Tuition fees are to be frozen as the Conservatives try to win back young voters from Labour.

British Parliamentary hearings are to be held in the US in an attempt to quiz Facebook and Google executives about the problem of ‘fake news’.

‘Hardline’ Brexiteers in the Conservative Party have used a letter to No 10 to demand Theresa May walk away from negotiations if the EU still refuses to agree a trade deal by Christmas.​

The Prime Minister has promised German Chancellor Angela Merkel that any exit treaty will enshrine the rights of EU nationals living in the UK.

Some public sector workers may see wage increases in excess of the 1% pay cap, the government has indicated. 

Environment Secretary Michael Gove will announce proposals to punish cruelty to animals with longer sentences of up to five years.

Ruth Davidson has called for “serious people” to take charge of Brexit as she launched a fresh attack on Boris Johnson.

Boris Johnson has issued a fresh challenge to Theresa May's authority by laying out his four 'red lines' for Brexit.

The final bill to renovate Big Ben will hit £61m - double the amount previously thought, parliamentary authorities have said.

Ukip pulled itself back from a major split today as outsider Henry Bolton was crowned the party's new leader in a shock result.

Ukip chairman Paul Oakden has insisted he is "not worried" at the prospect of the Premier League taking legal action against the party over its new logo.

Jean-Claude Juncker has warned that a "miracle" is needed for trade talks between Britain and the EU to begin next month.

The Bank of England governor has hinted that interest rates could rise as early as November.

Theresa May is facing a major rebellion from Tory MPs over her failure to tackle high energy prices.

EU leaders are reportedly ready to agree to Britain's request for a two year post-Brexit transition period following the concessions Theresa May made last week.

Theresa May will today commit the UK to establishing a "bold, new security partnership with the EU" after Brexit.

The expansion of the Government's flagship Universal Credit welfare reform has been put at risk after a dozen Tory MPs called for it to be put on hold.

Boris Johnson is now the top choice among Conservative party members to replace Theresa May as Prime Minister, according to a new poll.

Theresa May’s decision to make her key Brexit speech in Florence was mocked last night by Guy Verhofstadt. 

Theresa May has insisted she will lead the Conservatives into the next general election.

A rising Tory star has admitted for the first time that he wants to be Prime Minister.

The Brexit vote cost George Osborne’s family business hundreds of thousands of pounds last year, PoliticsHome can reveal.

A powerful trade union has labelled Clive Lewis "anti-working class" after he launched an extraordinary attack on their defence of the nuclear industry.

A former chair of the BBC Trust who quit after Theresa May said she would have to re-apply for the job has been appointed a minister.

Neo-Nazi supporters have been banned from involvement with two groups serving as aliases of the proscribed National Action campaign.

The Government's new education minister once declared that he "does not believe in grammar schools". 

Michel Barnier has warned that it could be "months" before he is able to say that "sufficient progress" has been made in the Brexit talks.

The Conservatives should use their £1.5bn deal with the DUP to secure a "timetable” to improve equality in Northern Ireland, a senior minister has said.

The Conservatives were not properly prepared for the snap general election, Theresa May has declared.

Theresa May is preparing to lead the Conservative party into the next general election, Damian Green has said.

The NHS risks a repeat of the Mid-Staffordshire hospital scandal due to a "moral vacuum" in the nursing profession, a damning new report has warned.

A senior Foreign Office minister has pleaded in person with Aung San Suu Kyi to end the violence against the Rohingya people on a visit to Myanmar.

Boris Johnson has urged Theresa May to make sure the post-Brexit transition period with the EU is not "too long" – less than a week after the Prime Minister laid out her proposed timetable.

The transatlantic row over an aeroplane parts plant in Northern Ireland “could jeopardise” future trade with the US, the Defence Secretary has said.

Theresa May will today claim that free market capitalism is "the greatest agent of collective human progress ever created".

Ed Miliband today lashed out at hyper-partisan site the Canary and demanded it delete an article attacking BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg.