Trade minister Conor Burns has been slammed for "cosying up" to the Brazilian government amid growing criticism of the country's response to the Amazon wildfires.

Boris Johnson has he said is “deeply concerned” by the fires ravaging the Amazon as he called for international action to protect the world's rainforests.

Boris Johnson has brought in Great British Bake Off star Prue Leith to carry out a "root and branch" review of NHS food in the wake of a listeria outbreak.

Jeremy Corbyn has accused the Conservatives of "failing a whole generation of children" as he vowed "radical action" to combat child poverty and homelessness.

Boris Johnson has been warned that removing the backstop from the current Brexit deal may not be enough to win him the support of Eurosceptic MPs.

Jeremy Corbyn has said he agrees with Emmanuel Macron's position on Brexit, after the French President described the Irish backstop as "indispensable".

Donald Tusk has been urged by senior Northern Ireland politicians to continue "defending" the backstop in the face of Boris Johnson’s latest calls for it to be scrapped.

Opposition MPs have given a mixed reaction to Jeremy Corbyn’s call for them to sit down and discuss “tactics” for blocking a no-deal Brexit.

Emmanuel Macron has rejected the idea a replacement for the backstop can be found in the next 30 days calling the controversial policy “indispensable” to a Brexit deal.

Net migration of EU nationals has fallen by two-thirds since the referendum, according to official statistics.

UK farms face "carnage" in the event of a no-deal Brexit, Jeremy Corbyn has warned.

French President Emmanuel Macron has told Boris Johnson a no-deal Brexit would be "Britain's doing" as the UK Prime Minister heads to Paris to try and sell his plan to remove the Irish backstop from any deal.

The Liberal Democrats have doubled down on their opposition to Jeremy Corbyn becoming Prime Minister, as the party's leader agreed to a meeting to discuss the "tactics" of blocking a no-deal Brexit.

Ministers have been urged to act after a new report found more than one in ten children in England now live in overcrowded conditions.

A cross-party group of MPs has accused the Government of making "unacceptable" cutbacks to key climate change programmes.

Environment Secretary Theresa Villiers has been urged not to "go cold" on Michael Gove's promise to crack down on firms who help to litter the oceans with plastic.

Angela Merkel has given the UK a 30-day countdown to come up with a replacement for the backstop or face a no-deal Brexit.

A no-deal Brexit is now the “most likely” outcome according to France ahead of Boris Johnson’s visit to try and re-open negotiations with the EU.

The public are increasingly convinced by Boris Johnson's clam Brexit will happen by 31 October "do or die", according to a new poll.

The future of HS2 hangs in the balance after Boris Johnson ordered a review into “whether” it should proceed.

Labour has hit out at "grotesque levels of inequality" as a new report revealed that UK bosses earned 117 times more than the average full-time worker last year.

Boris Johnson has promised £25m in a bid to relieve pressure on frontline hospice and palliative care services.

The Government will start automatically enrolling companies in a key customs system as it ramps up preparations for a no-deal Brexit

Boris Johnson is set to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel later, as the EU rebuffed his call to scrap the backstop in a bid to secure a Brexit deal.

Ministers have been warned of a homelessness "scandal" as a new report estimated that as many as 210,000 children have no permanent place to live - with some forced to make shipping containers their home.

Boris Johnson has insisted he will continue to give his push for a Brexit deal “a lot of oomph”, despite the European Union rejecting his demand to remove the Irish backstop from the existing withdrawal agreement.

Labour chiefs have been accused of "ignoring" local party members after a key London safe seat was opened up to male candidates despite a "unanimous" call to keep its all-women shortlist.

Downing Street has accused the EU of being unwilling to renegotiate a Brexit deal after it rejected Boris Johnson’s call to ditch the backstop.

The Government has rejected Jeremy Corbyn's call to publish its analysis of the impact of a no-deal Brexit "in full", claiming the Labour leader has "misunderstood" what it would show.

The EU has rejected Boris Johnson’s letter calling for the Irish backstop to be “replaced”, as the Prime Minister was accused of "not proposing realistic alternatives" to the border plan.

Pressure is mounting on Jeremy Corbyn to ditch Labour’s policy of getting a new Brexit deal as two of his closest allies said they want to stay in the EU whatever the circumstances.

A senior US politician has warned Donald Trump’s administration that a future trade deal between Britain and the US could be blocked if the "precious" Good Friday peace agreement is threatened by Brexit.

A Labour government would implement a complete ban on keeping primates as pets, the party has announced.

Jeremy Corbyn has called on Boris Johnson to publish Whitehall's analysis of the impact of a no-deal Brexit "in full".

Boris Johnson has told the European Union that the Irish backstop must be "replaced" if MPs are to get behind a Brexit deal before 31 October.

Boris Johnson has written to European Council President Donald Tusk spelling out the UK's demands for a Brexit deal. Read the full letter below.