Energy companies could get access to data on welfare claimants in order to offer the poorest households a special cheaper tariff.

A hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic would be a “clear and present danger to the peace process,” the Irish government's EU spokesman has warned.

Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has engaged in an angry clash with former spin doctor Alastair Campbell, accusing him of a "macho" approach to politics.

Priti Patel has said allegations against Oxfam staff are only the "tip of the iceberg" of a global aid scandal that she raised with officials when she was Development Secretary.

Labour’s Andrew Gwynne has suggested his party could scrap council tax and replace it with a “radical” new system for funding local government.

Henry Bolton has claimed that racist messages from his mistress Jo Marney were "doctored" to make her look worse.

Britain risks losing £5bn of defence contracts if a planned EU ban on palm oil goes ahead, it has emerged.

The UK’s leading food producers have demanded ministers secure a free trade deal with the EU and allow European migrants to work on British farms after Brexit.

Boris Johnson has spoken out about the "horrendous living conditions" suffered by Rohingya refugees as he prepares for talks with Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

A Conservative-run council in one of London's wealthiest areas is asking rich residents to pay a voluntary contribution on top of their council tax to help fund extra services.

Theresa May will reportedly offer to keep close security links with the EU in order to advance a Brexit deal.

Michel Barnier's "aggressive" approach to negotiating the Brexit transition has reportedly caused concern among EU diplomats.

Aid charities will have their funding from the Government withdrawn if they fail to comply with safeguarding issues, the International Development Secretary has warned.

Kezia Dugdale has reportedly told colleagues she quit as Labour leader out of frustration with Jeremy Corbyn's stance on Brexit. 

The Prime Minister has come under fire from the arch-Brexiteer side of her own party for her latest plan to comprise on the terms of leaving the EU.

The Prime Minister spent £985.50 from the public purse on the safe delivery of the official letter to trigger Britain’s exit from the European Union.

Staff working for MPs in their constituencies have complained to journalists they are concerned new anti-harassment guidelines focus too much on the Westminster village.

Tougher guidelines for councils borrowing cheap loans to make multi-million pound bets on the commercial property market have been introduced by ministers.

The Government is reviewing their current work with the international anti-poverty charity Oxfam, after officials were revealed to have had sex parties with prostitutes after the Haiti earthquake.

Some of society’s most vulnerable have been failed by assessments for disability benefits which are often full of basic errors and show an ignorance of lifelong health conditions, a group of MPs have found.

Two British-born Islamic State fighters captured by Syrian Kurdish forces should be put on trial at The Hague, according to a defence minister.

The Chair of the Environment Committee has warned of an “agricultural crisis” as plummeting numbers of migrant farm workers has led to food “rotting in fields”. 

The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator has warned that border checks between Northern Ireland and the Republic are “unavoidable” if the UK leaves the single market and the customs union. 

Michel Barnier has warned the UK that a post-Brexit transition deal is "not a given" unless Theresa May makes major concessions in crunch negotiations.

Labour's plans for mass renationalisations if they win the next general election are "an economic necessity", according to John McDonnell.

A Scottish Labour MSP refused to sit next to his party leader over the failure to suspend an MP who admitted using "deeply offensive" language about gay people and the Chinese community.

Northern Ireland will have to remain in the customs union and single market after Brexit in order to avoid a hard border, EU negotiators have said.

Theresa May's most senior ministers will hold an emergency summit at her country retreat in a bid to break the Brexit deadlock threatening to tear the Government apart.

Every local authority should have at least one handyman to help the elderly with odd jobs and to stay safe in their homes, MPs have said.

Japanese motor firms based in Britain are prepared to leave if free trade to the EU after Brexit is affected, the country’s ambassador has warned.

David Davis has accused the European Union of using "discourteous language" over a leaked document threatening the UK with severe punishments if it breaks any part of the post-Brexit transition deal.

Labour MPs have demanded that the party's members be given a direct say on its Brexit policy in a major challenge to Jeremy Corbyn.

Jeremy Hunt has come under fire after saying NHS doctors “knew there would be pressurised moments” when they decided on a career in medicine.

The Government are using councils as “human shields” for spending cuts, John McDonnell will say today.

Jo Swinson has clashed with veteran BBC journalist John Humphrys over comments he made in the wake of Carrie Gracie's resignation as the corporation's China editor.

MPs who are found guilty of sexual harassment could be booted out of parliament under tough new measures aimed at stamping out abuse.