Kevin Schofield

Boris Johnson has appointed Iain Duncan Smith the chairman of his leadership campaign amid criticism of the way it was being run.

Jeremy Corbyn has been accused of failing to stand up to Unite boss Len McCluskey after the Shadow Cabinet again delayed making a final decision on the party's Brexit position.

Labour MPs have been given two weeks to decide whether they want to stand at the next general election, sparking fears they could be "purged" by Jeremy Corbyn supporters.

Labour splits on Brexit have erupted again after the party's biggest union backer warned Jeremy Corbyn not to support staying in the EU.

Theresa May has rubbished Boris Johnson's claim that the UK could continue tariff-free trade with the EU after a no-deal Brexit.

Boris Johnson has been dubbed a "bottler" by Jeremy Hunt after Sky News was forced to cancel a live TV debate between the pair.

The next general election could be "catastrophic" for Labour and result in a Conservative landslide unless the party backs Remain in a second EU referendum, according to Tom Watson.

Theresa May launched a multi-billion pound spending spree aimed at securing her legacy as Prime Minister despite being warned not to by Tory MPs, PoliticsHome has learned.

Police were called to the home Boris Johnson shares with his girlfriend Carrie Symonds after neighbours complained about a noisy altercation.

Penny Mordaunt made history this year by becoming the first woman to be appointed Secretary of State for Defence. After deciding to back Jeremy Hunt in the Tory leadership contest, the Cabinet Minister is focussing on improving the lives of military personnel and their families. She walks Kevin Schofield through her plans for the MoD, and explains why the Treasury has been ‘missing a trick’

Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt has accused Philip Hammond of failing to appreciate the value of military spending to the nation.

Mark Field will be suspended as a Foreign Office minister during an investigation after he grabbed a climate change protester by the neck, the Prime Minister has confirmed.

A senior Tory MP has been condemned after footage emerged of him grabbing a female Greenpeace protester by the neck at a plush event in the City.

Labour bosses have tabled another "final" pay offer to party staff in a last-ditch bid to prevent them going in strike.

Earlier today, I bumped into Gavin Williamson and asked him whether Boris Johnson would be lending supporters to Jeremy Hunt in order to knock Michael Gove out of the Tory leadership race.

A senior Labour peer has launched a withering attack on Jeremy Corbyn’s “abject failure” to tackle anti-Jewish racism in the party.

Moderate Labour MPs are to be given training in how to avoid being purged by left-wing party members, PoliticsHome can reveal.

Labour MPs in Leave-backing areas have warned Jeremy Corbyn that backing a second EU referendum would be "toxic" for the party.

Downing Street has warned Iran that nothing is off the table in response to its "destabilising activity" in the Middle East.

Dominic Raab has come under sustained attack from his Tory leadership rivals over his threat to close down Parliament to force through Brexit.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has become the latest Conservative leadership hopeful to quit the race.

Matt Hancock is preparing to pull out of the Tory leadership race, it has been claimed.

Boris Johnson is coming under increasing pressure to agree to take part in upcoming TV debates involving the candidates to become Tory leader.

Former Labour MP Chuka Umunna has joined the Liberal Democrats following his split from Change UK.

Change UK has been forced to change its name once again to avoid being sued by an online petitions group.

Better start preparing yourself, folks. Because short of an unforeseen calamity befalling his campaign - and of course that cannot be ruled out - Boris Johnson is heading for Number 10.

Downing Street has denied that Sajid Javid was not invited to a state banquet for Donald Trump because he is a Muslim.

Leaving the European Union by 31 October will be "impossible", Philip Hammond has claimed.

Sir Keir Starmer has admitted he is pushing for Labour to support Remain in any second EU referendum.

Labour staff are to vote on whether they want to take industrial action over a long-running pay dispute.

Tory leadership favourite Boris Johnson will warn his party they will "kick the bucket" if the UK does not leave the European Union by 31 October.

Andrea Leadsom has opened the door to a second referendum on Scottish independence after revealing it would be "up for negotiation" if she becomes Prime Minister.

A close ally of Jeremy Corbyn has warned him that his supporters are deserting him over Labour's failure to wholeheartedly back a second EU referendum.

Ten Tory MPs have made it through to the first leadership ballot after Sam Gyimah became the latest candidate to withdraw from the race.

Michael Gove has launched a fresh attack on Boris Johnson as he insisted he will not quit the Tory leadership race over his admission that he used to take cocaine.

Matt Hancock has insisted that any attempt to shut down Parliament to ensure the UK leaves the EU on 31 October would betray the memory of D-Day veterans.