Boris Johnson has been referred to the UK's data watchdog as allies of his Tory leadership rival Jeremy Hunt claimed "foul play" in the race for Number 10.

Boris Johnson has vowed to end "the continuing creep of the nanny state” if he becomes Prime Minister by threatening to axe taxes on unhealthy food.

Ministers should “urgently” probe the benefits of medicinal cannabis with a view to giving doctors the confidence to prescribe it more widely, MPs have said.

Labour has criticised ministers for failing to heed calls to retrofit sprinklers on high-rise council blocks, ten years after a London flat blaze killed six people.

Dominic Grieve has vowed to fight on in his quest to prevent a no-deal Brexit despite his latest plans being dashed by John Bercow.

A heavily-pregnant Labour MP is facing the threat of deselection after she put her name to a statement criticising the decision to re-admit Chris Williamson to the party.

Labour wants the civil service to start making preparations for a second referendum as the party plans to be in power later this year, according to John McDonnell.

Theresa May has defended compulsory LGBT lessons for primary school children despite protests by some parents.

Philip Hammond has dropped a clear hint that he could vote to stop the next Conservative leader taking Britain out of the European Union without a deal.

Brexit Party MEPs have been branded “pathetic” for turning their back on the EU anthem in the European Parliament.

A senior trade union boss has accused Jeremy Corbyn of peddling "conspiracies" by suggesting that Whitehall officials cannot be trusted to investigate comments made by civil servants about his health.

Jeremy Hunt has labelled the BBC an “absolute joke” for organising a Tory leadership debate ten days after ballots have been sent to party members.

William Hague has backed Jeremy Hunt to be the next Tory leader as he took a swipe at Boris Johnson's pledge to deliver Brexit by 31 October "do or die".

The Brexit Party has formed an unlikely alliance with the Liberal Democrats to demand an overhaul of Westminster's "abysmal" first-past-the-post voting system.

Jeremy Corbyn is to meet with the UK's top mandarin amid calls for a probe into comments about his health by civil servants.

Labour has accused ministers of "neglect" as a new survey revealed that one in three councils fear they will not have the cash to provide basic services within five years.

Boris Johnson is being urged to drastically cut the size of the Cabinet by taking the axe to a wave of Whitehall departments.

MPs are more likely to suffer depression, unhappiness and worthlessness than the general public, a new study has found.

Ministers have been urged to introduce legislation to tackle online interference in elections within the next six months following a "disappointing" response to MPs' recommendations.

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt would be forced to either cut spending or raise taxes to pay for their big-money campaign spending pledges, Philip Hammond has warned.

An attempt by MPs to try and block a no-deal Brexit by cutting off spending to government departments has been dashed by John Bercow.

Civil service bosses have been urged to step in after Jeremy Hunt threatened to block summer holidays for government workers if Whitehall’s no-deal Brexit plans are not in place.

With the next general election potentially just weeks away, Labour MPs have until next Monday to tell party bosses whether they plan to stand again.

Boris Johnson has refused to commit to boosting public sector pay if he becomes Prime Minister, despite key campaign ally Matt Hancock announcing it as a policy on his behalf.

An outgoing Tory MEP who had been supporting Boris Johnson to be his party's next leader has announced he is now backing Jeremy Hunt.

Jeremy Hunt has been accused of being "divorced from reality" as he threatened to cancel all civil service holidays unless no-deal Brexit preparations are up to scratch.

Philip Hammond has hit out at Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt's big-money spending pledges and warned there will be no money to pay for them if there is a no-deal Brexit.

Britain's top civil servant is to write to Jeremy Corbyn after "unacceptable" claims by government officials that the Labour leader isn't healthy enough to become Prime Minister.

Left-wing campaign group Momentum are to send hundreds of activists to Boris Johnson’s seat in a bid to oust him at the next general election.

Nigel Farage has urged the Conservatives to "step aside" to give his Brexit Party a chance to take seats from Labour.

Theresa May has taken a thinly-veiled swipe at Boris Johnson over the Tory leadership hopeful's pledge to deliver Brexit "do or die" by 31 October.

Boris Johnson would scrap public sector pay freezes if he becomes Prime Minister, his Conservative campaign ally Matt Hancock has said.

Jeremy Hunt has pledged to hand the farming and fishing industries a £6bn cash boost to help them cope with a no-deal Brexit if he becomes Prime Minister.

Winning the Tory leadership could be the easy part for the next Prime Minister amid suggestions whoever gets the keys to Number 10 could face a vote to kick them straight out on day one.

Labour splits over a second EU referendum have resurfaced after Len McCluskey urged senior frontbench figures to allow Jeremy Corbyn the time to firm up the party’s policy.

Boris Johnson said he feels a “deep sense of anguish” over Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe - but rejected the claim he has any responsibility for her current plight.