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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.
Lisa Nandy has vowed to take a "zero tolerance" approach to tackling anti-semitism if she becomes Labour leader.
The Labour leadership contest has erupted after party officials accused Keir Starmer's team of breaching strict data laws.
Sir Keir Starmer has once again cancelled a number of Labour leadership campaign events as his mother-in-law remains seriously ill in hospital.
A candidate to be Labour’s next deputy leader has hit out at party bosses after being told it will cost £5,000 to see details of those voting in the contest.
Employees would be given the right to switch off digital devices when they go home spend so they can spend more time with their families under plans unveiled by Rebecca Long-Bailey.
Ian Murray has become the latest candidates to make it through to the last round of the Labour leadership contest.
Donald Trump was "apoplectic" with rage on a phone call with Boris Johnson after the Government gave Huawei the green light to help build its new 5G network, it has emerged.
Ian Murray has hit out at Labour deputy leadership rival Richard Burgon's "fantasy" plan to let the party's members decide whether or not it should back military action.
Emily Thornberry has taken a swipe at Jeremy Corbyn's decision to nominate his chief of staff for a peerage.
An emergency law ending automatic early release must be passed by 27 February to prevent six terror suspects walking free from prison within weeks, the Government has warned.
Awarding John Bercow a peerage "would be a scandal which Parliament would struggle to live down", according to former Black Rod David Leakey.
John Bercow has launched an outspoken attack on former Black Rod David Leakey as he strenuously denied allegations that he is a bully.
Brexit is fuelling a surge in support for Scottish independence, according to a leading polling guru.
Keir Starmer has called on the Government’s top civil servant to launch an urgent probe after journalists were excluded from a Number 10 briefing.
Emergency legislation ending automatic release for anyone convicted of terror-related offences will be introduced by ministers within days.
Journalists staged a mass walkout from 10 Downing Street after Boris Johnson's chief spin doctor tried to ban some publications from attending a briefing on Brexit.
Emily Thornberry has made a desperate plea for Labour members to put her through to the final round of the party's leadership race.
Nissan will pull out of mainland Europe and instead focus on its UK plant if Brexit leads to tariffs on car exports, it has been reported.
Boris Johnson will today set himself on a fresh collision course with Brussels by insisting the UK will not accept EU rules as the price of a tariff-free trade deal.
Brexit will herald "the dawn of a new era" which will spread opportunity across the UK, according to Boris Johnson.
Lindsay Hoyle has given the green light for female MPs to breastfeed in the House of Commons chamber.
A majority of Scots now want independence from the rest of the UK, according to a new poll.
Cabinet ministers have been ordered to make huge cuts to their departmental budgets to free up cash to spend in other areas.
Rebecca Long-Bailey has challenged her rivals in the Labour leadership race to back a wave of mass renationalisations of key industries.
Rebecca Long-Bailey has made it through to the final round of the Labour leadership contest.
Rebecca Long-Bailey has been accused of “trading in lies” after claiming she was forced to work through the night when a Labour frontbencher dramatically quit.
Gordon Brown has thrown his weight behind Ian Murray's bid to become Labour's new deputy leader, PoliticsHome can reveal.
Labour bosses have been condemned by a major trade union following claims that the party's "community organisers" had been a success despite the Tories' landslide election win.
A pro-EU Labour campaign group has thrown its weight behind Keir Starmer's bid to become the party's next leader.
A close ally of Len McCluskey has landed a place on Labour's ruling body, PoliticsHome can reveal.
The Brexit deal struck between the UK and EU will inevitably lead to customs checks in the Irish Sea, Michel Barnier has insisted.
Community has become the latest trade union to back Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner in the Labour leader and deputy leader race.
Mark Francois has finally admitted defeat in his fight for Big Ben to bong at the moment the UK leaves the European Union.
Keir Starmer has said his mother-in-law is in an "awful" condition as he returned to campaigning following the accident which left her criticially ill.
Jeremy Corbyn has appeared to throw his weight behind Rebecca Long-Bailey's bid to succeed him by describing her as "our candidate for leader".
Rebecca Long-Bailey's campaign to be Labour leader has received a huge boost after she won the backing of Unite, who said she has "the brains and the brilliance to beat Boris Johnson".