Eleanor Langford

Sir Keir Starmer is currently the favourite among Labour members to become the next leader, according to a new poll.

Thousands of people have signed a petition to try and block former work and pensions minister Iain Duncan Smith from being award a knighthood in the New Year’s Honours list.

Britain’s job boom is set to slow in early 2020, despite inflation-adjusted wages passing 2008 levels for the first time.

The Treasury is set to change how it allocates government cash to boost spending for the North and Midlands.

It's been a busy year in British politics, and, as ever, Twitter provided MPs with an outlet. PoliticsHome rounds-up some of the more eye-catching political tweets of 2019.

Ministers will overhaul a controversial tax policy after an independent report found it caused “serious distress”.

The Prime Minister has been criticised for scrapping protections for child refugees in his new Withdrawal Agreement Bill.

Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) chief Andrew Bailey has been named as the next governor of the Bank of England by the Treasury.

The Independent Group for Change is shutting down less than a year after it was created after losing all its MPs at the General Election.

Boris Johnson is considering plans for new espionage legislation aimed at beefing up security services against attacks from foreign states. 

A bill guaranteeing a multi-billion cash boost for the NHS will be the first piece of domestic legislation introduced by the new Government.

Real term wages are still lower than they were before the financial crisis despite record high employment, new figures show.

Labour's Emily Thornberry has said she is taking legal action against former MP Caroline Flint over claims she called Brexit supporters "stupid".

Labour has been plunged into open warfare as a former MP who lost her Leave-backing seat took direct aim at Sir Keir Starmer and Emily Thornberry for pushing a pro-Remain line.

A senior Labour figure has said that the party's next leader should be from outside London and the outfit must “never again” be run by a "narrow cultural circle".

Leading Remain supporter Lord Heseltine has dismissed the prospect of campaigners “fighting on” to stay in the EU after Boris Johnson’s election victory.

Jo Swinson has said she is “proud” of the Liberal Democrats' pro-Remain stance despite a disappointing showing in the general election which saw her lose her seat.

Jeremy Corbyn has vowed to stay on as leader until "early next year" and said he will not "walk away" despite Labour's disastrous election result.

Nicola Sturgeon has said she will demand fresh powers to hold a second independence referendum in Scotland after the party’s landslide victory there.

A record number of women will sit in the next Parliament after a third of seats were handed to female MPs in the general election.

With less than 24 hours left until the polls open for the third general election in five years, PoliticsHome takes a look back at the key moments from the campaign.

Dominic Raab is one of the big names who could be unseated in Thursday’s election, according to new analysis by YouGov

Boris Johnson has launched an ad blitz targeting female voters in the final days of the election campaign, PoliticsHome can reveal.

Boris Johnson has hinted that the BBC licence fee could be scrapped if the Conservatives win the general election.

The Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has predicted Labour will win a “surprise” majority when the country goes to the polls on Thursday.

Channel 4 has been forced to apologise wrongly accusing Boris Johnson of saying he wanted to control the amount of "people of colour" entering the UK after Brexit.

Checks will need to take place on goods moving between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK under Boris Johnson's Brexit deal, leaked government documents have confirmed.

Jeremy Corbyn plans to "rig" a second Brexit referendum by giving EU citizens the right to vote in it, Boris Johnson has claimed.

Donors gave the Conservatives a total of £3.5 million last week - seven times more than Labour received.

The Prime Minister has said he is “sorry for any offence” caused by past comments he made about Muslim women wearing burqas.

None of the major parties, including Labour and the Conservatives, are likely to deliver their “bold pledges” on education, claims the Education Policy Institute.

Jeremy Corbyn has pledged to “save lives this winter” by ending rough sleeping in the UK within five years.

Boris Johnson has asked Donald Trump not to comment on the election during his visit to the UK for the Nato summit, fearing he could give Labour's campaign a boost. Eleanor Langford looks at the previous occasions when he was more than happy to comment on UK politics.

Labour is on course to lose 30 safe seats - including one it has held for more than a century - according to the latest polling data.

Jeremy Corbyn has promised to boost disability benefits and end “dehumanising” sanctions if Labour wins the next election.

The BBC has told the Conservatives that Boris Johnson will not appear on one of their flagship political programmes until he agrees to be quizzed by Andrew Neil.