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Britain has agreed its first post-Brexit trade agreement with six African countries, Theresa May has announced during her three-day visit to the continent.
Downing Street has refused to confirm whether MPs will be told the full consequences of a no-deal Brexit before they get the chance to vote for one in Parliament.
The Treasury has warned Downing Street that plans to double the charge to shoppers for using plastic bags "looks like profiteering," it has been reported.
Theresa May today slapped down Philip Hammond as she said crashing out of the EU without a deal would not be the "end of the world".
Theresa May will say she is "unashamed" about British foreign aid being used in the interests of the UK as well as poverty-stricken nations across the globe.
A Labour frontbencher spent thousands of pounds of taxpayers' cash in a legal row with his Jewish Parliamentary assistant after she accused him of religious discrimination.
Theresa May's hopes of winning EU backing for her Brexit strategy have been dealt a major blow after Emmanuel Macron suggested they risked "unravelling" the bloc.
Labour’s Chris Williamson has hit back after the party’s former deputy leader accused him of launching an “intolerable” campaign to oust MPs who are disloyal to Jeremy Corbyn.
Labour and the Conservatives today urged “full transparency” from the Scottish Government amid an investigation into sexual harassment claims made against Alex Salmond.
Senior Conservative politicians have hit back at Boris Johnson after he suggested Britain could face a Greek-style economic catastrophe under Theresa May's Brexit plans.
Andy Burnham has rubbished "arrogant" calls for a second Brexit referendum, amid reports of fresh pressure on Labour to back a new vote.
Labour has denied claims the party plans to throw out any allegations of anti-Semitism deemed "vexatious" and designed to smear Jeremy Corbyn.
Labour MPs who are not committed to making Jeremy Corbyn the next Prime Minister should either resign or be replaced, according to a controversial backbencher.
Boris Johnson has said Britain could face an economic hit like that which devastated Greece under Theresa May's Brexit plans.
Campaigners for a referendum on the final Brexit deal have launched a bid to force Labour to back their plan, it has been reported.
Nicola Sturgeon has said there is “no legal basis” to suspend Alex Salmond from the SNP, amid allegations of sexual harassment against him.
Theresa May is preparing to visit Africa for the first time since becoming Prime Minister in a bid to bolster Britain’s post-Brexit trade links.
Jacob Rees-Mogg has been criticised by Ireland’s deputy prime minister after he said “inspections” on the border such as those during the Troubles could be brought back after Brexit.
Jeremy Corbyn has been reported to the Labour Party over his controversial 2013 comments about British "Zionists" not understanding "English irony".
Eurosceptic campaigners are attempting to build a £5 million war chest in order to fight the "dilution" of Brexit and to see off pro-EU groups pushing for a fresh vote.
Vince Cable is reportedly set to announce that he will stand down as Liberal Democrat leader before the next general election.
Theresa May has ordered plans for a British rival to the Galileo satellite project, as the European Commission continues to play hardball over the multi-billion pound scheme.
Jeremy Corbyn is facing fresh pressure to change Labour's Brexit stance after a new poll found strong support for a second referendum among the party's target voters.
Theresa May will gather her warring Cabinet ministers for crisis talks next month as Britain faces crashing out of the European Union without a deal.
Company bosses who dissolve their firms in order to dodge paying staff money they are entitled to face being fined or disqualified from holding the position under new rules.
Women in England will be allowed to take an early abortion pill at home under government plans due to take effect by the end of the year.
Ministers are set to double the the 5p tax on plastic shopping bags to 10p, according to reports.
The deadline for Britain and the European Union to agree on a Brexit deal has reportedly been pushed back by four weeks – amid fears Tory rebels could bring down Theresa May’s Chequers plan.
Labour backbencher Chuka Umunna has batted away rumours he is plotting to a launch a new political party.
Jeremy Corbyn has defended comments he made in 2013 claiming a group of Zionists had “no sense of irony” despite “having lived in this country for a very long time”.
Former SNP leader Alex Salmond today insisted he had not “sexually harassed anyone” after he vowed to take the Scottish government to court over allegations against him.
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said it is “difficult to come to terms” with allegations made against her former boss Alex Salmond.
John McDonnell has leapt to the defence of Jeremy Corbyn after he was criticised for saying British Zionists have "no sense of English irony".
An angry Jewish Labour MP has hit out at Jeremy Corbyn after footage emerged of him saying British Zionists have “no sense of English irony”.
The boss of the Metropolitan Police has risked a row with Sajid Javid over the use of spit hoods by front-line cops.
Philip Hammond has sparked a fresh Tory backlash after he launched a grenade into Government efforts to play down the risks of a no-deal Brexit.