Diane Abbott has apologised after a picture emerged of the Shadow Home Secretary drinking a cocktail on her commute.

UKIP’s deputy, Mike Hookem, has criticised leader Gerard Batten for defending a rape remark made by one of his party’s election candidates.

Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has sent a message of solidarity to persecuted Christians around the world to mark the end of Lent.

Theresa May has condemned the "shocking and truly senseless" killing of a 29-year-old investigative reporter in what police have called a "terrorist incident" in Derry.

Change UK's Chris Leslie has all-but ruled out forming an electoral alliance with other anti-Brexit parties and trained his fire on the Liberal Democrats.

Theresa May has risked fresh Conservative anger over her departure plans after telling ministers to sign off on proposals for another Queen's Speech.

Conservative Brexiteer Boris Johnson has nabbed a much-sought-after office in the House of Commons as allies talked up his chances of becoming the next Prime Minister.

High profile anti-Brexit campaigner Lord Adonis is among the candidates picked to stand for Labour at the European elections.

Sajid Javid has urged the Metropolitan Police to use the ‘full force of the law’ against climate change protesters who are blocking traffic and holding up public transport.

A Ukip candidate has branded a female MP a "giant b*tch" as he refused to apologise for rape comments during the party's official European election campaign launch.

Replacing Theresa May with a hardline Brexiteer would “wreck” any chance of Britain leaving the European Union with a deal, Britain's former EU ambassador has warned.

The Conservatives have slumped to one of their lowest poll results for years as supporters appeared to be switching their allegiance to Nigel Farage's new Brexit Party.

David Cameron and George Osborne showed political "genius" by persuading the country to accept public spending cuts without triggering violent protests, Jeremy Hunt has said.

More than half of the public now thinks Labour has a "serious anti-semitism problem", according to a new poll.

Politicians are getting out on the doorstep once again after weeks of Brexit chaos - and are doing their best to focus the fight on the bread-and-butter issues affecting people’s lives at home.

UK universities must do more to help serving and former armed forces personnel and their families, ministers have said.

Ministers have been urged to re-examine funding for schools after fresh polling revealed that two in three secondary heads have been forced to let teachers go.

Jeremy Corbyn has launched a fresh attack on government police cuts on the back of a two-fold increase in attempted murders since the Tories came to power.

Ministers should take immediate action to end the use of "extreme or controversial" restraint techniques on children held in detention by the state, a powerful committee of MPs and peers has said.

Ministers have announced a new summer launch date for their controversial plans to implement new age-verification measures on pornography websites in the UK.

Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn have been dealt a major blow after a new poll found that the newly-formed Brexit Party is on course to win May's EU election in the UK.

Brexit talks between Labour and the Government are at risk because Conserative MPs want "to do a deal" with US President Donald Trump, Jeremy Corbyn has claimed.

A senior Conservative party official is having to spend his own money to help the party meet the costs of the European elections, it has been reported.

Criminals with minor convictions may no longer have to reveal them to potential employers, under plans being considered by Sajid Javid.

Parliamentary bosses spend eye-watering sums every year printing thousands of documents that get thrown away at the end of the day and are available online, PoliticsHome can reveal.

Teachers have taken aim at school funding cuts as they claimed mental health problems among children were reaching a "crisis point".

Labour frontbencher Richard Burgon has said he “regrets” calling Zionism "the enemy of peace" after recently-unearthed footage contradicted his previous denial of the comments.

Churches and cathedrals across England will ring out this week to express "solidarity" with France after the devastating fire at Notre-Dame Cathedral, Theresa May has announced.

A Labour government would abolish "high-stakes and high-stress" primary school tests and replace them with assessments that are tailored to individuals, Jeremy Corbyn has announced.

Complaints against MPs from members of the public are on track to more than double this year, official figures indicate.

Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd has said it is “entirely possible” that she will enter the race to become the next Tory leader.

Britain's electoral watchdog has rejected The Independent Group’s choice of logo for next month’s planned European poll.

Top Labour MP Richard Burgon has been ordered to apologise after footage emerged of him branding Zionism the "enemy of peace" - which he previously denied saying.

Most voters have become even more sure that they voted the right way in the 2016 Brexit referendum despite three years of furious campaigning on both sides, a new poll has revealed.

EU chief Guy Verhofstadt today blasted MPs for taking a week of holiday immediately after winning a Brexit delay.

The next Prime Minister must avoid making the same mistakes as Theresa May on Brexit, a top think tank has warned.