John Johnston

Ruth Davidson has called on Theresa May to ditch the Government’s aim of reducing net migration to below 100,000.

Angry Labour activists heckled a minute’s silence for Dame Tessa Jowell and demanded a moment for the wounded in Gaza instead, it has been reported.

Gavin Williamson's interview was "terminated" mid-sentence in an awkward live encounter today after he failed to give a straight answer to a question.

Ex-Cabinet minister Priti Patel has demanded election watchdogs probe fresh claims that the official Remain campaign breached referendum spending rules.

The Speaker of the House of Lords has suggested his Commons counterpart John Bercow should face a parliamentary investigation into allegations he bullied staff.

Conservative MP Andrea Jenkyns has dramatically quit as a ministerial bag-carrier so she has more time to "fight for Brexit".

Two Russian pranksters held an 18-minute conversation with Boris Johnson while pretending to be the president of Armenia.

Jeremy Corbyn received a boost today as the country’s biggest civil service union agreed to work full-tilt to elect a Labour government.

The customs plan preferred by pro-Brexit Cabinet ministers could cost businesses up to £20bn a year, the chief executive of HMRC has said.

The chairman of a local Conservative association has been suspended by the party after sending an abusive letter to a colleague.

The Conservatives have launched an investigation after a local party chairman sent a Tory ex-Mayor an expletive-filled letter.

Theresa May’s tough rhetoric against the Russian regime is being undermined by a “business as usual” approach to Russian cash, say MPs.

Bosses of a disability car scheme have come under fire from MPs over their “totally unacceptable” salaries.

The Conservative Party must widen its appeal with the working class and young people or risk defeat at the next election, according to Michael Gove.

A UN environment expert has warned that Britain’s green agenda could suffer as a result of Brexit.

Social media giants like Facebook and Twitter could be forced to stump up more cash to help boost internet safety, under new plans proposed by ministers.

Britain is to send hundreds more troops to Afghanistan after Gavin Williamson told Theresa May they are needed to tackle the growing threat posed by Isis.

Theresa May is set to appoint a raft of new peers in an attempt to stave off further Brexit defeats in the House of Lords.

The Government has announced a new consultation into banning the type of combustible cladding that was used on the Grenfell tower block.

Labour has failed in a bid to force the Government to publish secret documents on their plans for a customs deal with the EU after Brexit.

A new poll has found that a majority of the British public are in favour of having a vote on the final Brexit deal, with strong support among Labour backers.

Grammar schools are to be handed £50m as part of a controversial expansion programme.

Jeremy Corbyn will call on the Government to guarantee that new Royal Navy vessels will be manufactured in UK shipyards.

The Prime Minister has today apologised “unreservedly” for Britain’s role in the kidnapping of a Libyan dissident who was jailed and tortured by Colonel Gadaffi's regime.

Jeremy Corbyn has branded Theresa May’s handling of Brexit talks a “shambles”, as he took aim at ministers' divisions over Britain's future customs relationship with the EU.

Lieutenant General Mark Carleton-Smith will take over the army’s top job in June, Gavin Williamson has announced. 

Jeremy Hunt has taken aim at private hospitals who are falling behind on safety and transparency standards.

Prominent Conservative MP Johnny Mercer has come under fire for suggesting veterans charities overstate the scale of PTSD to make more cash.

Business Secretary Greg Clark has suggested that thousands of manufacturing jobs could be put at risk if the UK does not "minimise friction" in its trade with the EU after Brexit, amid a Conservative row over the UK's future customs ties.

Boris Johnson will make a last-ditch attempt to save the Iran nuclear deal during a trip to Washington this weekend amid fears the US is set to scrap it.

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Labour has accused Theresa May of a "cover-up" after she rejected their demands for all paperwork relating to the Windrush scandal to be revealed.

Local councillors are the backbone of British democracy, working tirelessly within communities to hold local government to account. They’re also a source of scandal, social media storms and just old-fashioned offensive outbursts. Ahead of this week’s crucial local elections we compile a list of the latest suspensions to rock the regions.

A Conservative council candidate has been suspended after handing out leaflets accusing Labour of spreading hepatitis at a local hospital.

Employers should discriminate against Eton-educated job-seekers, former Education Secretary Justine Greening has suggested.

It would be a “catastrophic error” for the UK to rush into a trade deal with the US after Brexit, an influential group of MPs has warned.