Gordon Brown has accused John McDonnell of falling into a “nationalist trap” after he said a future Labour government would not block a second Scottish independence referendum.

Boris Johnson has unveiled £2.5bn of funding for new prison places and given the go-ahead for more police use of stop-and-search powers as he vowed to "come down hard on crime".

Workers in low to middle paying jobs have seen a “real” wage drop under the Conservatives while high earners have seen a 4% increase since 2010, according to research by the TUC.

EU fishermen may be able to enter UK waters illegally if a no-deal Brexit means there are not enough vessels to police the seas, a leaked government email has revealed.

Boris Johnson is expected to unveil plans to increase the number of places in British prisons amid concern overcrowding is hampering rehabilitation efforts.

Boris Johnson's Cabinet are preparing a bailout fund to prop up businesses at risk of collapse in a no-deal scenario amid fears of a recession.

Boris Johnson has ordered civil servants to “urgently and rapidly” ramp up preparations for a no-deal Brexit on 31 October.

Fewer than five women have taken up the opportunity to become infantry soldiers – more than nine months after all Armed Forces roles were made open to them.

Scottish Labour has been plunged into fresh turmoil after the party's general secretary resigned.

Uncertainty surrounding the Brexit  timetable has been blamed after the UK economy shrunk for the first time in more than six years.

Sajid Javid has unveiled plans to make billions of pounds available for public services as speculation mounts that a general election could only be weeks away.

Jeremy Corbyn has urged Britain’s top civil servant to declare that Boris Johnson cannot force through a no-deal Brexit in the middle of a general election campaign.

Boris Johnson has pledged to make it quicker and easier for foreign scientists to settle in the UK under a shake-up of immigration rules after Brexit.

The number of tax exile non-doms in the UK has fallen to a record low amid fears of a Jeremy Corbyn government and uncertainty over Brexit.

Jeremy Corbyn has called a special meeting of the Shadow Cabinet to step up Labour's preparations for a snap election, PoliticsHome can reveal.

Scottish Labour MSPs have accused John McDonnell of "undermining" the party after declaring a Jeremy Corbyn-led government would not block a second referendum on independence.

A senior Tory has quit the party blaming Boris Johnson's "dangerous and damaging" Brexit strategy.

Boris Johnson has refused to rule out staying on as Prime Minister even if he loses a vote of confidence.

Complaints against MPs by members of the public have nearly tripled in the past 12 months, it has been revealed.

Boris Johnson has pledged £250m to boost the use of artificial intelligence in the NHS.

Jeremy Corbyn would tell the Queen Labour is "taking over" if Boris Johnson lost a vote of no confidence, John McDonnell has said.

Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard has told John McDonnell that voters do not want a second independence referendum, amid open warfare in the party over a fresh poll.

Boris Johnson could face an election drubbing unless his government rejects a focus on “rampant individualism”, according to a new report.

John McDonnell has sparked a furious backlash from Labour colleagues after he again insisted the party would not block a second independence referendum.

Boris Johnson’s top adviser has hit back at Dominic Grieve after he branded his claims on a no-deal Brexit “arrogant” and “ignorant”.

Boris Johnson has been warned that refusing to quit after losing a vote of no confidence would trigger the "gravest" constitutional crisis since the English Civil War.

Ministers have promised to scrap "unfair" pension rules brought in by George Osborne amid warnings they are penalising NHS staff for taking on extra work.

Labour does not want to hand Boris Johnson a "get out of jail free card" by supporting a national unity government aimed at stopping a no-deal Brexit, Rebecca Long-Bailey has said.

Labour would not try to block a second independence referendum if the Scottish Parliament voted for one, John McDonnell has revealed.

A Labour councillor has been suspended after promoting accusations that TV star Rachel Riley works for "the Israeli state propaganda machine".

Michael Gove has accused the European Union of being unwilling to negotiate with the UK over a new Brexit deal.

A former Cabinet minister who was sacked after just eight weeks in the job is to receive a pay-off worth three months' salary, PoliticsHome can reveal.

Nicola Sturgeon has hinted she could join forces with Jeremy Corbyn in a "progressive alliance" after a snap election.

Leaving the European Union without a deal is now Boris Johnson's "central scenario", Brussels diplomats have been told.

The top 1% of taxpayers are increasingly just men based in London and the South East, according to new research branded “shocking” by Labour.

MPs must be given more access to sensitive information as part of a “fundamental” shift towards making sure they sign off on any military action, a cross-party committee has said.