Boris Johnson has said he would "rather be dead in a ditch" than ask the EU for a Brexit extension.

Jacob Rees-Mogg has been criticised by doctors' leaders for the “disgraceful” comparison of a neurologist to a discredited anti-vaccine doctor.

MPs will be given a fresh vote on Monday on whether there should be a snap election on 15 October.

As Parliament returned this week Boris Johnson hoped to quash a party rebellion and enact his plan to force through Brexit on 31 October, but instead the last few days have been a horror show for him.

Boris Johnson’s brother has quit as a minister and MP after becoming "torn between family loyalty and the national interest".

Former Labour and Change UK MP Luciana Berger has joined the Liberal Democrats, in another boost for leader Jo Swinson.

The House of Lords has agreed to pass all stages of the anti-no deal Brexit bill by Friday evening after Tory peers ditched their bid to ensure it ran out of time.

The Brexit negotiations between the UK and EU are in "a state of paralysis", according to Brussels' chief negotiator.

Labour will not back an election until after the crunch European summit on 17 October, according to John McDonnell.

MPs have overwhelmingly rejected Boris Johnson's attempts to hold a general election on 15 October.

More than 100 Tory MPs have written to Boris Johnson urging him to reinstate the 21 no-deal rebels he kicked out of the party.

Boris Johnson has been dealt a fresh blow after MPs passed a bill blocking a no-deal Brexit.

Splits at the top of the Labour party have emerged over when the party should back a snap election.

Boris Johnson was accused of “demeaning the office of Prime Minister” by John McDonnell for heckling him in the Commons.

Sajid Javid has announced that Whitehall departments will receive an additional £13.8bn in the next 12 months as he used his first Spending Review as Chancellor to pledge an end to austerity. Here is how it all breaks down.

Sajid Javid declared he was “turning the page on austerity” as he unveiled a £13.8 billion Whitehall spending spree.

A Sikh Labour MP was applauded in the Commons after he demanded that Boris Johnson apologise for controversial comments he made about the appearance of Muslim women.

A group of Tory peers will launch a bid to block the no-deal bill when it reaches the House of Lords by laying down a series of wrecking amendments.

A Scottish judge has rejected a legal bid to force Boris Johnson to overturn the prorogation of Parliament.

A total 21 Tory rebels have been effectively kicked out of the party after they voted with opposition parties to block a no-deal Brexit.

Opposition parties are set to vote against Boris Johnson's bid to have a snap general election to break the Brexit deadlock.

Sajid Javid will pledge to hand Whitehall departments an extra £2 billion to cover the costs of Brexit when he sets out his spending plans.

MPs should be given a chance to vote for Theresa May's final Brexit deal, according to rebel Labour MPs.

Boris Johnson has suffered the first defeat of his premiership as MPs vote to seize control of the Commons timetable to block a no-deal Brexit.

Alistair Burt has announced that he will stand down as an MP ahead of the next general election over “fundamental and unresolvable disagreements” with Boris Johnson over Brexit.

Phillip Lee has defected from the Conservatives to the Liberal Democrats, leaving the Government without a majority in the Commons.

Rebel Tory MPs have clashed with Boris Johnson after he accused them of planning to "hand power to Jeremy Corbyn" by blocking a no-deal Brexit.

Claims that Boris Johnson will delay a snap election until after 31 October to force through a no-deal Brexit have been dismissed as “tin-foil hat stuff”.

Ministers have been accused of "incompetence" after the chairman of the HS2 rail project admitted it could cost an extra £22bn and face a seven-year delay.

Boris Johnson has been accused of treating democracy with "contempt" after it was revealed he agreed to suspend Parliament two weeks before announcing it.

Former education secretary Justine Greening has announced she is standing down at the next election with a stinging attack on Boris Johnson.

Philip Hammond has promised to give Number 10 "the fight of a lifetime" if they try to oust him from the party.

Sajid Javid will need to find an extra £5billion to pay for a host of government pledges in the spending review, according to a leading think tank.

A rebel Tory MP has said he will vote to block a no-deal Brexit "with a clear conscience" as Boris Johnson braces himself for a major Commons showdown.

Labour splits have erupted over Boris Johnson's threat to call a snap general election after a senior frontbencher said the party would not support it.

Voters will go to the polls in a general election on 14 October if the Government loses a crunch Brexit vote on Tuesday.