A former Labour frontbencher has accused John McDonnell of talking "claptrap" after he suggested the UK could continue to enjoy the same benefits of European single market membership even if it quits the free trade agreement.

Ukip’s ruling body has unanimously passed a vote of no confidence in the party's beleaguered leader, Henry Bolton.

Embattled Ukip leader Henry Bolton has said the party will probably be finished if it ousts him as leader in a crunch meeting today.

French President Emmanuel Macron today admitted France would "probably" have voted to quit the EU if offered the chance in a referendum.

John McDonnell has refused to apologise for repeating an offensive remark about new Work and Pensions Secretary Esther McVey.

Boris Johnson has renewed calls for Donald Trump to visit the UK amid claims the US president is going cold on his offer for a trade deal after Brexit.

Jeremy Corbyn is under pressure to clarify Labour's position on Brexit as a new poll reveals overwhelming support for remaining in the single market among the party's voters.

A powerful group representing Jewish Labour members has accused the party of failing to deal with a “vast backlog” of anti-Semitism complaints. 

Theresa May has launched an extraordinary attack on irresponsible bosses who “line their own pockets” - amid claims they could be hit with huge fines.

French President Emmanuel Macron has handed a boost to Theresa May by saying the UK could get a special trade deal with the EU after Brexit.

Philip Hammond is allowing the armed forces to shrink in a dangerous pursuit of votes at the next election, the chair of the Defence Select Committee has suggested. 

A shortage of aprons in the NHS is forcing staff to waste time searching for suitable replacements, potentially putting patients at risk.

The Work and Pensions secretary has announced a major U-turn over disability payments.

The government will create a ‘rapid response’ team to combat fake news.

Downing Street and the White House have confirmed that the Prime Minister will meet with President Trump at the World Economic Forum in Davos next week.

Cabinet Office Minister David Lidington has suggested that Britain could rejoin the bloc, but only if it saw substantial reforms.

Former Tory minister Nick Boles has accused Theresa May of "timidity" in a scathing Twitter post.

It was to be a very long stretch of road with a casino dumped in the middle. In this exclusive interview with PoliticsHome, Lord Fowler lifts the lid on the Thatcher-era plan for a bridge across the Channel.

Another Ukip MEP has today quit the struggling party with a stinging attack on embattled leader Henry Bolton.

Jeremy Hunt was left red-faced today after tweeting an NHS rota showing serious understaffing at a hospital.

Theresa May has again refused to say whether she would vote for Brexit if there was another EU referendum.

The Government will not go ahead with a judicial review into the decision to release John Worboys because it has no "reasonable" chance of succeeding, David Gauke has announced. 

A massive 90% of Labour MPs believe the UK could stay in the single market after Brexit, despite Jeremy Corbyn insisting the opposite, a new poll has suggested.

Ex-government infrastructure guru Lord Adonis has slammed the “fantasy” proposal by Boris Johnson to build a massive bridge linking Britain and France.

Diane Abbott has hailed the triumph of the Labour left, claiming that "no one can now remember that they supported Tony Blair". 

A profit warning issued by construction giant Carillion last year did not prompt a single top minister to meet the firm before it was awarded public contracts worth more than a billion pounds.

Boris Johnson has suggested that a massive bridge should be built across the Channel to link Britain and France.

Theresa May is in line for fresh embarrassment after it emerged Donald Trump plans to snub her offer to “clear the air” at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Britain must continue paying into the EU budget and accept European laws if it wants to maintain access to the single market after Brexit, Emmanuel Macron has told Theresa May.

Pro-EU campaigners have laid into the Government for not beginning its search for a Brexit digital guru until 18 months after the vote to leave the bloc.

Almost 700,000 children in England are living in unsafe rented homes, PoliticsHome can reveal. 

Jeremy Corbyn has suggested he could support mandatory reselection of Labour MPs, saying politicians should "all be accountable, all of the time". 

Karen Bradley has said a new round of Stormont talks set to take place next week mark the “the last opportunity” to get the Northern Irish executive up and running again.

A major cash boost aimed at putting the NHS on a stable footing has gone little further than crisis management, the official spending watchdog has declared.

A Conservative rising star has hit out at "puritanical" Millennials for taking offence at the storylines in US comedy Friends.

Theresa May has reportedly broken with fifty years of tradition to refuse George Osborne a seat in the House of Lords.