Former Durham general secretary David Hopper grew rich on compensation awarded to miners, an investigation by The Times claims.

Conservative MPs are calling for the Speaker of the House of Commons to step down following allegations that he bullied members of his own staff.

Education Secretary Damian Hinds will promise teachers that there will be no changes to primary tests, GCSEs or A-Levels for the next four years.

Jeremy Corbyn has said Brexit will put a stop to firms “importing cheap labour” to undercut the wages of UK workers.

Jeremy Corbyn has said Brexit will put a stop to firms “importing cheap labour” to undercut the wages of UK workers.

Theresa May is “concerned” over allegations of bullying made against the House of Commons Speaker John Bercow, Number 10 has said.

UK ministers have been accused of a "power grab" after confirming they want to take back control of more than 24 areas which are currently devolved after Brexit.

Jeremy Corbyn has dismissed a claim by John McDonnell that he left a controversial Facebook group after seeing anti-Semitic content posted by other members.

MPs have accused ministers of dismissing expert advice to introduce a levy on takeaway coffee cups similar to the 5p charge on plastic bags.

Theresa May is pulling together a “full spectrum” retaliation plan against Russia if it turns out Vladimir Putin was behind the nerve agent attack on ex-spy Sergei Skripal, it has been reported.

Commons Speaker John Bercow is among a number of MPs accused of bullying parliamentary staff, it has emerged.

Boris Johnson has predicted there may need to be “minimal controls" at the Irish border after Brexit.

Labour has blasted the Government over a new aid partnership signed with Saudi Arabia amid major humanitarian concerns over its war in Yemen.

A Conservative minister has warned Theresa May that the Government must secure a “workable” Brexit or leave the door open for Jeremy Corbyn to become Prime Minister.

Scottish Labour bosses have blocked a crunch vote on the party's Brexit policy amid claims they were heading for an embarrassing defeat.

Labour has accused Gavin Williamson of taking the public for "fools" after he posted a petition urging his Conservative-run council to halt cuts to bus services.

Britain could be on course to borrow £120bn more to cope with the impact of Brexit, according to the Government's own assessments.

Amber Rudd has condemned the "brazen and reckless" attempt to murder a Russian spy living in the UK.

Liam Fox has accused the European Union of using "the language of a gang" over calls for the UK to be "punished" for Brexit.

DUP leader Arlene Foster today accused ex-prime ministers Tony Blair and John Major of “throwing threats of violence around” in their Brexit warnings about the Northern Ireland border.

Ministers are set to amend rules over which powers should be devolved to the Scottish and Welsh governments after Brexit - even if the proposals are not backed by the administrations.

A leading campaign group within the Labour party has called on Jeremy Corbyn to apologise for once being a member of a Facebook group whose members posted anti-Semitic comments.

Companies that fail to close their gender pay gaps will face fines under a Labour government, the party has announced.

Labour has launched a probe into claims party members posted anti-Semitic comments on a Facebook group that Jeremy Corbyn was once a member of.

Downing Street has accused Jeremy Corbyn of “twisting the facts” about UK involvement in Yemen after the Labour leader said Britain was “colluding” in war crimes there.

Labour has piled into the Government after the official spending watchdog laid bare the cash crisis facing local councils.

Domestic abuse suspects face being electronically tagged and banned from taking alcohol under tough new measures aimed at ending their behaviour, Theresa May has announced.

Theresa May has been urged to break off diplomatic ties with Russia by a former Tory minister in the wake of the nerve agent attack which has left a former spy critically ill.

Shadow Education Secretary Angela Rayner has secured debates on Government plans to cut free school meals and childcare vouchers in a bid to block them.

Britain is responsible for the deaths of thousands of civilians - including children - in the Yemeni war, Labour has declared.

A senior Labour official who called for the party to break its historic links with the trade unions has changed her mind, a spokesman for Jeremy Corbyn has said.

The head of the European Council has rejected Theresa May’s plans for a complicated sectoral Brexit deal, insisting that there can be “no pick-and-mix” approach to the future relationship.

SNP firebrand Mhairi Black has revealed some of the shocking misogynistic abuse she receives online in a powerful speech in parliament today.   

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Labour has called on Philip Hammond to spend an extra £2bn on children’s services by 2020, as the party unveiled new analysis showing the number in care was at its highest in decades.

Trade union leaders have hit back at a leading supporter of Jeremy Corbyn after she called for Labour to break its historic link with their movement.