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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.
Labour expelled 12 party members for anti-semitism after considering hundreds of complaints, it has been announced.
Labour bosses have given in to demands by their MPs to publish data on what they are doing to combat anti-semitism by party members.
Ministers have cancelled a controversial Brexit ferry service contract it struck with a new firm which has no ferries.
Labour deputy leader Tom Watson has demanded the party suspends the local branch that was poised to hold a vote of no-confidence in MP Luciana Berger.
Tom Watson has accused Labour members planning a vote of no confidence in Luciana Berger of "bringing disgrace" on the party.
A Conservative MP accused of "sexual touching" in a House of Commons bar has denied the allegations.
Secret plans are being drawn up to slash taxes and cut tariffs if the UK leaves the European Union without a deal, it has been reported.
Talk of an imminent Labour split has been circulating around Westminster for some time. But with Brexit fast approaching, and discontent building on the backbenches, is the longstanding speculation about to become reality? Kevin Schofield investigates
Donald Tusk told Theresa May that a fresh plan put forward by Jeremy Corbyn could break the Brexit impasse, it has emerged.
The EU has agreed to hold fresh Brexit talks with the UK - despite Theresa May clashing with Donald Tusk over his claim there is "a special place in hell" for some Leave campaigners.
Labour MP Luciana Berger is to face a vote of no confidence by her local party over her criticism of Jeremy Corbyn.
Anti-Brexit Labour MPs have reacted with fury after Jeremy Corbyn set out the terms under which his party could back Theresa May's EU deal.
A Conservative MP was removed from a Commons bar by police investigating accusations of "sexual touching".
A Labour government would set up a powerful watchdog with the power to order the break-up of tech giants like Facebook and Google, according to Tom Watson.
Venezuelan president Nicolas Naduro has "betrayed every socialist ideal" by overseeing the economic collapse of the crisis-torn country, according to Emily Thornberry.
Brussels will be to blame if the UK leaves the European Union without a deal, Chris Grayling has declared.
Deep splits in Labour have been re-opened after angry MPs accused the party's most senior official of failing to tackle the "cancer" of anti-semitism by some of its members.
Theresa May's decision to put her right hand man on the UK's Brexit negotiating team could kill off hopes of striking a fresh deal with Brussels, Dominic Raab has warned.
Dominic Raab believes the Prime Minister is returning to Brussels with a “strengthened hand” as she seeks to save her Brexit deal. But the former Secretary of State for Exiting the EU fears the government is still approaching crunch talks with an “Eeyorish pessimism”. He talks to Kevin Schofield
The Tories' most senior backbencher has accepted that Britain's departure from the EU may have to be delayed.
Labour bosses have been condemned for failing to meet with staff to discuss their pay demands.
Labour frontbenchers who defied Jeremy Corbyn by not voting for a bid to delay Brexit will not be sacked, PoliticsHome has learned.
Hands up if you can remember Moggmentum.
European Union chiefs have insisted that the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement will not be re-opened, despite Theresa May demanding it be radically changed.
MPs have backed an attempt by Tory eurosceptics to scrap the Irish backstop from Theresa May's Brexit deal.
Labour is to back a bid to delay Britain's departure from the EU as a way of avoiding a no-deal Brexit.
Labour is at risk of being seen as "institutionally anti-semitic" unless it does more to tackle Jew hatred in the party, MPs have warned.
Theresa May has ordered Tory MPs to back moves to dump the Irish backstop from the Brexit deal she spent more than two years negotiating.
Labour MPs have been ordered to vote against the Government's post-Brexit immigration plans after a looming backbench rebellion forced Jeremy Corbyn into a humiliating U-turn.
Downing Street has upped the pressure on John Bercow to choose ministers' favoured 'Plan B' Brexit amendments for tomorrow's crucial Commons vote.
Jeremy Corbyn gives the impression "he is, deep-down, somebody who doesn’t like Jewish people", according to a former Archbishop of Canterbury.
A no-deal Brexit could cause the break-up of the United Kingdom, a senior minister has warned.
As Financial Secretary, Mel Stride is responsible for overseeing the Treasury’s preparations for all Brexit eventualities – including ‘no deal’. With exit day fast approaching, the minister is clear that leaving the EU on ‘WTO terms’ could have severe consequences for the economy. He talks to Kevin Schofield
Amber Rudd has refused to rule out quitting the Government if Tory MPs are ordered to vote against moves to prevent a no-deal Brexit.
The Queen has entered the Brexit debate with a plea for people across the UK to "seek out the common ground" that binds the country together.
Leaving the EU without a deal would be a "betrayal" of the Brexit referendum, Philip Hammond has claimed.