The collapse of Carillion should signal the end of the privatisation agenda, Jeremy Corbyn has declared.

Carillion bosses both past and present could be hit with huge fines over their conduct in the run-up to the firm's collapse, it has emerged.

Pressure is mounting on Henry Bolton to quit as Ukip leader over racist messages by his former girlfriend - as a former deputy chair of the party predicted he will be gone by the weekend.

Theresa May has hit back at Nicola Sturgeon's claims that Brexit will be disastrous for Scotland, insisting that the UK is four times more important than the EU to the Scottish economy.

Here is a summary of this morning's briefing for lobby journalists by the Prime Minister's official spokesman.

Jeremy Corbyn has tightened his grip on Labour after his supporters swept to victory in elections to the party's ruling body.

Sinn Féin MP Barry McElduff has resigned his seat after he caused outrage by putting a loaf of Kingsmill bread on his head on the anniversary of the Kingsmill massacre.

Boris Johnson has reportedly told allies that he would rather Britain stay in the European Union than have to accept a soft Brexit.

Henry Bolton has insisted he will not stand down as Ukip leader but has broken up with his girlfriend after it was revealed that she had sent racist text messages. 

Environment officials will be handed new powers to close off access to illegal dumping sites as part of a clampdown on fly-tipping.

Britain is prepared to cut foreign aid to wealthier countries that fail to invest enough in their own people, Penny Mordaunt has warned.

Debt-ridden construction firm Carillion has announced it is going into compulsory liquidation after last-ditch attempts to save the company failed. 

Leaving the EU without a trade would leave the Scottish economy £12.7bn a year worse off by 2030, according to a new analysis ordered by the SNP. 

Jeremy Corbyn is expected to tighten his grip on the Labour party today with the election of three leftwing allies to Labour's ruling National Executive Committee.

The BBC should limit stars' pay to the Prime Minister's salary of £150,000, the new Culture Secretary has declared.

Scotland’s First Minister has accused Jeremy Corbyn of deliberately misleading voters over UK membership of the single market after Brexit.

Theresa May left the Queen in a "humiliating" position by offering Donald Trump a state visit to the UK, Emily Thornberry has claimed. 

Labour is set to vote against the Government's flagship Brexit bill when it reaches its final stages in the Commons this week, Jeremy Corbyn has said.

New Tory chairman Brandon Lewis has called on the Labour party to crackdown on abuse in politics by pledging to suspend candidate who breach a new code of conduct.  

Emily Thornberry has suggested Labour could yet back a second Brexit referendum if public opinion suggests the vast majority of voters want to stay in the EU.

Newly appointed shadow minister Laura Pidcock is reportedly being groomed as the heir apparent to Jeremy Corbyn.

Nick Clegg has claimed a £115,000 allowance usually granted to former prime ministers.

Opposition party leaders have joined forces in a bid to keep the UK in the single market and customs union after Brexit.

Michael Gove has pledged to get tough on privatised water companies using offshore tax havens to drive down their tax bills.

Ukip leader Henry Bolton's girlfriend has been suspended from the party after sending racist text messages about Prince Harry's fiancee, Meghan Markle.

Newly appointed Justice Secretary David Gauke is considering a judicial review of the decision to release serial rapist John Worboys.

The new Conservative chairman has vowed to go "hell for leather" to win the online campaigning battle against Labour. 

 

The British economy is facing a serious hit because of a dire shortage of lorry drivers, a new report has warned.

Nigel Farage has warned the Brexit vote could yet be overturned unless Leave supporters "get organised".

Rebel Labour MP Wes Streeting will today call on Jeremy Corbyn to firm the party’s stance on Europe and commit to staying in both the single market and customs union.

Eric Pickles heads a list of Tory grandees lined up to be offered peerages next week.

The Chancellor has said that European leaders are “backward-looking” and focused on punishing Britain rather than the future of the EU-UK relationship.

Donald Trump’s decision to cancel his proposed UK visit was for “personal reasons”, according to government officials.

Laura Pidcock, the Corbynite MP who declared she had “no intention of being friends” with any Tory MP, has been appointed Shadow Minister for Labour. 

Allegations of inappropriate behaviour from two Labour MPs have today been referred to Labour’s highest disciplinary body.

Nigel Farage has reportedly been docked half of his monthly MEP salary after a European Parliament investigation found he had misused public funds.