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Sarah Wollaston has slammed "crass" Tory whips for ordering her out of her Commons office while she is caring for an ill relative.
The Conservatives have increased their poll lead over Labour to double figures in the wake of Boris Johnson becoming Prime Minister.
Justice Secretary Robert Buckland has been slapped down by Number 10 after suggesting some suspects in rape cases should remain anonymous until they are charged.
Shoppers in England are buying 90% fewer plastic bags than before the 5p charge was introduced in 2015, official figures have revealed.
Suspects accused of serious crimes, including sex offences, should be granted anonymity if they have a reputation to protect, according to the Justice Secretary.
Jeremy Corbyn has been criticised for appearing at a pro-Palestine rally in which protesters held banners comparing Israel to the Nazis.
Sajid Javid is making an extra £2bn available to make sure the UK is ready for a no-deal Brexit.
Follow all the latest announcements as newly elected Conservative leader Boris Johnson forms his new government.
Boris Johnson has been branded the DUP’s “gopher” by Sinn Fein as the party warned that a no-deal Brexit could lead to a border poll in Northern Ireland
Almost two-thirds of the parents affected by the Conservatives' two-child welfare cap are in work, official figures have revealed.
Ministers have come under fire for rejecting a cross-party call to rein in the "arbitary" and "unfair" detention of people by the immigration system.
Labour would be "off our bloody rockers" not to back staying in the European Union in all circumstances, Emily Thornberry has said.
Priti Patel has accused Facebook of making it harder for the police to investigate child abuse and terrorism cases as she called for spooks to be handed access to encrypted conversations.
Most Tory MPs "do not care" about the poor or the NHS, according to Boris Johnson's top adviser.
It is "up to the EU" if Britain leaves the European Union without a deal, Boris Johnson has declared.
Ministers are taking a "shameful" hands-off approach to tackling serious youth violence, a group of influential MPs has warned.
Leo Varadkar has warned Boris Johnson that the Irish backstop is "necessary" and cannot be scrapped in order to secure a Brexit deal.
Labour has torn into the Government after "alarming" figures revealed that the number of drugs found in prisons has almost doubled in the last two years.
Boris Johnson has been told to stop playing "Russian roulette" with the agricultural sector as he embarks on his first official visit to Wales.
Alastair Campbell has told Jeremy Corbyn that he will not push to rejoin Labour as he launched a full-blooded attack on the party's strategy.
Boris Johnson should stop "ignoring" Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson or risk putting an end to the "delicate" union of the United Kingdom, William Hague has warned.
Boris Johnson will continue his tour of the UK amid a clash with Wales's First Minister over a "catastrophic" no-deal Brexit.
Jeremy Corbyn has warned Boris Johnson that the UK will miss its climate change targets unless he implements a ban on fracking.
Labour has attacked ministers' handling of the schools system as new research revealed that poorer pupils are no longer closing the gap between their GCSE grades and those of their better-off peers.
Boris Johnson is taking the UK on an "almost inevitable path to a no-deal Brexit", Nicola Sturgeon has said.
Boris Johnson has insisted the Government is not "assuming" there will be a no-deal Brexit - just a day after Michael Gove said it was.
A probe into an altercation between a former minister and a female climate protester has been dropped after he was sacked by Boris Johnson.
Boris Johnson will finally move into Downing Street on Monday - and will be taking his girlfriend with him.
Britain is still "underprepared" for a no-deal Brexit in October, a major business lobby group has warned Boris Johnson.
Boris Johnson has promised to renew "the ties that bind our United Kingdom" as he makes his first visit to Scotland as Prime Minister amid a bitter Brexit row with Ruth Davidson.
Boris Johnson has handed Tory rising star Johnny Mercer a job as Defence Minister, as he unveiled a new government office for armed forces veterans.
Lord Mandelson has called for Jeremy Corbyn to be dumped as Labour leader.
Ruth Davidson has delivered a defiant message to Boris Johnson by saying she “won’t support” a no deal Brexit as Scottish Conservative leader.
The UK's top civil servant has been urged to veto the appointment of controversial political strategist Dominic Cummings to a top Downing Street post.
Jo Swinson slammed Jeremy Corbyn as “hopeless” for refusing to say if he backs staying in the EU.
The Government is now operating “on the assumption” the UK is going to leave the EU without a deal, according to Michael Gove.