Pro-EU Conservative rebels have hinted at a climbdown on their bid to keep the UK in a customs union with the bloc.

David Lidington has said it would be "dangerous" for the Commons to not back the final deal on Brexit, days after John Major called for MPs to use their "own conscience".

John McDonnell has suggested Tom Watson should hand back half a million pounds in donations from controversial campaigner Max Mosley.

Theresa May has refused to rule out quitting if she loses a showdown Commons vote against Conservative rebels on the customs union.

Two prominent SNP MPs have dropped out of the race to become the next deputy leader of the party.

A top Labour MP has accused ministers of ditching plans to reduce the number of benefit sanctions.

A close ally of Boris Johnson has reportedly accused Theresa May’s top aide of leaking the Foreign Secretary’s controversial letter on the Irish border.

Theresa May is hiring a team of Conservative “foot soldiers” to build a Momentum-style army and take the fight to Labour in key battlegrounds, it has emerged.

Conservative grandee Michael Heseltine has thrown a grenade amid recent Tory unity as he blasted Theresa May over her latest big Brexit speech.

Councils could be stripped of their planning powers if they fail to build enough homes, Sajid Javid has warned.

Jennie Formby has condemned "anti-Semitic" social media attacks on Jon Lansman, her rival to be the next general secretary of the Labour party.

Ukip has lost control of its only local authority after a row over the site for a nearby airport led many to vote in a new Conservative leader.

Jeremy Corbyn urged the controversial founder of Momentum, Jon Lansman, not to stand for the post of Labour’s General Secretary, it has emerged.

Ruth Davidson has criticised members of her own party for openly pursuing Theresa May’s job while she struggled to hold the Cabinet together.

Boris Johnson was prevented from publishing the full details of his memo to Sir Jeremy Heywood on customs arrangements with Ireland, after it was leaked to the press on Tuesday.

Leo Varadkar gave a lukewarm reception to the Prime Minister’s Brexit speech and criticised her for not providing more detail in the brewing crisis over the Northern Ireland border.

Tory backbencher Bob Stewart has suggested that teachers in American high schools may have to be armed in the wake of the latest school shooting in Florida.

The EU’s chief negotiator has welcomed Theresa May’s big Brexit speech today, saying she has recognised the “trade-offs” she must make to secure a deal with Brussels.

Theresa May has called on the European Union to "get on with" negotiating a Brexit deal - as she admitted that failing to reach an agreement would be bad for the UK.

Read the full text of Theresa May's speech on the future UK-EU trade deal here.

Downing Street has hit back at the White House after Donald Trump said he planned to slap huge tariffs on imported steel.

John McDonnell has defended his decision to hang a plaque commemorating Irish republican "martyrs" in his constituency office.

A senior Sinn Féin MP has said the party will not take up its Westminster seats despite calls for them to take part in crucial Commons votes on Brexit.

Nicola Sturgeon has said she is “shocked and saddened” after a survey found one-fifth of Scottish parliament staff had experienced sexual harassment or sexist behaviour.

More than 300 complaints about alleged double voting in last year’s general election resulted in only one conviction, it has emerged.

The growing number of hospital emergency admissions poses a “serious challenge” to the financial position of the NHS, according to the public spending watchdog.

MPs are in line to receive an extra £1300 a year from next month when their salaries rise by 1.8%.

The deficit reduction target set by George Osborne has finally been achieved two years than planned, official figures have found.

Theresa May will vow to strike the most ambitious trade deal with the EU that the world has ever seen after Brexit.

Michael Gove has attacked the water industry over tax avoidance in a damning speech to industry executives.

A senior Conservative MP has called for a "debate" on whether it is time to lower the 24-week time limit for abortions.

Theresa May has warned Donald Tusk that EU proposals which would effectively keep Northern Ireland in the customs union after Brexit are "unacceptable".

Labour would crack down on Bitcoin because it is “a gigantic Ponzi scheme”, Diane Abbott has revealed.

Cabinet ministers have called on Theresa May to make changes to a major Brexit speech just 24 hours before she makes it.

A prominent Conservative donor has pledged to financially back the Liberal Democrats’ campaign for a second referendum on Brexit.

Jon Lansman has confirmed he is running to be Labour's general secretary - despite coming under huge pressure from Jeremy Corbyn not to stand.