A Tory councillor has been suspended after it emerged he shared an article calling Muslims “parasites” who “live off the state and breed like rabbits”.

The Foreign Office has been forced to retract a claim that the nerve agent used in the Salisbury attack last month was produced in Russia, in a major blow for Theresa May.

A senior minister has hit out at defence lab Porton Down after it said it could not confirm whether the nerve agent used in the Salisbury attack came from Russia, it has been reported.

Theresa May has vowed to tackle the “burning injustice” of gender pay inequality as the deadline for big firms to publish their salary figures looms.

A fresh row has erupted between MPs on the Brexit Select Committee after its new report said Theresa May should not rule out a Norway-style deal with the EU.

A Tory MP has said BBC satire show Have I Got News For You is “too vicious” for female guests.

Jeremy Corbyn has hit back at criticism over his attendance at an event organised by a controversial Jewish group.

Dan Jarvis has won a major victory against Labour bosses enabling him to stay on as an MP if he is elected as South Yorkshire’s first mayor.

Jon Lansman has defended Jeremy Corbyn's decision to attend an event organised by a controversial Jewish group, insisting it was his "night off".

Britain will have at least two major trade deals ready to go when the Brexit transition period ends in 2020, the Government has predicted.

The British firm which prints the UK's passports has launched an appeal against the decision to give the contract to a French firm after Brexit.

Former Conservative Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has said spending cuts have led to a reduction in screening as he revealed he has been diagnosed with bowel cancer.

Jeremy Corbyn has come in for fresh criticism over his attendance at an event organised by a controversial Jewish group.

Ministers will introduce a ban on ivory sales to crackdown on the "abhorrent" trade, Michael Gove has said.

Powerful left-wing campaign group Momentum has admitted that Labour's anti-Semitism problem is "more widespread" than previously thought.

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has been accused of giving "false hope" to the family of jailed British mother Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.

Female MPs have launched an online campaign to close the gender pay gap called #paymetoo.

The Government is planning a fresh crackdown on “aggressive” behaviour by bailiffs, it has been reported.

The head of the Crown Prosecution Service Alison Saunders is preparing to step down amid criticism over the collapse of a number of rape trials.

Former Commons Speaker Lord Martin has weighed into the row over Labour’s handling of anti-Semitism, demanding that the party holds a one-day conference to tackle the issue.

British school children are showing increasing signs of poverty and hunger, head teachers have warned.

Newly appointed Labour NEC member Eddie Izzard has urged the party to eradicate "the stain of anti-Semitism" as a row over its handling of the issue rumbles on.

Jeremy Corbyn has deleted the Facebook account he created before becoming Labour leader.

Some schools could become military academies under new plans to be considered by ministers.

The Labour party has denied any involvement in pro-Jeremy Corbyn Facebook groups that include racist, anti-Semitic and violent comments.

Child burial fees will no longer be imposed on grieving parents, Theresa May has announced.

Theresa May has paid tribute to victims of UK terror attacks and the Grenfell Tower fire in her Easter message this year.

Councils in England will from today be able to almost double the maximum on-the-spot fine for littering.

Labour official Christine Shawcroft is set to be replaced by comedian Eddie Izzard after dramatically quitting the party’s ruling National Executive Committee last night.

The Prime Minister has bought an oil painting of her signing the Article 50 letter that began the process of Britain leaving the European Union.

Ministers have dropped attempts to drop restricted recruitment practices in the civil service, according to the Times.

Labour is well ahead of the Conservative party when it comes to selecting candidates for the next general election.

British teenagers should take up Saturday jobs to learn about the world of work, according to the Work and Pensions Secretary.

The majority of Labour members believe accusations of antisemitism in the party are being exaggerated to damage Jeremy Corbyn.

The UK’s top police officer has said social media is a factor in the growing rate of UK knife crime.

Christine Shawcroft has said a row over her defence of a Labour election candidate who shared an article saying the Holocaust was a “hoax” on Facebook is being used to attack Jeremy Corbyn.