Authorities would do more to stop the rising number of teenagers stabbed to death if the victims were white, Stephen Lawrence’s mother has claimed.

The UK will have to abide by new EU laws and allow continued free movement of people during the two-year transition period, David Davis confirmed today. 

Jacob Rees-Mogg has hit out at Philip Hammond, accusing him of "undermining" Theresa May with recent comments on Brexit.

Dan Jarvis is preparing a dramatic bid to become the first directly-elected mayor of South Yorkshire, PoliticsHome can reveal.

Philip Hammond has accused Tory Brexiteers of threatening Britain's economy as the Tory civil war over Europe continues to rumble on.

Tracey Crouch reportedly declined to be interviewed on the Today programme after its presenter was recorded making light of a gender pay inequality row at the BBC.

Theresa May has publicly rebuked Philip Hammond after he said there should only be "modest changes" in Britain's relationship with the EU after Brexit.

Jeremy Corbyn has sacked a Labour peer from the party's frontbench for attending the controversial Presidents Club dinner.

Gavin Williamson has said an office romance with a junior colleague nearly led to the end of his marriage.

Britain must be allowed to sign trade deals with other countries during any post-Brexit transition period, David Davis will declare today.

Former Labour Tessa Jowell got a rare standing ovation in the House of Lords today after she made an emotional speech about her battle with brain cancer.

Donald Trump will finally make his first visit to the UK as US president later this year, Downing Street has confirmed.

Philip Hammond today sparked a fierce Conservative backlash as he called for the softest possible Brexit.

A government minister has warned peers that they risk creating “legal chaos” if they try to wreck the Government's flagship Brexit legislation.

Donald Trump has hailed his personal relationship with Theresa May, saying the two leaders are "like each other a lot".

Philip Hammond has fired a warning to EU leaders that they risk a "tremendous act of self-harm" if the City of London is cut off from European markets after Brexit.

Michael Gove has leapt to the defence of a minister who attended a men-only charity event at which female members of staff were allegedly groped and sexually harassed.

An official probe has begun into the events surrounding Len McCluskey's re-election as general secretary of Unite.

Diane Abbott has accused ministers of failing to protect the public amid a massive jump in recorded knife and gun crime in England and Wales.

Philip Hammond has admitted MPs will be in the dark about parts of the final Brexit deal when they are asked to vote for it.

A cross-party group of MPs has called on Theresa May to launch a review into ‘joint enterprise laws’ amid claims it has led to wrongful convictions. 

Social media companies must step up their efforts to remove extremist content online, Theresa May will say today.

The Government has appointed Sara Khan as head of a new body responsible for finding and rooting out extremism in the UK.

Donald Trump reportedly told Theresa May over the phone that she could be this generation’s Winston Churchill.

The left-wing campaign group Momentum is failing to win selections for Labour seats across the country, new analysis reveals. 

The Department for International Trade is missing its deadlines and failing to recruit new staff, a new report has found. 

A newly-appointed minister's job is hanging in the balance after Theresa May said she was "appalled" by an all-male dinner he attended at which female hostesses were reportedly groped and sexually harassed.

Theresa May could face a leadership challenge within months if the Conservatives suffer a "meltdown" in the upcoming local council elections, senior MPs believe.

David Cameron has admitted that Brexit has “turned out less badly” than he thought it would.

John McDonnell has warned of a looming "political and social avalanche" unless the global economic system is replaced by a model which benefits everyone on the planet.

The former head of the parliamentary watchdog has accused MPs of pursuing a "squalid vendetta" after he was blocked from taking up a new job.

Theresa May today made a personal appeal for more women to get screened for cervical cancer after the number getting a check-up each year plummeted to a two-decade low.

A Department for Education board member has resigned his post after reports that women were "groped and harassed" at a men-only charity dinner he organised.

Read all the latest from today's Prime Minister's Questions on our up-to-the-minute liveblog.

David Davis was today forced to deny the UK will be a “lackey” of the EU during the Brexit transition period as he was taken to task by a fellow Conservative MP.

Nicola Sturgeon has accused senior Conservative politicians of ‘peddling fake news' amid a row over reports that the Union Flag will no longer be flown over dozens of buildings in Scotland.