David Gauke has said the decision that almost saw serial rapist John Worboys released from prison was his “responsibility entirely” as he vowed ministers would learn from the case.

Amber Rudd has denied claims that police cuts are behind the recent surge in gang violence in London - but pledged a raft of new measures to tackle it.

More than half of the electorate think Labour has a problem with anti-Semitism to some extent, according to a new poll.

Wildcats could be reintroduced to the English countryside in an effort to reduce the grey squirrel population, it has been reported.

Jeremy Corbyn is a “useful idiot” for the Russian government by refusing to blame Vladimir Putin for the Salisbury nerve agent attack, Boris Johnson has declared.

Spain’s foreign minister Alfonso Dastis has said that he hopes to reach a deal with the UK on Gibraltar by the summer.

Aviation minister Baroness Sugg has announced plans to make the sector ‘greener’ by cutting down on plastic used on flights.

Michael Gallagher, the head of the Metropolitan police’s organised crime command, said that arrests were not enough to stop the killings in London.

Supporters of Jeremy Corbyn on Labour’s NEC tried to prevent disciplinary action being taken against party members, leaked minutes show.

UKIP has been branded “virtually dead” after fielding 75% fewer candidates in the May local elections.

Labour MP David Lammy has suggested he is not a shadow minister because he is black.

Remain campaigners have attacked the Government after it emerged tens of thousands of pounds were spent on a state visit by the King of Spain - during which he sparked a row with Gibraltar.

Jeremy Corbyn is among a host of London Labour MPs demanding to meet Theresa May and Amber Rudd in a bid to tackle the recent surge in knife and gun crime in the capital.

Labour is set to pile pressure on Jeremy Hunt to save nursing bursaries by exploiting the Conservative partnership with the DUP.

Granting Northern Ireland special status to effectively keep it in the EU after Brexit would lead to a return of loyalist paramilitary violence, Lord Trimble has warned.

MP and peers have lost dozens of iPads which were bought with thousands of pounds of taxpayer cash, PoliticsHome can reveal.

Labour's new general secretary has been criticised by one of the party's most senior MPs over her decision to place a top official on gardening leave.

Labour members could be given more powers to oust the party's MPs, one of Jeremy Corbyn's closest allies has revealed.

David Gauke has insisted homeowners should be able to defend themselves against an intruder in their home after a pensioner was arrested on suspicion of murder.

Russia has compared the UK to Nazi propaganda chief Joseph Goebbels and warned the Government it is "playing with fire" by accusing it of being behind the poisoning of former double agent Sergei Skripal.

Labour has called on the Government to ditch controversial plans to give low income families government loans to pay their mortgage interest.

A Labour MP who was one of dozens to attend a demonstration against anti-Semitism in the party was forced to flee a meeting after being criticised by activists in her constituency.

A former Labour frontbencher has accused the Government of using the Salisbury nerve agent attack to divert attention from its domestic problems.

Labour's new general secretary has been criticised after the party's most senior Jewish member of staff was placed on gardening leave.

Female staff at Tory HQ are paid more than their male colleagues on average, it has been revealed.

Labour has accused the Government of “playing party politics” over the Salisbury nerve agent attack after it emerged Jeremy Corbyn has not had access to the same intelligence as ministers.

A Jewish Momentum official has quit his role after claiming he had "witnessed more anti-Semitism in the past week" than in his previous eight years as a Labour member.

A total of 160,000 children are to miss out on free school meals under changes to Universal Credit rules, according to a leading thinktank.

MPs have criticised ministers for the “generous” deal struck with lottery provider Camelot after figures showed its profits to have rocketed while money for good causes has gone down.

North Korea is “almost certain” to have ballistic missiles within six to 18 months that have the ability to reach the UK, MPs have warned.

The Government will today outline plans to toughen up laws around unauthorised traveller camps in a bid to address fears over antisocial behaviour.

Some 1,000 children’s centres in England may have closed since 2009, a new study has suggested - double the number estimated by the Government.

Jewish leaders will demand Ken Livingstone is kicked out of Labour for good when they meet with Jeremy Corbyn in the wake of the latest anti-Semitism row in the party, it has been reported.

Labour has demanded an investigation into whether Boris Johnson “misled” the country over the Salisbury nerve agent attack.

Boris Johnson has accused Jeremy Corbyn of “siding with the Russian spin machine” amid an ongoing row over the Salisbury nerve agent attack.

Jeremy Corbyn today said Boris Johnson had “egg on his face”, after the Foreign Secretary was left humiliated over comments he made about the Salisbury nerve agent attack.