Ministers will be handed powers to set up no-go zones and cancel sporting events as part of a "battle plan" to tackle a major outbreak of coronavirus.

Rishi Sunak has been forced to re-write his Budget amid increasing concerns that the UK is on the verge of a major coronavirus outbreak.

The Government is set to reverse a ban on onshore wind farm subsidies brought in under David Cameron.

The Cabinet Office has launched an investigation into whether Priti Patel breached the ministerial code after her top Home Office official dramatically resigned amid a bullying row.

Britain has been placed on red alert after the Government admitted the coronavirus outbreak will peak in "months rather than weeks".

The UK will not lower its food and animal welfare standards in US trade talks, ministers have promised.

A former Tory health minister has hit out at the Government's decision to quit the EU's pandemic warning system after Brexit.

Boris Johnson has thrown his weight behind the "fantastic" Priti Patel amid pressure for an inquiry into the resignation of her top Home Office official in a bullying row.

Boris Johnson has promised to "drive a hard bargain" with the United States as he revealed the UK's opening bid for talks on a free-trade deal.

Ministers and health chiefs "will stop at nothing" to tackle the spread of the deadly coronavirus, Boris Johnson will say as he finally chairs an emergency meeting on the crisis.

One in three British voters "held their nose" and picked the least-worst political party at last year's general election, according to new research from electoral reform campaigners.

British cities could be shut down to help contain a coronavirus outbreak, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has acknowledged.

Talks over Britain's post-Brexit relationship with the EU could collapse if the bloc is not given access to UK waters, a top French minister has warned.

Jeremy Corbyn would have spent the past three years as prime minister if not for the "disloyalty and disgraceful behaviour" of Labour MPs who challenged his leadership, Richard Burgon has claimed.

Matt Hancock has defended his "determined" Cabinet colleague Priti Patel after her top official dramatically quit and vowed to take the Government to court amid a bullying row.

A senior advisor to the Chancellor has said that the UK’s farming and fishing industries are “not critically important” to the country’s economy, it has been revealed.

Ministers have unveiled their “battle plan” for a potential COVID-19 pandemic - including calling up newly-retired doctors.

Rebecca Long-Bailey has unveiled a new plan to stop the "corrupting influence of corporate money in politics" as she continued to press Sir Keir Starmer to reveal who is backing his campaign.

Rishi Sunak will scrap a multi-billion-pound tax break for entrepreneurs at this month's Budget to boost infrastructure spending across the country, it has emerged.

Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds are to get married and are expecting their first child together, the pair have announced.

Boris Johnson has been urged to “get a grip” and launch an investigation into the "astonishing" resignation of the Home Office’s top mandarin, Sir Philip Rutnam, over a bullying row with Priti Patel.

Here is Sir Philip's full statement announcing his resignation as Permanent Secretary at the Home Office.

The Home Office's top mandarin has quit his job and vowed to sue the Government for "constructive dismissal".

The Government is set to rush in sweeping emergency laws in an attempt to tackle the ongoing coronavirus crisis.

Sajid Javid would have slashed income tax in the upcoming spring budget had he not resigned as Chancellor, he revealed last night.

Keir Starmer is on course for a decisive win in Labour’s leadership contest, while Angela Rayner is the frontrunner in the deputy race, according to a new poll.

Jeremy Corbyn has called on Keir Starmer to reveal who is financing his Labour leadership campaign.

Dealing with the outbreak of the coronavirus is now the Government's "top priority", Boris Johnson has declared, amid mounting criticism of the response from ministers.

Boris Johnson has been urged to drop a "childish ban" on allowing ministers to appear on the BBC's flagship Today programme amid the worsening coronavirus outbreak.

A leading French politician has warned Boris Johnson his plan for an Australia-style relationship with the EU is “for the birds”.

Boris Johnson is to finally chair an emergency Cobra meeting on the coronavirus as George Osborne called for the UK to be put on a "war footing” to deal with the outbreak.

The coronavirus outbreak could cause UK economic growth to be downgraded as stock markets tumble around the world, Mark Carney has warned.

Ministers have defended the decision to ditch an EU-wide agreement on the speedy extradition of criminals after Brexit.

There has been a "huge human cost" attached to the Conservatives' decade of running the justice system, Labour has claimed ahead of the Budget.

Keir Starmer is under pressure to reveal who is financing his Labour leadership campaign after Lisa Nandy joined Rebecca Long-Bailey in publishing a list of her donors.

A senior Tory MP has condemned Boris Johnson for his "really ill-judged" comments comparing female Muslims wearing the burqa to letter boxes.