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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.
Alex Salmond has hit out at the "deadwood press" over its reporting of the Scottish economy - and become the latest senior politician to accuse the BBC of bias.
David Cameron's former top spin doctor has launched a furious attack on the Government's approach to Brexit - and warned it could turn into "a walk in the cemetery".
Attacks on the DUP following their pact with the Conservatives would not have been made against Muslims, one of the party's top MPs has claimed.
Jeremy Corbyn could back the mandatory reselection of Labour MPs as part of plans to "democratise" the party, it has emerged.
Jeremy Corbyn could boycott the Glastonbury festival in future over its use of migrant labour on zero hours contracts.
David Cameron has accused politicians calling on the Government to increase public spending of being "selfish" for wanting to spend money the country does not have.
Theresa May has vowed to crack down on the online trolling of MPs after a dramatic rise in "hard left" abuse during the general election.
Theresa May has suffered a record fall in popularity among Tory members in the wake of the general election, it has emerged.
Ian Lavery could not have been any clearer.
Labour is "too broad a church" and MPs who do not work hard enough could be deselected, according to the party's new chairman.
Theresa May's inflexibility has "hamstrung" the UK's attempts to get a good Brexit deal, according to a former adviser to George Osborne and David Davis.
Theresa May has criticised the Tory leader of Kensington and Chelsea Council after he closed down a meeting on the Grenfell Tower fire when a judge ruled that journalists must be allowed to attend.
Theresa May has agreed to lift the cap on public sector pay after Tory MPs took their case for a change in approach directly to Downing Street, it has been reported.
Jeremy Corbyn has sacked three of his frontbench team and seen another quit after dozens of Labour MPs rebelled against him on Brexit.
Barry’s Gardiner’s no-nonsense TV appearances made him one of the stars of the election – and left interviewers speechless. What next for Labour’s new cult hero? He talks to Kevin Schofield
Former Labour frontbencher Clive Lewis is under pressure to explain why he was the only MP not to vote on Labour's bid to scrap the public sector pay cap.
A Labour bid to force the Government to recruit more police officers and firefighters while also lifting the cap on public sector pay has been defeated.
Jeremy Corbyn will present Labour's alternative programme for government today as Theresa May faces the biggest test of her authority since losing her majority at the election.
The Government was in turmoil tonight after appearing to backtrack on plans to lift the cap on public sector pay.
A former Labour chief whip who was sacked by Jeremy Corbyn was today elected a deputy speaker of the House of Commons.
Britain's most senior police officers have accused the Government of planning a 7.2% cut in the amount of cash they have to tackle terrorism.
The cap on public sector pay is set to be axed in the autumn after Downing Street admitted the public is "weary" of austerity.
The SNP have lodged a formal complaint with the UK Government over the Tory-DUP pact, claiming it has deprived Scotland of nearly £3bn.
Theresa May has said there needs to be a "major national investigation" after it emerged the number of tower blocks with Grenfell-style combustible cladding has risen to 95.
European leaders have reacted with disappointment to Theresa May's latest offer on guaranteeing the rights of EU citizens in the UK after Brexit.
A deal between the Conservatives and the DUP prop up Theresa May's government could wreck the Good Friday Agreement, according to Gerry Adams.
Theresa May has been accused of giving the DUP a £1bn "bung" in order to cling onto office.
The Conservatives allegedly ran a secret call centre during the election campaign which may have broken data protection and election laws, according to a Channel 4 News investigation.
Voters now believe that Jeremy Corbyn would make a better Prime Minister than Theresa May, according to a new poll.
The Conservatives could go into the next general election with a fresh pledge to scrap the triple lock guaranteeing a decent rise in the state pension every year, new Work and Pensions Secretary David Gauke has revealed.
A cap on the amount of benefits lone parents of children under two can claim “causes real misery” and is illegal, the High Court has ruled.
Philip Hammond has been mocked after he suggested leaving the European Union was like buying a new house.
Well that's seven weeks we'll never get back.
Theresa May has been forced to scrap key planks of the Conservative manifesto after losing her Commons majority at the general election.
The Unite official who tried to topple general secretary Len McCluskey has been sacked by the union.
Kezia Dugdale has called for a snap general election to "get the Tories out of office".