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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.
Tom Watson has defended Jeremy Corbyn's handling of the row over his decision to protest against the removal of an anti-Semitic mural.
A candidate chosen to fight a crucial Westminster seat for the Labour party once said he could never support Jeremy Corbyn "or his bonkers unworkable radically left-wing policies".
Vote Leave broke strict spending limits during the EU referendum campaign by funnelling cash to another pro-Brexit group, a whistleblower has claimed.
Jeremy Corbyn has said he "sincerely regrets" opposing the removal of an anti-Semitic mural.
Owen Smith has been sacked by Jeremy Corbyn after he called for a second EU referendum.
Jeremy Corbyn has been condemned after it emerged he criticised the removal of a mural dubbed “anti-Semitic” by critics.
A French firm beat a British company to the contract to print the UK's new blue passports because they offered more guarantees about the security of users' information, it has emerged.
Here is a summary of this morning's briefing for lobby journalists by a spokesman for the Prime Minister.
EU leaders have backed Theresa May's stance on Russia, as it emerged that several other countries plan to follow her lead by expelling Moscow diplomats in an attempt to dismantle their spy network.
Vince Cable has been left humiliated after European leaders denied his claim that they supported a second referendum.
Facebook could be hit with a £1.1bn fine for breaching rules on its users' data, Culture Secretary Matt Hancock has said.
Here is a summary of this morning briefing for lobby journalists by a spokesman for the Prime Minister.
A senior aide to a Shadow Cabinet member has been criticised after he described Israel as "an apartheid state".
A Labour activist who has accused a veteran MP of sexual harassment has condemned the party after it emerged he will be able to question her at the hearing into her claims.
Voters should tell Theresa May that "enough is enough" by giving the Conservatives a bloody nose at the upcoming local elections, according to Jeremy Corbyn.
The transition deal struck between the UK and Brussels will "delay all the negative consequences" of Brexit for nearly two years, Donald Tusk has said.
The office manager of Labour frontbencher Gloria de Piero has defected to the Conservatives.
Jennie Formby has been appointed Labour's general secretary, in a move which further strengthens Jeremy Corbyn's grip on the party.
Downing Street has questioned the conduct of Russian election within hours of Jean-Claude Juncker congratulating Vladimir Putin on his victory.
Tory chief whip Julian Smith sparked a furious row with Conservative MPs after telling them to accept Theresa May's Brexit transition deal because "it's not like the fishermen are going to vote Labour".
Theresa May will survive as Prime Minister despite the Conservatives heading for their worst-ever performance in London in the May local elections, a leading pollster has predicted.
Here is a summary of this morning's briefing for lobby journalists by the Prime Minister's official spokesman.
David Davis and Michel Barnier have agreed the terms of a post-Brexit transition deal - but admitted that there is still no agreement on how to avoid a hard Irish border.
Senior Labour staff are resigning en masse ahead of Jennie Formby's appointment as the party's new general secretary.
Theresa May should request an extension to the Article 50 process in order to give the Government more time to strike a good Brexit deal, a cross-party group of MPs is to declare.
A close ally of Jeremy Corbyn has said that Labour MPs who support Theresa May over the Salisbury spy poisoning are his "political enemies".
Lorries carrying goods from Europe will not be checked when they enter the UK at Dover, Chris Grayling has revealed.
Jeremy Corbyn has suggested that "Russian mafia-like groups" living in Britain could have been behind the poisoning of a former double agent.
A former union boss who once stood as a Socialist Alliance candidate has been short-listed to be Labour's next general secretary.
Britain should set up a permanent military base in the Baltics to show Vladimir Putin that the West will not be "bullied" by the Kremlin, Jacob Rees-Mogg has said.
Jacob Rees-Mogg was catapulted from obscure backbencher to potential prime minister as Moggmentum swept across the country. In parliament for nearly eight years with no ministerial experience to speak of, the Conservative MP insists he is comfortable being one of the leading bastions of Brexit on the green benches. But is there really a limit to his ambitions? He talks to Kevin Schofield.
Jeremy Corbyn has said Russia "appears to be responsible" for the nerve agent attack on a Russian former spy in Salisbury.
Emily Thornberry has said Russia must "face the consequences" for the nerve agent attack on a former double agent - in a clear challenge to Jeremy Corbyn.
Downing Street has dropped a clear hint that the 1p and 2p coins will not be abolished as part of a Treasury review.
The failure to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq shows government claims that Russia was behind the Salisbury nerve agent attack may be wrong, Jeremy Corbyn's spokesman has declared.
A senior Unite official and ally of Jeremy Corbyn is set to become Labour's new general secretary.