Gavin Williamson has told the Russian government to “go away and shut up” following the nerve agent attack on a Russian former spy in Salisbury.

Alex Salmond has urged broadcast watchdogs not to shut down Russia Today in the wake of the nerve agent attack on former double agent Sergei Skripal.

Nia Griffith has said Labour agrees with Theresa May that Russia was behind the attempted murder of former double agent Sergei Skripal – just a day after Jeremy Corbyn refused to do so.

Four House of Commons committees have joined forces to demand the Government addresses the “national health emergency” of poor air quality.

The current higher education funding model will become unsustainable as hundreds of thousands of new university places will be needed by 2030, experts have said.

Nicola Sturgeon has said the stalemate over what happens to powers relating to devolved areas when they return from Brussels after Brexit could be settled in the coming weeks.

Emily Thornberry has said Russia must "face the consequences" for the nerve agent attack on a former double agent - in a clear challenge to Jeremy Corbyn.

David Davis has said Britain would go along with EU wishes for a shorter post-Brexit transition period if it meant striking a deal with the bloc.

President Trump has offered his firm backing to Theresa May over the Salisbury attack, saying the expulsion of Russian diplomats from the UK is a "just response" to a "pattern of behaviour" from Russia.

Gavin Williamson will today warn the UK is at a "crossroads" and must counter security threats by investing more in the military. 

Downing Street has dropped a clear hint that the 1p and 2p coins will not be abolished as part of a Treasury review.

Prominent Labour MPs have distanced themselves from Jeremy Corbyn by publicly backing the Prime Minister's response to the nerve agent attack on a former spy.

The failure to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq shows government claims that Russia was behind the Salisbury nerve agent attack may be wrong, Jeremy Corbyn's spokesman has declared.

Jeremy Corbyn faced the wrath of MPs from across the House today after he again failed to unequivocally condemn Moscow over the Salisbury nerve agent attack.

Theresa May has given 23 Russian diplomats suspected of being spies one week to leave Britain in the wake of the nerve agent attack in Salisbury.

Read all the latest from Prime Minister's Questions and Theresa May's statement on the Sergei Skripal case on our up-to-the-minute liveblog.

Fewer than half of Scots want a fresh independence referendum within the next three years even though most think Brexit will harm the economy, according to a poll.

Russia's foreign minister has fired back at the UK over the Sergei Skripal case, accusing ministers of staging a "political performance" and "flagrantly misleading" the international community.

Philip Hammond will have to hike taxes by an eye-watering £30bn over the coming years if he wants to wipe out the deficit by the middle of the next decade, experts warned today.

Theresa May has led tributes to the “brilliant and extraordinary” Stephen Hawking after the renowned scientist died aged 76.

Former SNP leader Alex Salmond has come under pressure to quit his Russia Today chat show as tensions mount between London and Moscow.

A senior Unite official and ally of Jeremy Corbyn is set to become Labour's new general secretary.

Theresa May is expected to outline Britain’s plan to take action against Russia over the poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal today as Moscow warned that it will retaliate.

UK prisons are preparing for an influx of Islamic State fighters returning from Syria, the Justice Secretary has said.

Theresa May will meet Nicola Sturgeon and Carwyn Jones today in a bid to end the impasse with the devolved administrations over Brexit. 

Donald Trump has told Theresa May that America will be "with the UK all the way" as she decides how to respond to the poisoning of a Russian former spy on British soil.

Jeremy Corbyn has condemned the sending of “hate-filled” letters and packages to four Muslim Labour MPs as “disgusting”.

Labour has lost a bid to stop more than one million children missing out on free school meals.

The Government is launching a new £50m fund to support integration and bring together what one minister calls Britain’s “divided” communities.

Treasury officials have paved the way for the abolition of 1p and 2p coins after declaring they are no longer "cost-effective".

A senior Labour official dubbed "the brains of the party" has dramatically quit her job.

Britain will not pay off its divorce bill for leaving the European Union until nearly 50 years after the Brexit referendum, it has emerged.

Here is the full transcript of Philip Hammond's Spring Statement. 

Read a summary of the key fiscal forecasts and measures from Philip Hammond's Spring Statement here.

Philip Hammond and John McDonnell have clashed in the Commons today in a heated exchange over historic bullying claims.

Philip Hammond today told Britain “the best days are ahead of us” as he pledged a funding boost for public services later in the year.