John Johnston

A Tory council candidate has stepped down from the party after it was revealed that he had previously been suspended for making Islamophobic remarks.

The Conservatives have come under fire for allowing an activist previously suspended for making "vile" Islamophobic comments to stand as a council candidate.

The Government’s Brexit legislation timetable has been thrown into "chaos" after ministers were forced to pull a key bill because it was facing a humiliating defeat.

Chris Grayling has been hit with fresh humiliation after the Government agreed to pay £33m to Eurotunnel over a bungled Brexit ferry contract.

Liam Fox has been blasted for splashing £100,000 on a “propaganda” podcast heard by only 8,400 people.

Chuka Umunna has been made the official spokesperson for the Independent Group of breakaway MPs.

TV advertisements urging businesses and the public to prepare for a no-deal Brexit are to be aired ahead of the UK's exit from the EU, the head of Britain's civil service has said.

French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to block any extension to Brexit unless there is a “clear objective” for the delay.

A no-deal Brexit would lead to food shortages, higher prices in the shops and cost UK firms billions of pounds, a new analysis from the Government has revealed.

Theresa May has confirmed that MPs will be given a vote on whether or not to delay Brexit if she cannot get the House of Commons to back her EU deal.

Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte has told Theresa May to "wake up" to the risk that Britain could leave the European Union without a deal.

Former home secretary Ken Clarke has launched a full-blooded attack on Sajid Javid's "populist" decision to revoke the citizenship of Isis teen Shamima Begum.

Too many Jewish people still see Labour as being "unwilling" to tackle anti-Semitism within its ranks, Sadiq Khan has warned.

Philip Hammond has rebuked Gavin Williamson over comments he made that were said to have angered China.

Momentum is launching a major drive to oust the former Labour MPs who quit the party to join The Independent Group.

A Labour MP has apologised after claiming that a new Independent Group of MPs could be receiving funding from Israel.

Angela Smith has been forced to apologise after she used a racist slur just hours after she quit Labour to join a new bloc of independent MPs.

Seven MPs have left the Labour Party to sit in the House of Commons as independents. PoliticsHome has the full resignation statements from Luciana Berger, Chris Leslie, Angela Smith, Gavin Shuker, Ann Coffey, Mike Gapes and Chuka Umunna.

A government-backed bill to crack down on female genital mutilation could come before the Commons within days after the Prime Minister threw her weight behind the proposals.

Barry Gardiner has branded Liam Fox “incompetent” over his failure to secure a raft of post-Brexit trade deals.

Amber Rudd has admitted the explosion in food bank use could be linked to the introduction of Universal Credit.

The mother of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence has likened the police and government's failure to tackle knife crime among black youths to "ethnic cleansing".

Theresa May's commitment to protecting press freedoms abroad has been thrown into doubt after it emerged the Government is continuing to sell spyware to repressive regimes.

Matt Hancock has signalled a government climbdown after he insisted ministers have no plans to make internet giants legally responsible for content posted on their platforms.

John McDonnell has drawn the fury of Labour MPs after he suggested Luciana Berger should rule-out quitting the party if she wants to halt attempts by her local branch to censure her.

Police forces will be handed tougher powers to tackle illegal traveller sites under fresh plans announced by Sajid Javid.

The Home Office should be stripped of decision making powers in immigration detention cases, an influential group of MPs and peers has recommended.

Extending Article 50 is now the only “sensible” option to give the UK enough time to reach a Brexit deal with the EU, Emily Thornberry has said.

A shadow minister has broken ranks with Jeremy Corbyn to demand that Article 50 be extended to allow time for a fresh referendum on Brexit.

Theresa May has risked a backlash from eurosceptic MPs after she appeared to rule out the possibility of scrapping the Irish backstop from her Brexit deal with the EU.

Lord Trimble is to take the Government to court in a bid to scrap the Irish backstop, claiming it breaches the Good Friday Agreement he helped to negotiate.

MPs who attempt to block Brexit deserve to be punished at the ballot box, Cabinet minister Liam Fox has said.

The Conservatives have grabbed a seven-point poll lead amid rumours the party is mulling whether to call a snap general election.

John McDonnell has accused the Prime Minister of attempting to "bribe" pro-Brexit Labour MPs with a cash boost for their constituencies.

Almost a third of UK businesses are looking to relocate abroad due to Brexit, industry leaders have warned.

Jeremy Corbyn has taken aim at bus companies for raking in £3.3bn in profits since 2010 while slashing key routes.