Kevin Schofield

Daily press conferences are to take place outlining Boris Johnson's response to the coronavirus crisis amid criticism of the Government's communications strategy.

Jeremy Corbyn has called on Boris Johnson to increase the rate of sick pay for UK workers to European levels in a bid to help those affected by the coronavirus.

Jeremy Hunt has voiced his fears over the Government's "concerning" response to the coronavirus crisis.

The next round of Brexit trade talks has been cancelled as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.

Boris Johnson has warned the British public that "many more families are going to lose loved ones" as it emerged that as many as 10,000 people in the UK may now have the coronavirus.

The Government will step up its response to the coronavirus on Thursday - as it emerged a Cabinet minister has been tested for the deadly bug.

Sajid Javid wore his familiar painted-on grin from the backbenches as Rishi Sunak delivered his first Budget.

Rishi Sunak has unveiled a multi-billion pound package to help workers, businesses and benefit claimants cope with the impact of the coronavirus crisis.

Rishi Sunak will pledge to "lay the foundations for a decade of growth" by unveiling plans to spend hundreds of billions of pounds on infrastructure in his first Budget.

Boris Johnson has suffered a major backbench rebellion over the Government's plans to give Huawei a role in the UK's 5G network.

A Labour official whose brother was suspended for alleged anti-semitism has been elected chair of the party's disputes panel.

Tory MPs are set to stage a major rebellion against government plans to give Huawei a role in the development of the UK's new 5G network.

Rory Stewart has called on the Government to announce the immediate closure of the country's schools as he attacked Boris Johnson's "half-hearted" response to the coronavirus outbreak.

A leading anti-racism campaigner has been suspended by the Labour Party for alleged Islamophobia.

Labour chairman Ian Lavery has piled pressure on Keir Starmer to reveal a ful list of who is bankrolling his campaign to be party leader.

The Labour leadership race has erupted into open warfare after Lisa Nandy accused supporters of Jeremy Corbyn of wanting to "crush" his critics.

A free speech row has erupted after an Oxford University event with Amber Rudd was cancelled just half an hour before it was due to take place.

Former colleagues of Priti Patel have rallied round her in the wake of bullying allegations against the Home Secretary.

A powerful Commons committee has hit out at moves which could see the Six Nations rugby tournament taken off terrestrial TV.

Boris Johnson supports a plan to build a tunnel under the Irish Sea rather than a bridge linking Northern Ireland with the UK mainland, it has emerged.

Labour MPs have raised concerns after it emerged many party members have yet to receive a ballot paper to cast their votes in the leadership race.

A row has erupted after the EU's chief Brexit negotiator accused the UK of planning to ditch its commitment to human rights.

Rebecca Long-Bailey has admitted she should have called out a Labour member who blamed the "Israeli lobby" for the party's election defeat.

The Houses of Parliament could shut their doors under government plans to slow down the spread of the coronavirus, it has emerged.

A Labour row has erupted after a key ally of Rebecca Long-Bailey accused Keir Starmer of being "undemocratic" for refusing to publish a list of donors to his leadership campaign.

Boris Johnson is set to take two weeks of paternity leave following the birth of his latest child, he has revealed.

More than six million people in the UK could be forced to take time off work as a result of the coronavirus, ministers believe.