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Matt is the former news editor of PoliticsHome. He joined PoliticsHome as a reporter in 2014 and also served as deputy editor of Whitehall sister title Civil Service World. He was acting editor of PoliticsHome from April to August 2020
The Liberal Democrats' policy of revoking Article 50 and cancelling Brexit was not "realistic", Sir Ed Davey has admitted.
Nicola Sturgeon has vowed to make an "unarguable" case for a fresh referendum on Scottish independence in the wake of the general election.
More than 100 charities have urged Boris Johnson not to press ahead with a plan to scrap the Department for International Development.
Sadiq Khan has ripped into Jeremy Corbyn over his "ludicrous" claim that Labour "won the argument" on a host of issues despite suffering its worst general election performance since the 1930s.
Boris Johnson will beef up his Brexit bill to make it illegal for ministers to try and extend the EU transition period beyond the end of next year.
Boris Johnson will be able to sign off on a "narrow and shallow" free trade agreement by the end of next year if he learns the lessons of Theresa May's time in office, her former top Europe adviser has said.
A major shake-up of Whitehall departments being considered by Boris Johnson could "waste both time and money", the Prime Minister has been warned.
Boris Johnson will welcome 109 new Conservative MPs to Westminster on Monday as he begins putting his new Commons majority to work.
Labour MP Lisa Nandy has revealed that she is "seriously considering" a bid to succeed Jeremy Corbyn as party leader following its "shattering" election defeat.
John McDonnell has taken personal blame for Labour's "catastrophic" election defeat - but accused the media of having "demonised" Jeremy Corbyn for years.
Senior Liberal Democrat Sir Ed Davey has hit out at Nicola Sturgeon for reacting with "glee" to the defeat of Jo Swinson
Boris Johnson will put his NHS spending pledges into law next week in a bid to cement support among voters who switched their backing from Labour to the Conservatives at the election.
Jeremy Corbyn has apologised for Labour's crushing general election defeat - but insisted the party has "won the argument" on a host of key issues.
Jeremy Corbyn's "incontinent rush of policies" are to blame for Labour's crushing election defeat, Unite boss Len McCluskey has said.
Jeremy Corbyn should resign as Labour leader "immediately" following his "devastating" general election defeat, the party's century-old Jewish affiliate has said.
The Conservatives are heading for victory in the general election but another hung Parliament remains a possibility, according to the final batch of opinion polls.
Boris Johnson has said the election result is on a "knife edge" as voters head to the polls for Britain's third general election in less than five years.
Emma Dent-Coad stunned Westminster when she won Kensington from the Conservatives in one of the biggest upsets of the 2017 election. But can Lib Dem challenger Sam Gyimah cause another earthquake as the 12 December poll looms? Matt Honeycombe-Foster reports.
Jeremy Corbyn has written to Donald Trump to demand that the NHS "will truly be taken off the table" in a post-Brexit trade deal between the UK and the US.
The Conservative poll lead over Labour is narrowing while the Liberal Democrats are continuing to shed support, a new poll has found.
Facebook has deleted a Conservative election advert after the BBC complained that the party used unauthorised footage of some of its most prominent journalists.
Labour will cut most rail fares by a third from January next year if it wins the election, Jeremy Corbyn has announced.
European visitors to the UK will need to obtain US-style electronic clearance before coming to the UK after Brexit, the Conservatives have pledged.
Boris Johnson claimed he is part of a "new, one-Nation Conservative administration" as he faced a grilling on the Tories' near-decade in office in the wake of the London Bridge attack.
Jo Swinson has ramped up her attacks on Boris Johnson by branding the Prime Minister a "liar" who has does not have any "redeeming features".
A bitter election row has erupted in the wake of the London Bridge terror attack as Boris Johnson demanded tougher sentences for perpetrators and Jeremy Corbyn accused the Conservatives of wanting security "on the cheap".
Boris Johnson is on course for a 68-seat majority by snatching seats in Labour's heartlands, a major new poll has found.
Boris Johnson has promised to help women "reach their full potential" if the Tories win the next election, as he launched a fresh push to recruit female Conservative activists.
A major group representing Hindus living in the UK has accused Labour of becoming "a racist party under Jeremy Corbyn".
Nicola Sturgeon will demand a further cash boost for the NHS if her party holds the balance of power after the election.
Former staff from the People's Vote campaign have launched a fresh push to deprive Boris Johnson of a majority and trigger a second Brexit referendum.
Boris Johnson has ruled out offering a second Brexit referendum if the Conservatives fail to bag a majority in December's election.
The Conservative party has responded to Islamophobia with "denial, dismissal and deceit", according to a national Muslim umbrella group.
Child poverty could reach a "record high" if the Conservatives win the general election, according to a leading think tank.
Jeremy Corbyn is "unfit for high office" because of the way the Labour party has handled allegations of anti-semitism, according to the Chief Rabbi.
Dominic Raab’s predecessor as a Conservative MP has ripped into his party and urged local voters to back the Liberal Democrat candidate instead.