Boris Johnson has launched a dramatic bid to hold a general election on 12 December.

The Government wasted more than £2million on a “botched” age verification policy for online pornography, a minister has revealed.

Boris Johnson has called an emergency political Cabinet meeting amid fresh speculation that he wants to hold a general election before Christmas.

Stephen Barclay has confirmed there would be checks on goods travelling between Northern Ireland and Great Britain under the new Brexit deal - despite Boris Johnson denying it.

Splits within the Conservatives and Labour have erupted over calls for a general election before Christmas.

Emmanuel Macron is urging fellow European leaders to grant Britain a fresh Brexit extension of just two weeks, it has been reported.

Sajid Javid has vowed to press ahead with a Budget next month despite the ongoing deadlock in Parliament over Brexit.

Boris Johnson has been slammed for taking the "extraordinary" decision to cancel his appearance before a cross-party groups of senior MPs for the third time so he can "focus on Brexit".

A Labour peer has been suspended by the party after being found guilty of harassing four female staff and making transphobic comments by a House of Lords inquiry.

Mel Stride has vowed to bring “illumination and light” to his new role as Treasury Committee chair after winning the backing of MPs.

Attempts to revive the Withdrawal Agreement Bill (WAB) have collapsed after a summit of senior Tory and Labour figures broke up in acrimony.

Julian Smith has broken ranks with Boris Johnson by insisting that a no-deal Brexit would be “very, very bad” for Northern Ireland.

The Prime Minister and Labour leader go head to head from 12pm. Follow it all here.

After MPs voted down his bid to get a Brexit deal passed by 31 October, Downing Street said he would go for an election if the EU offers a three month-long extension to Article 50.

Richard Burgon has said Labour will back a general election as soon as the European Union approves an extension to the Brexit deadline.

Unite is attempting to boot out the only Scottish Labour MP elected in 2015, it has emerged.

Donald Tusk will call on EU leaders to grant Britain a three-month Brexit delay after MPs voted down Boris Johnson’s plan to get a deal in place by 31 October.

Children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are being failed by Government reforms riddled with “bureaucratic nightmares, buck-passing and strained resources”, MPs have said.

MPs have urged the Government to consider decriminalising the possession of drugs in an effort to halt a rise in deaths.

The Government has been criticised after a probe into its fracking policy found that despite costs racking up, ministers do not know how much shale gas can be extracted.

Boris Johnson's Brexit deal has cleared its first parliamentary hurdle after MPs backed its general principles.

Boris Johnson has "paused" his Brexit bill after MPs blocked his attempts to rush it through the Commons in time for the UK to leave the EU on 31 October.

Ian Lavery has attacked Keir Starmer over his support for a referendum on Boris Johnson's Brexit deal.

Boris Johnson will call for a general election before Christmas if MPs reject the timetable for getting his Brexit bill through Parliament.

A Labour councillor has had his suspension from the party lifted after a probe found "credible evidence" that a controversial social media post was the result of a hack.

With just nine days to go until the Brexit deadline Boris Johnson is in a race against time and MPs to get his deal into law and avoid an extension to Article 50.

Dominic Raab has sparked anger from the family of Harry Dunn after he admitted that British officials knew the suspect in a crash which left the teenager dead would be leaving the UK.

Sajid Javid has been accused of "flying blind" as he rejected calls to publish a full economic assessment of the Government's Brexit deal.

MPs are set to vote on a new Treasury Committee chair as four Tory MPs compete to replace Nicky Morgan in the top job.

Boris Johnson has called on Parliament to "take back control" by backing his Brexit deal in a crunch Commons vote.

MPs have reacted angrily after being told they will have just three days to scrutinise the landmark legislation delivering Brexit.

Firms in Northern Ireland will have to fill out export declaration forms when sending goods to Great Britain under Boris Johnson's Brexit deal, Stephen Barclay has confirmed.

A Labour MP has had the party whip restored after a sexual harassment complaint against him was dropped, PoliticsHome has learned.

Labour bosses have been criticised after an activist embroiled in a homophobia row was shortlisted to be a mayoral candidate for the party.

John Bercow has blocked Boris Johnson’s bid to stage a fresh meaningful vote on his Brexit deal.

Controversial plans to build a third runway at Heathrow airport are “unlikely” to go ahead despite having the support of MPs, minister Zac Goldmith has said.