John Johnston

Overwhelmed by the number of events going on over the conference period? Don't worry, PoliticsHome has got your back. Here's a run down of the best to watch out for at Labour conference on Sunday 23 September.

Tom Watson has branded claims by one of Jeremy Corbyn’s advisers of "deep state" interference “fake news”.

Momentum have vowed not to block an 'inevitable' debate on a second Brexit vote at this year's Labour conference.

Ian Paisley has narrowly avoided a by-election after a petition of voters in his constituency which could have seen him sacked as an MP failed to find enough support.

Keir Starmer came close to resigning as Shadow Brexit Secretary after a clash with Jeremy Corbyn over the customs union, it has been claimed.

John McDonnell has said that he hopes the next leader of the Labour party will be a woman.

The UK faces a “chaotic and damaging” Brexit if it fails to secure a withdrawal deal with the EU, an influential group of MPs has warned.

A Tory former minister has accused party bosses of setting a "dangerous precedent" after they banned a pro-Remain group from attending the annual Conservative conference.

Dominic Raab has hit back at John Lewis after the retail giant said Brexit was partly to blame for a slump in profits.

Conservative MPs have accused the Archbishop of Canterbury of "parroting" Labour attacks on the Government in a hard-hitting speech about working rights.

Gordon Brown has warned that the world is “sleepwalking” into another financial crisis on the ten-year anniversary of the start of the previous crash.

A top aide to Jeremy Corbyn has continued working in his Commons office despite being refused a Parliamentary pass over security concerns, it has emerged.

Food exports could face significant delays at the border under a no-deal Brexit because of "poor quality" planning by the Environment Department, spending watchdogs have warned.

Stalking victims are set to be handed the right to push for harsher sentences for their attackers under new plans proposed by ministers.

A former Brexit minister has said the Conservatives are heading for a "catastrophic split" unless Theresa May dumps her Chequers plan.

Matt Hancock is due to announce a new £200m fund to help overhaul the NHS's "downright dangerous" IT systems.

Jeremy Corbyn has come under fire from the leader of Salisbury council for making a ‘private visit’ to the town following the Novichok nerve agent attack.

Former Bank of England governor Mervyn King has hit out at the UK's “incompetent” handling of the Brexit negotiations.

Jeremy Corbyn has been condemned after being forced to abandon an attempt to give Labour members the right to call the foundation of Israel "racist".

GMB has become the latest major trade union to back a vote on the final Brexit deal, in a move that will heap pressure on Jeremy Corbyn.

Boris Johnson has "no new ideas" on the deal Britain should seek with the European Union after Brexit, Downing Street has said.

The Northern Ireland border problem has been "heavily overemphasised" in the row over Brexit, former cabinet minister David Davis has said.

George Osborne's flagship Help to Buy scheme could face the chop in a shake-up of housing policy.

Labour's John McDonnell has said he is "worried and saddened" by the possibility of further splits in the party.

Theresa May has batted away calls for a second EU referendum, saying such a move would be a "betrayal of democracy".

Former SNP leader Alex Salmond today insisted he had not “sexually harassed anyone” after he vowed to take the Scottish government to court over allegations against him.

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said it is “difficult to come to terms” with allegations made against her former boss Alex Salmond.

John McDonnell has leapt to the defence of Jeremy Corbyn after he was criticised for saying British Zionists have "no sense of English irony".

The boss of the Metropolitan Police has risked a row with Sajid Javid over the use of spit hoods by front-line cops.

Former Ukip donor and Leave.EU chief Arron Banks has had his application to join the Conservative party rejected.

Former SNP leader Alex Salmond has been reported to police over allegations of sexual assault.

Keir Starmer has reopened a row between senior Labour figures over the prospect of a second vote on Brexit.

Penny Mordaunt will today warn that Britain could pull over a billion pounds in foreign aid from EU projects in the event of a no deal Brexit.

The BBC must do more to modernise or risk getting swept away by YouTube, the Culture Secretary has warned.

The Government will today publish a tranche of documents laying out how the UK will cope with a no-deal Brexit.

Employment among Britain's poorest households has increased but real wages have plummeted, according to a new analysis.