Tessa Jowell has declared that she is “not afraid” as she described her “distressing” battle with brain cancer.

MPs have blocked the former boss of Parliament's expenses watchdog Sir Ian Kennedy from taking on a new role. 

Labour’s ruling body has called on Haringey Council to pause a controversial housing project after it was opposed by left-wing pressure group Momentum. 

MPs have lashed out at Nicola Sturgeon after the SNP administration said the Union Flag will no longer be flown over dozens of buildings in Scotland on the Queen’s birthday.

Theresa May has put a fresh round of military cuts on ice in a move that is being seen as a victory for Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson.

The chair of the women and equalities committee has called for the law to be strengthened after reports emerged of female staff being “groped and harassed” at a men-only charity dinner. 

Labour MPs who work hard and listen to their members will not face the threat of deselection, Momentum boss Jon Lansman has declared.

Labour has scrapped plans to charge black and ethnic minority members less for tickets to a conference after an equalities watchdog said it was "unlawful".

Allies of Boris Johnson have admitted they "f****d up" by going public with his demand for the NHS to be given an extra £100m a week after Brexit.

A special government unit is to be set up to counter fake news being spread in the UK by foreign powers such as Russia, it has emerged.

The UK will not be able to assume full control of its borders until the Brexit transition period has ended in 2021, a top EU official has said.

Suspended Labour activist Jackie Walker has suggested allegations of anti-Semitism made against members of the party are being orchestrated by opponents of Jeremy Corbyn.

Leading Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg has dismissed the importance of forging new trade deals, calling them a "distraction" from the main benefits of leaving the EU.

Boris Johnson has sparked an angry Cabinet backlash over his calls for the NHS to be given an extra £100m a week after Brexit.

Conservative MP Ben Bradley has said he “cocked it up” when he wrote that unemployed people should get vasectomies.

Chancellor Philip Hammond has slapped down Boris Johnson after the Foreign Secretary prepared to demand Theresa May find an extra £100m a week for the NHS.

The competition watchdog has provisionally blocked Rupert Murdoch's attempt to buy the remaining 61% of Sky, ruling that the deal is not in the public interest. 

Brussels will foot a multi-million pound bill to process residency applications for EU citizens in the UK after Brexit, it has been reported.

Sir Michael Fallon last night urged Theresa May to hike the British defence budget or risk a decline in national security.

Labour faces a probe by equalities watchdogs into whether it broke the law by offering cheaper rally tickets to black and ethnic minority members.

Henry Bolton could be the Jeremy Corbyn of Ukip and hand a "lifeline" to the party with his refusal to quit as leader, Nigel Farage has said.

The UK risks becoming a "VHS economy" if it listens to big business and pursues continued regulatory alignment with the EU, Michael Gove has reportedly warned colleagues.

Lecturers at dozens of British universities have voted to go on strike next month over changes to their pensions.

Boris Johnson will reportedly push colleagues to back an extra £100m a week for the NHS when the Cabinet meets this morning. 

Companies which do not recognise trade unions are among those which could be stripped of public sector contracts under a Labour government.

A former Conservative frontbencher has described Theresa May's government as "dull dull dull" in the latest attack by a senior party figure on her leadership.

Ukip leader Henry Bolton has insisted he will not resign despite more than half of the party's frontbench resigning en masse in protest.

Labour is in a “much worse” state than it was when the hard left tried to take over the party in the 1980s, Tony Blair has said.

Ukip chairman Paul Oakden urged Henry Bolton to quit as leader, PoliticsHome can reveal, as the embattled boss was hit by a fresh string of resignations.

Priti Patel has defended her decision to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a family holiday, despite it costing her her place on the Government’s frontbench.

Ukip leader Henry Bolton has suffered a fresh blow after two more senior figures - including his deputy - dramatically quit in protest and urged him to stand down.

Philip Hammond must lift restrictions on councils and let them borrow as much as they need to meet government housebuilding targets, an influential committee of MPs has declared.

The UK’s armed forces could become “a very big bargaining chip” in Brexit negotiations, according to three top EU diplomats.

Angry Conservative MPs have lashed out at Theresa May over her response to a proposed shakeup over health and social care planning.

Top Brussels officials are reportedly working on a secret plan to push the British government towards staying in the EU's customs union after Brexit. 

The Government must commit to more defence spending to counter emerging threats from countries such as Russia, the head of the Army will warn today.