Kevin Schofield

Generous tax breaks should be offered to highly-skilled migrants to encourage them to live and work in an independent Scotland, according to a landmark report.

Britain is living in a "fantasy" where it believes it can retain all the benefits of being in the European Union even after it leaves, according to a Brussels official.

Cuts to conventional military equipment could see the UK forced to deploy nuclear weapons in future battles, Gavin Williamson has suggested.

Ministers have been urged to "get a grip" after it emerged that the Government's flagship Brexit bill will not return to the Commons for at least another fortnight.

Leaving the United Kingdom would deliver an economic boost worth an extra £4,100 for everyone in Scotland, a SNP-backed study into independence has concluded.

Jeremy Corbyn still supports a united Ireland - but backs the methods set out in the Good Friday Agreement for achieving it.

Labour will abolish the House of Lords if it wins the next general election, a spokesman for Jeremy Corbyn has confirmed.

A contest to choose a Labour candidate for the next general election has been stopped by a judge amid claims by some Asian party members that they had been unfairly blocked from taking part.

The SNP is to stage a series of "national assemblies" over the summer in another attempt to convince sceptical Scots to back independence, Nicola Sturgeon has announced.

Theresa May has only met the head of Britain's trade union movement once since becoming Prime Minister, it has been revealed.

Ken Livingstone has resigned from Labour and said he no longer wants to be a "distraction" from the policies of Jeremy Corbyn.

Ruth Davidson has urged Theresa May to reject any demands from Nicola Sturgeon for a second referendum on Scottish independence.

Labour has been hit by a fresh race row after Asian party members told Jeremy Corbyn they had been made to feel "not wanted and not welcome" in the party.

A former Labour Cabinet minister has spoken of his "disgust" at the party's failure to tackle its anti-Semitism problem.

SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford has called on Scottish Secretary David Mundell to quit amid claims of a Brexit "power grab" by the Government.

The race to secure the Labour candidacy for the Lewisham East by-election was today thrown into chaos as the favourite for the plum nomination rejected demands by party bosses to stand down.

A former Labour general secretary seen as a hate figure by many on the left wing of the party has been given a peerage by Jeremy Corbyn.

John Bercow's alleged comments about Commons leader Andrea Leadsom being "f****** useless" are "unacceptable", according to Theresa May.

A leading member of the Shadow Cabinet plagiarised Barack Obama in her acceptance speech after being re-elected last year, PoliticsHome can reveal.

John Bercow has been accused of calling Andrea Leadson a "stupid woman" following an angry Commons bust-up.

Theresa May is to publish fresh proposals for avoiding a hard border in Ireland in a last-ditch attempt to break the Brexit deadlock.

Chuka Umunna has criticised a close aide to Jeremy Corbyn after he ruled out any prospect of Labour backing membership of the European Economic Area.

Calls for a House of Commons investigation into allegations of bullying against John Bercow have been blocked by MPs.

Jeremy Corbyn has insisted that a Labour music festival will be a "huge success" despite slow ticket sales.

Ministers will finally reveal their plans for a customs arrangement with Brussels next month in a White Paper dubbed the Government's "most significant publication on the EU since the referendum".

Labour is to stage a Commons ambush in a bid to force the Government to publish secret papers on its plans for a customs deal with Brussels after Brexit.

A Norway-style soft Brexit has been declared "dead" after Jeremy Corbyn all-but confirmed Labour will not support it.

Peers have repeated their calls for the second part of the Leveson Inquiry to be established - in yet another defeat for the Government.

Here is a summary of this morning's briefing for lobby journalists by the Prime Minister's official spokesman.

Theresa May's former deputy has predicted that her preferred option for customs links with the EU after Brexit will not happen.

A leading Jewish group have spoken of their "disappointment" following a meeting with Labour's general secretary to discuss the party's ongoing anti-Semitism problem.

Here is a summary of this morning's briefing for lobby journalists by a spokesman for the Prime Minister.

The House of Lords could inflict yet another defeat on the Government, this time on calls for a second phase of the Leveson inquiry into media standards.

Theresa May has split her Cabinet ministers into two groups in a bid to heal their deep divisions over the UK's future trading links with Europe.

Theresa May's government was accused of "sinking into quicksand" after it emerged its flagship Brexit bill may not return to the Commons until next month.

Labour's sister party in Northern Ireland has called on its MPs to defy Jeremy Corbyn and vote for the UK to stay in the single market.