A powerful committee of MPs has accused Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg of shirking leadership over fake news and disinformation on the social networking site.

A minister has vowed to defy his own government by backing a Commons bid to rule out a “dangerous” no-deal Brexit.

A Cabinet minister has risked angering anti-EU Tory MPs by admitting Theresa May might have to ditch a promise to re-open her Brexit deal.

Labour MPs who quit the party in protest against Jeremy Corbyn could install the Tories in Government for a decade, John McDonnell has warned.

A former interim Labour leader has urged anti-Jeremy Corbyn MPs said to be on the brink of quitting the party to think again.

Philip Hammond will not visit China in the coming days amid reports that Beijing pulled out after Gavin Williamson threatened to deploy a warship in the Pacific.

Almost a dozen peers have been punished over claims of bullying or harassment over the past six years, it has emerged.

Former Labour vice chairman Michael Dugher last night revealed he is set to quit the party, saying it has become "institutionally anti-Semitic".

Theresa May has urged her warring Tory MPs to unite and warned them “history will judge us all” if the party makes a mess of Brexit.

Ministers have called on the Bank of England not to choose a white person as the face of the new £50 note in a bid to improve the representation of black and minority ethnic people in Britain.

Britain is on "the wrong side of the law" by continuing to sign-off arms exports for Saudi Arabia to use in the bloody war in Yemen, ministers have been warned.

Labour has come under fire after it emerged that a member's claim that the "Jewish community plans to attack" the party was not deemed to have been anti-semitic under its complaints process.

A Labour government overhaul of the universities sector would mean institutions could no longer fall into bankruptcy, Angela Rayner will say.

Pressure is mounting for retail tycoon Sir Philip Green to be stripped of his knighthood after senior MP Frank Field called for the Queen to get involved.

Theresa May has been handed a boost by Donald Trump as the US President promised to "very, very substantially" increase trade with the UK after Brexit.

A dozen ministers could resign unless Theresa May rules out a no-deal Brexit by the end of this month, Dominic Grieve has claimed.

Theresa May has taken a swipe at young people who have gone on strike from school to protest about a lack of action on tackling climate change.

A peer has been accused of exploiting his role in order to pursue sex with vulnerable women who approached him for help.

Deep splits within the Labour party over Brexit erupted once again as MPs defied Jeremy Corbyn to back an extension to Article 50.

A no-deal Brexit has been made more likely by the Government's latest defeat on Brexit, Theresa May has warned.

Ministers must take “urgent steps” to protect the poorest people in Britain from any possible financial hit after Brexit, major charities have warned.

A government minister has accused Tory Brexiteers of "treachery" and called on them to join Nigel Farage's new anti-EU party.

Theresa May has been dealt another huge blow after a rebellion by Tory eurosceptics saw her defeated again over Brexit.

Labour risks being “utterly, comprehensively destroyed” like the Liberal Democrats if Jeremy Corbyn ushers in a “Tory Brexit”, frontbencher Clive Lewis has warned.

Theresa May has praised Sir Winston Churchill’s legacy after John McDonnell branded the former Prime Minister a "villain" for his role in putting down a 1910 Welsh miners' strike.

Theresa May has begged her backbenchers to unite behind her as pro-Brexit Tory rebels prepared to inflict an embarrassing defeat on the Government.

Yet another night of crunch votes on Brexit looms and MPs have been scrambling to get their favourite options on the agenda. John Bercow has chosen three amendments for votes alongside the central government motion.

Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has demanded a shake-up of Britain's marriage laws to end "unacceptable" curbs on civil partnerships at military bases.

Jeremy Corbyn is facing a raft of frontbench resignations unless he throws Labour's weight behind calls for a second EU referendum, it has emerged.

Dozens of former UK ambassadors and high commissioners have called on Theresa May to delay Brexit and consider the “powerful argument” for a second EU referendum.

John McDonnell has come under fire after he branded Sir Winston Churchill a "villain" over his role in a 1910 miners' strike.

A government-backed bill to crack down on female genital mutilation could come before the Commons within days after the Prime Minister threw her weight behind the proposals.

Barry Gardiner has branded Liam Fox “incompetent” over his failure to secure a raft of post-Brexit trade deals.

Labour splits on Brexit have been laid bare once more after Sir Keir Starmer appeared to suggest that pushing for a general election was no longer a “credible option” for the party to pursue.

Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn locked horns over the controversial Seaborne Freight contract at PMQs. See how it all unfolded below.

Tory eurosceptics are set to rebel in a key Commons vote over their fears the Government is preparing to rule out a no-deal Brexit.