John Johnston

Leading Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg has been handed a senior role in Boris Johnson's first Cabinet as Prime Minister.

Officials caught leaking confidential information should lose their pensions and be forced to cover the costs of the probe that follows, MPs have said.

More than 40% of voters say they would be less likely to back the Conservatives if the next Prime Minister triggers a no-deal Brexit, a new poll has found.

Two senior Conservatives are facing questions over their links to a secretive foreign affairs group.

Foreign Office minister Sir Alan Duncan has resigned from the Government ahead of Boris Johnson's expected Tory leadership win.

Philip Hammond has suggested he could back a vote to bring down a Boris Johnson goverment as he accused "noisy" Brexiteers of attempting to frustrate the negotiations.

British ministers were "running around like idiots" at the start of the Brexit negotiations, top EU official Frans Timmermans has claimed.

The far-right Britain First group have been hit with an eye-watering £44,200 by the elections watchdog for multiple breaches of electoral law.

The next Prime Minister has been urged to dump the "failed" pledge to reduce Britain's net migration to the tens of thousands.

Amber Rudd has called on the next Prime Minister to end the benefits freeze even in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

Labour's economic plans would boost the value of the pound, John McDonnell has claimed.

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt have condemned the Metropolitan Police for threatening the press over the publication of leaked diplomatic cables.

Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has urged the UK's diplomats around the world to continue to speak without "fear or favour" in the wake of Sir Kim Darroch's resignation.

House of Lords staff suffered "bullying and harassment" at the hands of peers, a damning new report has concluded.

Sir Kim Darroch has resigned as the UK's ambassador to Washington following the leak of top-secret cables in which he criticised Donald Trump's administration.

Labour have been mired in an anti-semitism crisis for over three years. Here's how the party got to this point.

Boris Johnson has dropped a huge hint that he plans to call a snap election if he becomes Prime Minister in a fortnight.

MPs have backed moves to legalise same-sex marriage and abortion in Northern Ireland.

Boris Johnson has pledged to introduce an "Australian style" points-based immigration system if he becomes Prime Minister.

Lib Dem leadership hopeful Sir Ed Davey has issued a grovelling apology after he said he wanted to "decapitate" Boris Johnson.

Food firms will be forced to fully list ingredients in all pre-packed food under the new "Natasha's law" proposals, Michael Gove has said.

Labour has hit out at ministers for moving at a "snail's pace" in their bid to tackle childhood obesity.

The Conservatives have re-selected Chris Davies to defend the seat he was ousted from following an expenses conviction.

Former deputy Prime Minister John Precott has been taken to hospital after a stroke.

Homelessness minister Heather Wheeler has been forced to apologise for making "racist" remarks about rough sleepers.

A Tory MP convicted of expenses fraud has been ousted from his Commons seat after thousands of his constituents backed a recall petition.

Boris Johnson's claims UK trade would continue unchanged after a no-deal Brexit have been dismissed by Bank of England governor Mark Carney.

Social media stars should do more to protect children by focussing less on selfies and more on reality, according to Education Secretary Damian Hinds.

Tory whips are to launch an investigation into messages sent to Antoinette Sandbach by a male colleague branding her a "disgrace"

The UK's arms export regime to Saudi Arabia has been deemed unlawful after a landmark legal case brought by arms control campaigners.

The husband of jailed mother Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has accused Boris Johnson of “obviously” making his wife’s plight worse - just hours after the Tory frontrunner denied blundering during his time as Foreign Secretary.

Dominic Raab has been eliminated from the Tory leadership race as Boris Johnson extended his lead over his rivals.

Labour has been slapped with a £1000 fine by the elections watchdog for failing to provide an accurate account of its donations.

Donald Trump has been condemned by Sajid Javid, Dominic Raab and Michael Gove after he sparked a fresh Twitter spat with London Mayor Sadiq Khan.

Tom Watson will make an impassioned plea for Labour to become a "Remain party" on Monday amid growing calls for Jeremy Corbyn to clarify his Brexit stance.

Tory leadership hopeful Rory Stewart has firmly ruled out serving in any Cabinet during a Boris Johnson premiership.