresa May after Britain's highest court said abortion laws in Northern Ireland were a violation of human rights.
Conservative MPs will not be whipped to vote down any future bid to overhaul Northern Ireland’s strict anti-abortion laws, ministers have confirmed.
A senior defence minister has publicly urged the Government to reconsider bringing forward a statute of limitations for ex-servicemen, despite it being left out of a major consultation draft.
Labour MP Stella Creasy has defended cross-party calls for Westminster to reform abortion law in Northern Ireland as in keeping with devolution, by insisting changes would affect the whole of the UK.
Labour have urged the Transport Secretary to "come out of hiding" after a string of train cancellations brought misery to commuters on services run by Northern rail.
David Davis is reportedly pushing for Northern Ireland to be given joint EU and UK status and a 10-mile border buffer zone after Brexit in a bid to tackle the ongoing customs deadlock.
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon today batted away criticism of a key SNP document making the economic case for independence, after left-wing figures warned it would pave the way for years of extra austerity.
A string of candidates to Labour's powerful ruling body have called on Jeremy Corbyn to use the party's "full parliamentary muscle" to extend abortion rights in Northern Ireland after last week's historic Irish vote.
Theresa May has moved to shut down calls for an overhaul of Northern Ireland's strict anti-abortion laws following last week's historic referendum in Ireland.
Top Tory Jacob Rees-Mogg has said he was “saddened” by the landslide decision to overturn the abortion ban in Ireland.
Labour’s Shami Chakrabarti has piled further pressure on Theresa May to liberalise Northern Ireland’s abortion laws, branding the issue a “test” of the Prime Minister’s feminism.
Shadow Scotland Secretary Lesley Laird will become the Scottish Labour party's deputy leader after being the only candidate nominated for the vacancy when voting closed.
DUP leader Arlene Foster has piled pressure on Theresa May not to tamper with abortion laws in Northern Ireland - amid calls from Tory MPs to act.
Theresa May is under mounting pressure to give MPs a free vote on overhauling Northern Ireland's tough anti-abortion laws after this weekend's historic referendum result in Ireland.
The UK's Equalities Minister has shown her support for ‘Yes’ voters in the Irish abortion referendum, after exit polls revealed more than two thirds of people voted to repeal the Eighth Amendment.
Jeremy Corbyn will today call for the "spirit of the Good Friday Agreement" to be revived to protect peace in Northern Ireland after Brexit and get Stormont back up and running.
Jeremy Corbyn still supports a united Ireland - but backs the methods set out in the Good Friday Agreement for achieving it.
Former Grenadier Guardsman Sir Mike Penning MP writes about the abduction and murder of his former Captain, Robert Nairac GC, who was murdered by the IRA 41 years ago, and whose body has never been found.
Barry Gardiner has defended his claim that Brexit risks to the Good Friday Agreement were being "played up" for economic reasons as an attempt to further thinking on the Irish border.