A member of Labour's ruling board was today suspended after he was recorded saying Israel whipped up claims of anti-semitism against the party.

Labour has been plunged into a fresh row after a member of its ruling body was recorded claiming Israel whipped up claims of anti-semitism against the party.

Alistair Campbell has claimed senior Labour frontbenchers have told him his expulsion from the party for voting Lib Dem at the EU elections is “bonkers”.

Mark Harper has become the latest MP to mount a challenge to become the next Conservative leader and Prime Minister.

Tory leadership hopefuls have been warned of the "severe" consequences for UK businesses if they pursue a no-deal Brexit.

Jo Swinson has joined the race to become the next leader of the Liberal Democrats.

The Lib Dems have taken the lead in an opinion poll for the first time in nine years.

Jeremy Corbyn has been urged to "stop wriggling" around Labour calls for a second EU referendum after his claim that any opportunity for a fresh public vote is “some way off”.

John McDonnell has torn in to the Tory leadership candidates for kick-starting a "race to the bottom" on tax and spending pledges.

Dominic Raab has launched a scathing personal attack against Jeremy Corbyn over his response to tackling anti-semitism.

Tory leadership contender Rory Stewart has admitted that he made “a stupid mistake” by smoking opium at a wedding in Iran 15 years ago.

Liberal Democrat MP Ed Davey has ruled out taking his party into coalition with a Boris Johnson or Jeremy Corbyn-led government as he launched his bid to be its next leader.

Philip Hammond has suggested that another referendum may be the only way to break the Brexit deadlock if MPs cannot back a deal.

Tory leadership contenders Dominic Raab and Rory Stewart have hit out at an attempt to prosecute Boris Johnson over claims made in the run-up to the Brexit referendum.

Candidates to be the next Tory leader have said they will block any attempts by Nicola Sturgeon to hold a second independence referendum.

Tom Watson has called for a party-wide ballot of Labour's members in a bid to thrash out a new Brexit policy in the wake of its drubbing at the European elections.

The majority of Brexit Party voters feel powerless to shape political decision-making in Britain, stark new polling has found.

Len McCluskey has accused Labour's former communications chief Alastair Campbell of deliberately getting himself expelled from the party to "create a controversy".

Ministers have been warned they must enshrine the rights of EU citizens to live and work in the UK in law before Brexit or risk a repeat of the Windrush scandal.

Theresa May has called for the return of student grants after admitting that scrapping them had put those from low-income families off applying to university.

The Conservatives risk being captured by "the narrow nationalism, phobia-filled and poisonous politics of Nigel Farage" over Brexit, according to a party grandee.

Labour’s Brexit splits have burst into the open after party chairman Ian Lavery accused campaigners for a second referendum of "sneering" at Brexit supporters.

Boris Johnson has been ordered to attend court over accusations of misconduct in a public office during the Brexit referendum.

Tom Watson has waded into the row over Alastair Campbell's expulsion from Labour as he blasted the "spiteful" decision to kick him out of the party.

Commons Speaker John Bercow has risked the wrath of Conservative Eurosceptics as he made it clear he has no plans to quit the job before Brexit is delivered.

Matt Hancock has blasted Tory leadership rival Boris Johnson over claims he dismissed warnings about the economic impact of Brexit by saying "f**k business".

Two Labour ex-Cabinet ministers have revealed that they also voted for other parties in the European elections after Alastair Campbell was expelled for backing the Liberal Democrats.

Brexit minister James Cleverly has promised to offer a "complete refresh" of the Conservative party as he joined the race to become its next leader.

John Bercow has warned Tory leadership hopefuls that Parliament could still block a no-deal Brexit.

A leading Muslim group has urged Britain's equalities watchdog to launch a full-scale investigation into the Conservative Party.

Alastair Campbell has been kicked out of the Labour party after he admitted voting Lib Dem in the European elections.

Labour is to face a formal investigation by the UK's equality watchdog over its handling of anti-semitism complaints.

Tory leadership hopeful Jeremy Hunt has said he will include the DUP and Tory eurosceptics on his Brexit negotiating team if he becomes Prime Minister.

Tom Watson has warned Jeremy Corbyn that September will be "too late" to clarify Labour's stance on a second Brexit referendum.

A second referendum on Scottish independence should take place in the second half of 2020, Nicola Sturgeon has declared.

Jeremy Hunt has warned his fellow Conservative leadership contenders that they would be committing "political suicide" if they tried to push the UK towards a no-deal exit from the European Union.