Matt Honeycombe-Foster

Rishi Sunak has used the Budget to heap praise on his predecessor as Chancellor - just weeks after Sajid Javid's dramatic Cabinet resignation.

Rishi Sunak has promised to pump billions of extra pounds of public spending into the UK economy over the next five years as part of a "plan for prosperity" to combat stalling growth.

Conservative MPs have reacted with anger after Chris Grayling was handed a seat on Parliament's prestigious Intelligence and Security Committee.

Rishi Sunak is set to keep the decade-long freeze on fuel duty in today's Budget in a victory for Conservative MPs.

Health minister Nadine Dorries has become the first MP to test positive for coronavirus.

Labour’s Sadiq Khan is heading for a decisive re-election as Mayor of London, according to a fresh poll.

The three contenders for the Labour leadership have been urged to condemn the suspension of Trevor Phillips from the party over accusations of Islamophobia.

Boris Johnson should put the "interests of the nation" first and extend the EU transition period to deal with the coronavirus, Lisa Nandy has said.

Boris Johnson has called for a “national effort” to defeat the coronavirus - as he warned the country that the crisis will get worse in the weeks ahead.

There are currently "no plans" to suspend Parliament in response to the mounting coronavirus crisis, it has been confirmed.

A Labour frontbencher has launched a bitter attack on party bosses over the "astonishing" decision to suspend anti-racism campaigner Trevor Phillips over claims of Islamophobia.

Flybe has collapsed after ministers rejected a call for fresh funding to tide the airline over following a cash crisis.

The BBC must shift away from its "narrow urban outlook" and better reflect the views of the entire country, according to the Culture Secretary.

Emergency laws will be introduced to ensure that any workers forced to take time off because of the coronavirus do not miss out on sick pay, Boris Johnson has announced.

The Government has expanded its public information campaign in a bid to limit the spread of the coronavirus - as NHS chiefs stepped up their emergency planning for an outbreak.

Priti Patel has told Home Office staff she "deeply values" their work, as fresh bullying allegations against her emerged.

The Home Office is being urged to overhaul its asylum rules to stop people being left "destitute" just weeks after winning the right to live in the UK.

The Army could be asked to step in to help over-stretched police forces if the Government’s “worst-case scenario” for dealing with the coronavirus comes true, Boris Johnson has confirmed.

A former aide to Priti Patel took an overdose and received a five-figure payout from the Department for Work and Pensions after alleging that she was bullied by her, it has emerged.

The Government has promised to review the use of the "rough sex" defence that campaigners say is being used by men to dodge murder convictions.

The Cabinet Office has launched an investigation into whether Priti Patel breached the ministerial code after her top Home Office official dramatically resigned amid a bullying row.

Britain has been placed on red alert after the Government admitted the coronavirus outbreak will peak in "months rather than weeks".

Boris Johnson has thrown his weight behind the "fantastic" Priti Patel amid pressure for an inquiry into the resignation of her top Home Office official in a bullying row.

Boris Johnson has promised to "drive a hard bargain" with the United States as he revealed the UK's opening bid for talks on a free-trade deal.

One in three British voters "held their nose" and picked the least-worst political party at last year's general election, according to new research from electoral reform campaigners.

Jeremy Corbyn would have spent the past three years as prime minister if not for the "disloyalty and disgraceful behaviour" of Labour MPs who challenged his leadership, Richard Burgon has claimed.

Matt Hancock has defended his "determined" Cabinet colleague Priti Patel after her top official dramatically quit and vowed to take the Government to court amid a bullying row.

Rebecca Long-Bailey has unveiled a new plan to stop the "corrupting influence of corporate money in politics" as she continued to press Sir Keir Starmer to reveal who is backing his campaign.

Rishi Sunak will scrap a multi-billion-pound tax break for entrepreneurs at this month's Budget to boost infrastructure spending across the country, it has emerged.

Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds are to get married and are expecting their first child together, the pair have announced.

Boris Johnson has been urged to “get a grip” and launch an investigation into the "astonishing" resignation of the Home Office’s top mandarin, Sir Philip Rutnam, over a bullying row with Priti Patel.

Dealing with the outbreak of the coronavirus is now the Government's "top priority", Boris Johnson has declared, amid mounting criticism of the response from ministers.

Boris Johnson has been urged to drop a "childish ban" on allowing ministers to appear on the BBC's flagship Today programme amid the worsening coronavirus outbreak.

There has been a "huge human cost" attached to the Conservatives' decade of running the justice system, Labour has claimed ahead of the Budget.

The Goverment has finally published its opening gambit in talks on the UK's future relationship with the EU. But what's it actually pitching? PolHome's Matt Honeycombe-Foster takes a look

Boris Johnson has been urged to pump an extra £200bn into Britain’s regions over the next two decades to make good on his pledge to “level up” the country and tackle a stark North-South divide.