John Johnston

Keir Starmer's leadership bid has been handed a major boost after he secured the endorsement of Gordon Brown.

The NHS has 43,000 fewer nurses than it needs, according to the public spending watchdog.

Boris Johnson said he was "sticking by" his embattled Home Secretary despite a wave of bullying allegations lodged against her.

A raft of senior Conservative MPs have warned Boris Johnson the UK will be "friendless" if it allows Huawei to build its 5G network.

Sadiq Khan has announced that he is backing Keir Starmer to be the next leader of the Labour Party.

A war of words between Downing Street and Brussels has erupted after the EU said it would not agree a post-Brexit trade deal with the UK "at any cost".

A Conservative MP has been forced to apologise after a video emerged of him exposing himself in a pub.

Boris Johnson has expressed his "full confidence" in Home Secretary Priti Patel amid claims she had been cut out of intelligence briefings.

Shadow Health Secretary Jon Ashworth has branded rising health inequalities as a "national disgrace".

Keir Starmer has pledged to give Rebecca Long-Bailey and Lisa Nandy rivals "top jobs" in his Shadow Cabinet if he defeats them in the race to become Labour leader.

A major Whitehall trade union has urged the government to urgently introduce an independent complaints procedure for civil servants after Home Secretary Priti Patel was accused of "bullying" her staff.

Scotland is at risk of becoming "one of the West's most divided countries" because of the independence and Brexit referendums, Gordon Brown has warned.

The majority of households across England are set to be hit by a council tax rise, a new study has found.

A major Whitehall trade union has hit out at Priti Patel for creating an "atmosphere of fear" in the Home Office amid a bullying row.

Jeremy Corbyn has accused Boris Johnson of showing his "true colours" by failing to visit areas affected by the floods.

The Momentum founder Jon Lansman has been urged to retract a “misleading” claim about Lisa Nandy’s voting record.

Plaid Cymru have been hit with a £29,000 fine by the elections watchdog for a "sustained failure" to report accurately on party donations.

Number 10 must look again at how advisers are hired following the resignation of Andrew Sabisky over his "racist" remarks, a minister has said.

A controversial Downing Street adviser suggested long-term welfare claimants are “less conscientious and agreeable than the average person”.

Richard Burgon has warned the next Labour leader not to drop any of the party's manifesto pledges without getting the greenlight from members.

A minister sacked in Boris Johnson's reshuffle has warned Number 10 against adopting a "command and control" style of governing.

A newly-hired Downing Street adviser once called for contraception programmes to be expanded to stop the creation of a "permanent underclass".

Sajid Javid has hit out at Boris Johnson’s demand that he fire all his advisers in order to keep his job as Chancellor.

Anne-Marie Trevelyan has soared from the backbenches to International Development Secretary in just over six months, but what has she achieved in Parliament and what is behind her meteoric rise?

Emily Thornberry has accused Labour leadership rival Rebecca Long-Bailey of staying silent in Shadow Cabinet meetings about the party's anti-semitism problem.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock is facing a legal challenge over his department's handling of patients with autism, following action by the equalities watchdog.

A senior SNP MP has launched a scathing attack on Nicola Sturgeon as he accused her of "dithering" over a second Scottish independence referendum.

Dominic Cummings has claimed a group of kids cartoon characters would do a better job than the Cabinet.

Northern Ireland could be left in a different time zone to rest of UK under plans being considered in Brussels, an influential group of peers have warned.

John Bercow has claimed that a government "conspiracy" is blocking his chances of entering the House of Lords.

Boris Johnson is set to launch a consultation on the creating of ten new freeports in a bid to boost post-Brexit investment.

The Department for International Development have pledged a new £5m fund to help counter the spread of coronavirus in developing nations.

Rebecca Long-Bailey has vowed to "back workers in every dispute and strike" if chosen to be the next Labour leader.

The Conservative Party have handed Daniel Kawczynski a formal warning after he came under fire for attending a conference with far-right political figures.

The Prime Minister's dad was acting as a "private citizen" during talks with China over the coronavirus, Downing Street has insisted.

Scottish Finance Secretary Derek Mackay has resigned following allegations he had sent hundreds of online messages to a 16-year-old boy.