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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.
David Mundell has accused Nicola Sturgeon of trying to pursue a no-deal Brexit in order to realise her "independence fantasy".
Deep splits at the top of Labour have burst into the open after Jennie Formby condemned Tom Watson over his call for the party's MPs to tell him when they make a complaint about anti-semitism by members.
Theresa May has treated Brexit like "a damage limitation exercise" instead of trying to exploit its opportunities, her former top aide has said.
Spending watchdogs have condemned probation reforms brought in by Chris Grayling, saying they had failed to cut re-offending and been "extremely costly for taxpayers".
A senior Labour frontbencher has said another EU referendum would "undermine trust in democracy", despite his own party now supporting one.
A government minister has quit over Theresa May's decision to open the door to a Brexit delay - warning her it could lead to "the final humiliation of our country".
Labour would introduce limits on the amount of money that can be staked during online gambling sessions, Tom Watson has announced.
Labour has finally suspended Chris Williamson over his latest anti-semitism row - just hours after insisting they were not going to.
Chris Williamson will not be suspended by Labour after he claimed the party had been "too apologetic" about its anti-semitism problem.
Jeremy Corbyn has apologised "unreservedly" for failing to register a trip to New York paid for by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.
A controversial Labour MP has been rapped by party bosses for hosting a film in Parliament about an activist accused of anti-semitism.
Senior allies of Jeremy Corbyn have hit out at his decision to back a second EU referendum, PoliticsHome has learned.
Jeremy Corbyn has been warned by a Labour MP that backing a second EU referendum will cost him the keys to 10 Downing Street.
Labour will back a second EU referendum "to prevent a damaging Tory Brexit being forced on the country", Jeremy Corbyn has announced.
Theresa May could give MPs a vote on delaying Brexit in a bid to avoid a wave of ministerial resignations, it has emerged.
Tom Watson has called on Labour MPs to notify him personally when they make complaints to party bosses about anti-semitism, racism or bullying by party members.
Tom Watson is to set up a group of moderate Labour MPs to propose new policies in a bid to broaden the party's electoral appeal.
Luciana Berger had never imagined leaving the party she joined as a student nearly 20 years ago. But, as she grew deeply unhappy at the Labour leadership’s response to allegations of anti-Semitism, her departure became inevitable. She talks to Kevin Schofield about The Independent Group and new beginnings
Labour has reported one of the rebel MPs who quit this week to the Information Commissioner over claims she tried to access sensitive data held by the party.
Dozens of Tory MPs are preparing to rebel against the Government in order to prevent a no-deal Brexit, Theresa May has been warned.
Theresa May has headed off a fresh revolt by eurosceptic Tories after assuring them their preferred way of breaking the Brexit impasse has not been killed off.
Labour deputy leader Tom Watson is no longer being invited to attend the committee set up to decide the party's Brexit policy.
More Labour MPs are thinking of quitting the party in the wake of the breakaway by seven backbenchers, Jeremy Corbyn has been warned.
When it eventually came, Tom Watson's assessment of Labour's travails was measured but no less devastating as a result.
Tom Watson has launched an outspoken attack on "hard left" Labour members after seven MPs quit the party to sit as independents.
The seven Labour MPs who have quit to form an independent bloc in Parliament should resign and test their support in by-elections, party insiders have said.
A leading Labour backbencher has warned that the party is set to "splinter" as speculation mounts that some of its MPs are on the verge of quitting.
A dozen ministers could resign unless Theresa May rules out a no-deal Brexit by the end of this month, Dominic Grieve has claimed.
Deep splits within the Labour party over Brexit erupted once again as MPs defied Jeremy Corbyn to back an extension to Article 50.
A no-deal Brexit has been made more likely by the Government's latest defeat on Brexit, Theresa May has warned.
A government minister has accused Tory Brexiteers of "treachery" and called on them to join Nigel Farage's new anti-EU party.
Businesses are in ‘despair’ at the prospect of a hard Brexit, BEIS minister Richard Harrington warns. The Tory MP tells Kevin Schofield why he’s urging the prime minister to take no-deal off the table and end the uncertainty
Labour bigwigs Tom Watson and Ian Lavery have had a huge bust-up over the party's attempts to tackle anti-semitism among some of its members, PoliticsHome has learned.
Theresa May has been accused of showing "contempt for democracy" after she announced plans to rip up Parliamentary procedure to rush through vital Brexit legislation.
Jeremy Corbyn has been criticised after it was revealed he once compared Israeli actions in Palestine to apartheid-era South Africa.
Labour MPs have accused the party leadership of hiding the true scale of anti-semitism among its members.