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Kevin Schofield has covered UK politics for nearly 20 years for the Press Association, The Scotsman, The Herald, Daily Record and The Sun. He was editor of PoliticsHome between 2015 and 2020.
Scottish Labour has broken ranks with Jeremy Corbyn by backing a second referendum in all circumstances and pledging to campaign for Remain if one takes place.
Tory activists have stepped up their bid to oust Dominic Grieeve as their local MP over his anti-Brexit views.
Theresa May will officially stand down as Conservative Party leader on Friday after nearly three years in the job.
Labour has seen off the challenge of the Brexit Party to narrowly win the Peterborough by-election.
Dominic Raab has been branded a "dictator" as his rivals for the Tory leadership condemned his refusal to rule out shutting down Parliament in order to deliver a no-deal Brexit.
Tory leadership candidates have been warned not to drop out of the race if they make it through to the final ballot.
Conservative leadership hopeful Dominic Raab has been branded "undemocratic" after he refused to rule out shutting down Parliament to ensure Brexit happens.
A row has erupted after Matt Hancock claimed Jeremy Corbyn would be “the first anti-semitic leader of a Western nation since the Second World War” if Labour wins the next election.
Boris Johnson is a turn-off for millions of floating voters who backed the Conservatives at the last election, according to a polling expert.
The Conservatives face "extinction" if Britain does not leave the European Union on 31 October, Boris Johnson has claimed.
Boris Johnson has turned down the offer of a one-to-one meeting with Donald Trump.
Change UK MPs are to hold a make-or-break meeting about the party's future amid reports that they are on the verge of a split.
Senior Tory MPs are to decide whether the number of candidates running to succeed Theresa May as party leader should be slashed.
Theresa May has been accused of "patronising" Melania Trump after it emerged the First Lady will be given a tea set to commemorate her visit to the UK.
Boris Johnson has insisted he will take the UK out of the EU on 31 October 'deal or deal' as he formally launched his campaign to be Prime Minister.
Michael's Gove's ministerial deputy has backed rival candidate Jeremy Hunt to be the next Tory leader.
Tory leadership hopefuls have been warned of the "severe" consequences for UK businesses if they pursue a no-deal Brexit.
The Lib Dems have taken the lead in an opinion poll for the first time in nine years.
Philip Hammond has suggested that another referendum may be the only way to break the Brexit deadlock if MPs cannot back a deal.
Candidates to be the next Tory leader have said they will block any attempts by Nicola Sturgeon to hold a second independence referendum.
The Conservatives risk being captured by "the narrow nationalism, phobia-filled and poisonous politics of Nigel Farage" over Brexit, according to a party grandee.
Boris Johnson has been ordered to attend court over accusations of misconduct in a public office during the Brexit referendum.
A second referendum on Scottish independence should take place in the second half of 2020, Nicola Sturgeon has declared.
Labour should support a second EU referendum in all circumstances, John McDonnell has declared.
Deep splits with Change UK have burst into the open after Anna Soubry criticised party leader Heidi Allen's "bizarre" idea that people should vote tactically for the Lib Dems in some parts of the UK.
Labour suffered a wipeout in Scotland as the party suffered its worst ever night north of the Border.
The Brexit Party has secured a huge victory in the European elections as voters took out their anger on the Conservatives and Labour.
Emily Thornberry has launched an extraordinary attack on Labour's policy on Brexit as the party headed for major losses in the European elections.
A top Labour candidate has launched an outspoken attack on the party's European election campaign as he apologised to members for its "humiliations" at the ballot box.
Matt Hancock has become the latest Tory MP to announce that he is running to succeed Theresa May as Prime Minister.
Rory Stewart has said he could not serve in a government led by Boris Johnson - and suggested the former Foreign Secretary misled him about pursuing a no-deal Brexit.
No sooner had Theresa May announced her intention to leave Downing Street than shares in political humbug began to climb.
Jeremy Corbyn has called on Theresa May's successor to call an "immediate" general election.
Theresa May has fired the starting gun on the Tory leadership race by confirming she will leave Downing Street within weeks.
Theresa May is expected to announce on Friday that she is resigning as Prime Minister.
Jeremy Hunt has called on Theresa May to scrap her flagship Brexit bill rather than force Tory MPs in Leave-backing seats to support it.