Russia has mocked Theresa May after she claimed Moscow was "highly likely" to be behind the nerve agent attack on a former spy.

Labour has torn into the Government after its website offering a flagship ‘millennial railcard’ crashed on its first day of nationwide sales.

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Jeremy Corbyn was "strangely like" US president Donald Trump in his comments on Russia in the wake of the Salisbury nerve agent attack, David Miliband has said.

The head of the CBI has launched a blistering attack on Labour's plans to nationalise swathes of British industry, saying they would inflict as much damage to the economy as a hard Brexit. 

Sadiq Khan has highlighted some of the anti-Muslim abuse he receives on Twitter.

Philip Hammond is set to face demands to end austerity when he reveals government borrowing is at pre-financial crisis levels in his first Spring Statement today. 

Global figures have pledged their full support to Theresa May after she gave Russia until tonight to explain the nerve agent attack in Salisbury.

Theresa May has said it is "highly likely" that Russia was behind the nerve agent attack that landed an ex-spy, his daughter and a police officer in hospital.

Tory MPs rounded on Commons Speaker John Bercow as he chaired a debate on bullying sparked by allegations made against him and other parliamentarians.

The Government has condemned barbaric letters which encourage people to “butcher” Muslims as “abhorrent” as it urged recipients to hand them over to police.

Labour MP Karl Turner has rejected claims that he “slapped” a female party member’s bottom and made misogynistic remarks about her.

A senior House of Commons official has apologised for the way parliament responded to allegations of bullying of members of staff by MPs.

Philip Hammond shifted his dry wit into fifth gear when he cut the fiscal calendar down to just one big annual event.

Jeremy Corbyn's office is strenuously denying claims by Debbie Abrahams that she was bullied by "certain individuals" working there, PoliticsHome has learned.

Theresa May is preparing to publicly blame Russia for the nerve agent attack that landed an ex-spy, his daughter and a police officer in hospital, according to reports.

The Foreign Office's post-Brexit 'Global Britain' slogan will continue to look like a “superficial branding exercise” unless it is more precisely defined, a group of influential MPs have warned.

Degrees will be rated gold, silver or bronze under a Government scheme that will leave universities “no place to hide” on the quality of their courses, it has been announced.

A former top military commander has urged Philip Hammond to inject cash into the armed forces immediately or risk undermining the reputation of the UK as a “credible military power”.

Vince Cable has come under fire from Conservative MPs for saying that the Brexit vote was driven by nostalgia for a period where 'faces were white'.

Debbie Abrahams has launched an extraordinary attack on Jeremy Corbyn's office after being forced to step aside as Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary over claims she bullied members of her staff.

Momentum chief Jon Lansman has dramatically pulled out of the race to be the next Labour party general secretary.

Former Labour frontbencher Paul Flynn has come under fire over a tweet in which he said the Conservatives were sponsored by “nerve gas killers".

Philip Hammond today rowed back on suggestions he could put an end to austerity at the upcoming Spring Statement.

Vince Cable has said some elderly voters who backed Brexit did so out of nostalgia for a time when "faces were white".

Jeremy Corbyn has ruled out a boycott of Kremlin-backed TV channel Russia Today - just hours after his right hand man John McDonnell backed the move.

The wife of murdered ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko has blasted Theresa May for failing to learn from her husband’s death as fingers were pointed at Russia over a fresh poisoning scandal.

John McDonnell today said Labour politicians should no longer appear on Russia Today in the wake of the poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal.

The Government has announced plans to ban the use of so-called pet “shock collars” in England following pressure from campaigners.

Labour has questioned Theresa May’s willingness to stand up to Moscow amid revelations the Conservatives have taken hundreds of thousands in donations from wealthy Russians since she became Prime Minister.

Philip Hammond has signalled the age of Conservative austerity could be at an end as he declared there was “light at the end of the tunnel”.

Labour grandee Harriet Harman is reportedly considering a bid to become Commons Speaker as John Bercow faces mounting calls to relinquish the role.   

A former Tory Cabinet minister has backed a legal bid which could force a second EU referendum.

Jeremy Corbyn has been handed a major boost as Labour took a seven-point lead over the Conservatives in a new poll.

The government has proposed introducing time limits to tackle social media addiction amongst children

The Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has called for allegations of bullying by MPs to be subject to an independent investigation.