Kevin Schofield

Labour has cancelled its next Labour leadership hustings after Keir Starmer's mother-in-law was left critically ill following an accident.

The Lord Speaker has called for a ban on the appointment of new peers in an attempt to bring down the size of the upper chamber.

GMB members will be urged to back Keir Starmer as well as Lisa Nandy in the race to succeed Jeremy Corbyn, PoliticsHome can reveal.

Journalists aren’t people to be afraid of. Kevin Schofield explains how you can build relationships to everyone’s advantage

MPs should protect themselves from attack by not telling voters where they are going to be, according to Lindsay Hoyle.

Jess Phillips has become the latest candidate to drop out of the Labour leadership race.

Sir Keir Starmer has become the first Labour leadership hopeful to make it onto the final ballot paper after winning the backing of another major union.

Boris Johnson has suffered a major blow after peers inflicted three defeats on the Government's flagship Brexit Bill.

For the second time, Ian Murray is Scottish Labour’s sole representative in Westminster. The deputy leadership candidate talks to Kevin Schofield about the left-wing case for unionism and if the party can come back north of the border

The "toxicity" of Jeremy Corbyn was one of the main factors behind the Lib Dems' poor election performance, according to the party's interim leader.

Karie Murphy has strengthened her position within Labour despite being the architect of the party's worst election campaign in 85 years, PoliticsHome has learned.

Keir Starmer has stretched his lead over Rebecca Long-Bailey in the race to succeed Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader, according to a new poll.

Emily Thornberry will call on Labour members to choose her to lead the party on the "long, tough road back to power".

Nicky Morgan has heaped praise on the job Boris Johnson is doing as Prime Minister - despite previously saying she would never serve in his Cabinet.

Momentum members have voted overwhelmingly to endorse Rebecca Long-Bailey's bid to be the next Labour party leader.

Nigel Farage will not accept the £153,000 severance package he is entitled to when he steps down as an MEP.

Boris Johnson's Brexit deal is "bad for our Union and for our economy", Theresa May's former top aide has declared.

Emily Thornberry has made it through to the next stage of the Labour leadership contest after Clive Lewis withdrew from the race.

Labour bosses have come under fire for failing to organise key leadership debates in areas the party needs to win back at the next general election.

Clive Lewis and Emily Thornberry will launch their final bids for nominations from fellow MPs in their attempts to make it onto the Labour leadership ballot paper.

Momentum bosses have called on the group's members to back Rebecca Long Bailey and Angela Rayner to take on the Labour leadership after Jeremy Corbyn stands down.

Dominic Cummings will not last a year in Downing Street, a former top aide to Tony Blair has declared.

Barry Gardiner has ditched his bid to be Labour leader just 24 hours after it emerged he was thinking of running.

As first weeks back at work go, this one could not have gone much better for Keir Starmer.

Allies of Jeremy Corbyn have been forced to scrap plans for a major reorganisation of the party before he stands down as leader.

Keir Starmer has received a huge boost in his bid to become Labour leader after the UK's biggest trade union gave him its support.

John McDonnell has thrown his weight behind Richard Burgon's bid to be Labour's next deputy leader.

What lessons Labour learns from its general election humiliation will define the contest to replace Jeremy Corbyn.

Every candidate running to be the next Labour leader has rejected plans by Jeremy Corbyn allies for a radical shake-up of the party before he steps down.

Trade unions have hit out at plans by allies of Jeremy Corbyn to carry out a major reorganisation of the Labour Party before he quits as leader.

Jeremy Corbyn's successor as Labour leader will be announced on 4 April, party bosses have announced.

Allies of Jeremy Corbyn are planning a major re-organisation of the Labour Party before his successor is appointed, PoliticsHome has learned.

Boris Johnson has said "we will not lament" the death of Qasem Soleimani as he finally broke his silence on the Iranian military chief's assassination by the USA.

Rebecca Long Bailey is preparing to officially enter the Labour leadership race after it emerged she will not attend a meeting which will agree the rules of the contest.

In recent days, the question in Labour circles has been "where's Becky?"

Sir Keir Starmer has become the latest Labour MP to enter the race to succeed Jeremy Corbyn as leader.