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Former Work and Pensions Secretary Esther McVey has suggested that she will U-turn and back Theresa May’s Brexit deal when it returns to the Commons for a third time next week.
Theresa May has urged social media sites to remove all footage and "propaganda" connected to the gunman who carried out the Christchurch terror attack.
Labour have reinstated a councillor who made jokes about “Jew process” during a meeting on anti-semitism.
Brazen peers sparked fury today as they prepared to sabotage a move that would stop seats in the House of Lords from being passed down through families.
The Liberal Democrats have suspended former party leader Lord Steel after he admitted "assuming" Cyril Smith had abused boys in the 1960s.
Theresa May's hopes of securing Commons backing for her Brexit deal have been dealt a blow after a team of eurosceptic lawyers rejected Geoffrey Cox's latest attempt to end the impasse.
Sir Vince Cable has announced he will step down as leader of the Liberal Democrats in May after less than two years in the role.
Five of Labour's frontbench team have quit their posts after defying Jeremy Corbyn over a second EU referendum.
A Labour frontbencher has quit her post after voting against calls for a second EU referendum.
Cabinet splits over Europe erupted once again as eight Cabinet ministers defied Theresa May to vote against delaying Brexit.
Donald Trump has said Theresa May’s failure to strike a deal with the European Union that could be supported by MPs was down to her failing to heed his advice.
Campaigners for a second EU referendum have refused to back an attempt by MPs to show Commons support for one today.
John Bercow has come under fire after he snubbed an attempt by Brexiteers to torpedo the chances of a second referendum.
Parliamentary watchdogs could be on the verge of an embarrassing climbdown after they sparked outrage over pay rises for MPs' staff, PoliticsHome can reveal.
MPs are due to debate whether the Government should try to push back the UK's exit date beyond 29 March after giving the PM another shot to get her deal through next week. Members are once again hoping to throw a spanner or two in the works. Here are the bids that John Bercow has chosen to be put to a vote.
The European Union is open to a "long" delay to Brexit to let Britain "rethink" its strategy, Donald Tusk has said.
A cross-party band of Brexiteers will today launch a Commons bid to kill off the chances of a "divisive and expensive" second EU referendum.
Labour frontbencher Mike Amesbury has apologised for sharing an "appalling" anti-semitic image on Facebook.
Children's charities and abuse support groups have torn into Boris Johnson after he claimed that money spent investigating historical sex crimes was being "spaffed up the wall".
Downing Street was on Wednesday night at war with its own whips after ministers were allowed to defy an order to effectively support a no-deal Brexit.
Tory discipline was in tatters on Wednesday night after ministers were allowed to defy the party whip and still keep their jobs.
Brexit is to be delayed by at least three months after Theresa May's faltering government was plunged into a fresh crisis.
MPs have voted to rule out the possibility that the UK could leave the European Union without a deal.
Philip Hammond has called for a cross-party "consensus" to get a soft Brexit deal passed by the Commons - despite Theresa May's hopes that her own agreement could yet be backed by MPs.
Secondary schools are to be given free sanitary products following a campaign against so-called "period poverty", Philip Hammond has announced.
Everything you need to know about the latest big fiscal announcement by Chancellor Philip Hammond.
Britain's economy will face "significant disruption" if the UK crashes out of the EU without a deal, Philip Hammond has warned.
Theresa May has been forced to hand Conservative MPs a free vote on a key amendment to her Brexit motion later this evening following pressure from her Cabinet colleagues.
Boris Johnson has been branded "shameless" after he claimed that money spent investigating historic cases of child sex abuse was being “spaffed up the wall”.
Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered his latest set-piece fiscal speech. It comes after Theresa May faced Jeremy Corbyn across the despatch box following a fresh defeat for her Brexit deal.
MPs will tonight vote on whether to block a no-deal Brexit. But backbenchers - as usual - want to make the life of the Prime Minister dificult. Here are the two John Bercow has called for a vote.
David Cameron has blasted hardline Tory eurosceptics as he urged MPs to delay Brexit and rule out a no-deal departure from the EU.
Britain will waive all checks at the Irish border and axe the vast majority of tariffs on imports to the UK under a no-deal Brexit, the Government has confirmed.
Chancellor Philip Hammond is set to unveil a £100m package to tackle a surge in knife crime after a major Cabinet row over police funding.
Britain must have a "credible" reason to delay Brexit, European Council President Donald Tusk has warned after MPs rejected Theresa May's deal.
Labour has accused Theresa May of "giving up any pretence of leading the country" after she was forced to give Tory MPs a free vote on whether there should be a no-deal Brexit.