Theresa May will today call on the EU to be "imaginative and creative" as she prepares to make a £20bn offer to break the deadlock in the Brexit negotiations.

Banks are to carry out checks on all current accounts in a bid to identify illegal immigrants living in Britain, it has emerged. 

The Ministry of Defence spent more than £60,000 on mobile internet use for a single phone last year, PoliticsHome can reveal.

Jeremy Corbyn would be Prime Minister if he had listened to calls for a "progressive alliance" between Labour and other parties, a former shadow minister has said. 

Michel Barnier has warned that there is “only one year left” for the UK to secure a deal on Brexit.

Former Conservative MP Sir Teddy Taylor has died aged 80.

Sadiq Khan will make a major speech at next week's Labour conference, despite a bid by Jeremy Corbyn's office to keep him off the agenda.

A former top aide to Jeremy Corbyn has launched a bid to become an MP, PoliticsHome can reveal.

One in seven members of the House of Lords claimed nearly £1.3 million from the public purse without speaking in any debates, it has been revealed.

The Government could toughen up the law in a bid to tackle dangerous cycling, it has emerged.

Theresa May has suggested Donald Trump's withdrawal from a global climate change deal is as big a threat to the world as North Korea's nuclear ambitions.

A former top aide to Theresa May has accused Philip Hammond of being "on manoeuvres" and claimed the Chancellor's actions risk the UK getting a bad Brexit deal.

Nicola Sturgeon has said she "doesn't know" when there will be a second referendum on Scottish independence.

Norman Lamb has highlighted the “yawning gap” in mental health provision in schools after 9 out of 10 teachers said they lacked adequate training.

Labour MPs have clashed over new rules which are set to hand more power to the left-wing of the party.

A top EU commissioner has accused Boris Johnson of being "completely out of the loop" on Brexit.

Britain could withdraw funding from the United Nations if the organisation fails to implement urgent reforms, Priti Patel has said.

The European Parliament's​ Brexit negotiator has said it is up to the UK to find a “unique solution” to avoid a hard border with Northern Ireland.

A former top adviser to Tony Blair has predicted that Brexit will never happen.

Boris Johnson has backed away from his threat to quit the Cabinet as Theresa May prepares to make a multi-billion cash offer to Brussels, it has emerged.

Theresa May will today order internet giants to remove terrorist content within two hours of it being uploaded or face fines.

Drone strike pilots who bomb Islamic State targets remotely could be awarded medals, Sir Michael Fallon has said.

Half of NHS cash-planning groups intend to reduce the wedge of money they spend on mental health services for the second year running, new figures have revealed.

A top Labour official was criticised after claiming MPs who are disloyal to Jeremy Corbyn "deserve to be attacked".

Radical reforms which hand more power to Labour members and make it easier for left-wingers to be leadership candidates have been approved by party bosses.

Vince Cable has claimed that Brexit will be as big a "disaster" as the Iraq War and the financial crash.

Boris Johnson has denied he is preparing to quit the Government amid reports that he could resign before the weekend.

George Osborne has insisted his comments about wanting the Prime Minister “chopped up in bags" in his freezer were said "in jest".

The NHS will suffer if the Government refuses to lift the 1% cap for public sector workers, a new report has declared.

Leaving the European Union will cost the UK money rather than free up £350 million a week to spend on the NHS, according to a leading thinktank.

Yvette Cooper has attacked YouTube after it emerged the internet giant is failing to take down extremist videos months after they have been complained about.

The number of workers employed through controversial zero-hours contracts has fallen since May last year, official figures revealed today.

Tory grandee Ken Clarke has issued a stinging rebuke to Boris Johnson after his Brexit intervention, saying if Theresa May had a majority he would have been “sacked instantly”.  

The International Development Secretary will confront aid bosses over rules that prevent British aid money being used in the Hurricane Irma relief effort.   

A controversial plan to lower the number of MPs and MEPs whose backing is needed to get a candidate on the ballot in a Labour leadership contest is set to be adopted.  

Theresa May has said she wants a “seamless transition” to a trade relationship with Canada after Brexit.