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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.
Jean-Claude Juncker has said the UK will "have to pay" in order to end the deadlock which has hit the Brexit negotiations.
Brexit negotiations between the UK and the EU have reached a "very disturbing" deadlock, Michel Barnier has declared.
Harvey Weinstein faces being stripped of his honorary CBE after Theresa May broke her silence over the "deeply concerning" sex assault allegations against him.
Theresa May has insisted the Government is spending money now in preparation for Britain leaving the EU without a deal - just hours after Philip Hammond ruled it out.
Labour would vote against any attempt by the Government to take Britain out of the EU without a formal agreement with Brussels, a spokesman for Jeremy Corbyn has revealed.
Theresa May has refused to say whether she would vote for Brexit if the EU referendum was re-run.
Nicola Sturgeon has insisted that there will be a second referendum on Scottish independence - but refused to give any indication of when it might be.
Grant Shapps has accused Conservative MPs of raining "abuse and bile" on him over his attempt to oust Theresa May as party leader.
Theresa May is fighting for her political life after former Cabinet ministers joined a plot to oust her as Prime Minister.
Cabinet ministers have contacted Downing Street to urge Theresa May not to resign in the wake of her disastrous Tory conference speech.
Theresa May today unveiled plans to cap household energy bills in a conference speech overshadowed by a lengthy coughing fit and a prankster handing her a mock P45.
At 4.15pm yesterday, Boris Johnson was the toast of the Conservative Party conference.
Theresa May has been urged to sack Boris Johnson after he said the war-torn Libyan city of Sirte can be like Dubai "once they clear the dead bodies away".
Theresa May has been urged to sack Boris Johnson after he said Libya has a bright future "once they clear the dead bodies away".
Theresa May has insisted being Prime Minister does not make her "miserable" despite repeated criticism of her performance in the job.
Jeremy Hunt has sparked a fresh row after insisting it was the Conservatives and not the Labour party who set up the NHS.
Unite has been left red-faced after it was rapped over a drive to sign up thousands of new members to take part in the Scottish Labour leadership election.
Ruth Davidson has suggested that she would have sacked Boris Johnson if she was Theresa May over his Daily Telegraph article challenging the Prime Minister over Brexit.
Boris Johnson has been warned to get behind Theresa May as senior Tories expressed their frustration at his apparent manoeuvring for the party leadership.
David Mundell will today call on Nicola Sturgeon to ditch her plans for a second independence referendum "once and for all".
Theresa May has refused to apologise to the Conservative Party for calling the snap election which saw her lose her Commons majority.
Ukip chairman Paul Oakden has insisted he is "not worried" at the prospect of the Premier League taking legal action against the party over its new logo.
Theresa May will today commit the UK to establishing a "bold, new security partnership with the EU" after Brexit.
Theresa May has insisted she will lead the Conservatives into the next general election.
A rising Tory star has admitted for the first time that he wants to be Prime Minister.
A refreshingly candid James Cleverly talks to Kevin Schofield about learning from the past, the importance of selling your message and why – although he’d ‘love’ to be Prime Minister – now is the time for loyalty
Michel Barnier has warned that it could be "months" before he is able to say that "sufficient progress" has been made in the Brexit talks.
Barely an hour after Jeremy Corbyn finally reached the end of his keynote speech, William Hill stuck out a press release revealing he is now 5/1 to be Prime Minister by the end of next year's conference season.
Jeremy Corbyn claimed that Labour now occupies the “centre ground” of British politics as he called on his party to unite and prove it is ready for power.
Jeremy Corbyn will unveil plans to end Britain's long hours culture and boost the amount of time people get off work.
Making offensive comments about Jewish people does not make someone "inherently anti-Semitic", Ken Livingstone has claimed.
Michel Barnier has demanded that the Government provides more “clarity” on its Brexit plans as the deadlock between the EU and the UK continued.
Sadiq Khan heaped praise on Jeremy Corbyn as he delivered the conference speech the party leader’s team tried to block.
Philip Hammond has repeatedly failed to support Theresa May leading the Conservatives into the next general election.
All Private Finance Initiative contracts will be brought back into the public sector if Labour wins the next election, John McDonnell has declared.
Two-thirds of local councils are cutting a total of £43m from their addiction treatment and prevention budgets this year, official figures have revealed.