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John Johnston is a political reporter for PoliticsHome, with a focus on foreign affairs and defence.
The chair of the Treasury Committee has hit out at the Government over its "extraordinary" response to a report on transitional arrangements for British businesses.
A top EU official today sparked a Twitter spat with Michael Gove after he bragged that the EU was “one step ahead of you” when it comes to banning single use plastics.
Jeremy Corbyn has thrown his weight behind a bid to create an opt-out system for organ donation.
The Prime Minister today hailed "inspirational" Labour peer Tessa Jowell as the Government announced a package of funding for brain cancer research.
The UK’s Brexit divorce bill could cost an extra £5bn if the proposed transition period runs beyond 2020, according to the head of an influential group of MPs.
Parliament bosses spent £600,000 testing an emergency 'pop-up' debating chamber before taking it down straight away, PoliticsHome can reveal.
Vulnerable people could struggle to access cash if proposed changes to the ATM network go ahead, chair of the powerful Treasury Select Committee Nicky Morgan has warned.
PoliticsHome looks at this week's local by-elections and predicts who's in, who's out, who's lost the plot.
Equality and Human Rights Commission Chief Executive, Rebecca Hilsenrath has commented on the Budget.
The Brexit vote cost George Osborne’s family business hundreds of thousands of pounds last year, PoliticsHome can reveal.
Schools could be forced to employ more black and ethnic minority teachers if Labour wins the next election, Angela Rayner has revealed.
Conservative grassroots group Activate has been mocked after it emerged thousands of its Twitter followers were fake profiles.
An art student was today reported to the police and parliamentary investigators after she posed as an MP offering constituency surgeries.
The Bar Human Rights Committee (BHRC) and the Bar Council have today urged Prime Minister Theresa May to address ongoing human rights violations in Turkey when she meets with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan this Saturday.