Kevin Schofield

Tensions between the Conservatives and DUP burst into the open following suggestions that Theresa May could be replaced as Tory leader.

Theresa May faced a backlash from key members of her Cabinet over plans to keep Britain in a customs union with the EU indefinitely after Brexit.

Theresa May would not be forced to quit if the DUP carried out a threat to vote down the Budget over Brexit, Downing Street has insisted.

Downing Street has said Theresa May will not “take lessons” from Gordon Brown as the Labour grandee urged her to halt the Universal Credit welfare shake-up or risk riots on the streets.

A Tory rising star has accused Theresa May of running a "poor administration" and failing to do enough to challenge the popularity of Jeremy Corbyn.

Nicola Sturgeon has warned SNP members eager for another independence referendum that they must do more to persuade voters about the merits of breaking up the UK first.

John McDonnell has defended his decision to share a platform with a campaigner accused of "baiting" the majority of British Jews.

The SNP are the party offering "optimism and hope" to a UK dominated by Brexit, Nicola Sturgeon will claim today.

Brussels officials have been forced to deny Jean-Claude Juncker was mocking Theresa May after he started dancing on stage ahead of a speech.

Hopes of an imminent breakthrough in the Brexit negotiations have been dashed after Downing Street insisted both sides remain far apart.

Labour MPs have hit back at claims Theresa May is trying to win their backing in a bid to get her Brexit deal through Parliament.

A powerful watchdog has cleared Len McCluskey of breaking the rules over his re-election as Unite general secretary.

Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard has been accused of mounting a "purge" after axeing leading moderates from his frontbench in a bid to end bitter internal rows.

The SNP would demand Labour ditch its commitment to Trident in return for propping up a minority Jeremy Corbyn-led government, it has emerged.

Donald Tusk has raised hopes of a breakthrough in the Brexit negotiations by declaring that a so-called "Canada +++" deal is on the table.

Tory strategists spy an opportunity.

Theresa May has declared the end of austerity, saying voters "need to know that their hard work has paid off" after a decade of spending cuts.

Another Tory MP has submitted a letter of no confidence in Theresa May - just minutes before she was due to deliver a make-or-break speech to the party conference.

Fuel duty is to be frozen for the ninth year in a row, Theresa May is to announce.

The Conservatives must be Britain's "decent, moderate and patriotic" party to defeat Jeremy Corbyn at the next election, according to Theresa May.

Theresa May has accused Boris Johnson of plotting to "tear up" the union between Britain and Northern Ireland by rejecting her Brexit blueprint.

Wherever Jeremy Corbyn is spending Tory conference week, it's safe to say his ears must be burning.

Scottish Tories are plotting to stop Boris Johnson becoming Prime Minister amid fears it would end the party's revival north of the Border and boost the campaign for independence.

The Tory party must "believe in Conservative values" of low taxes, and law and order if it is to beat Jeremy Corbyn at the next election, according to Boris Johnson.

David Mundell will call on Nicola Sturgeon to end Scotland's "constitutional Groundhog Day" and ditch her campaign for another independence referendum.

Ruth Davidson has dismissed calls for a second EU referendum and accused those in favour of demanding a re-run simply because they were on the losing side first time round.

Philip Hammond has forecast that a Brexit deal with the EU will deliver a boost to the British economy as he called on warring Tories to back the Prime Minister.

Dominic Raab will today warn the EU that Britain is ready to walk away from the Brexit negotiations unless they soften their demands.

Ruth Davidson will take a fresh swipe at Boris Johnson today as she urges the warring Tory party to rally round Theresa May's Brexit blueprint.

Derek Hatton has still not regained his Labour membership despite applying for it six months ago, PoliticsHome has learned.

Labour have defended their decision to stop paying their former Scottish leader's bills in a high-profile legal case.

Derek Hatton is rejoining the Labour party more than 30 years after being expelled, it has been reported.

Priti Patel has accused Theresa May of leading a "nanny state government" more interested in banning things than implementing Conservative policies.

A Labour party member who was suspended for comparing Tom Watson to Judas for taking money from Jewish donors has been re-admitted to the party.

Jeremy Corbyn has told Theresa May he is ready to agree a “sensible” deal with her on Brexit.

After 35 years as an MP, Jeremy Corbyn is a man in a hurry.