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A furious row has erupted after the Conservatives put a £1.2 trillion price tag on a Labour government.

Chris Williamson has accused Labour bosses of a "capitulation" as he vowed to stand as an independent candidate after being blocked from running for the party.

The Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru and the Greens have agreed to step aside for each other in 60 seats in a bid to boost the chances of pro-Remain candidates being elected.

Boris Johnson has accused Jeremy Corbyn of "dancing to the SNP's tune" as he vowed to block a second independence referendum if he wins the election.

Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns has resigned from the Cabinet as a probe was launched into claims he knew a Conservative candidate had "sabotaged" a rape trial. 

A rape victim has urged Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns to resign over claims he knew a Conservative election candidate had "sabotaged" her trial.

Jeremy Corbyn would go after the wealthy with “a relish and a vindictiveness not seen since Stalin” if he wins the general election, Boris Johnson has declared.

Dominic Grieve has called on Downing Street to withdraw a “slur” against him amid a deepening row over an unpublished report on Russian interference in UK democracy.

Business Secretary Andrea Leadsom has accused a major postal union of making a "politically calculated" bid to stop people voting in the general election.

Not a single house has been built as a result of a Conservatives pledge to create hundreds of thousands of new homes, the independent spending watchdog has found.

Jean-Claude Juncker has accused Boris Johnson of telling "so many lies" during the 2016 EU referendum campaign.

Government spending is likely to return to levels not seen since the 1970s regardless of whether the Conservatives or Labour win the general election, a leading think tank has said.

Top Tory eurosceptic Steve Baker has warned Nigel Farage that he risks becoming "the man who threw away Brexit" over his opposition to Boris Johnson's EU deal.

Jeremy Corbyn has ordered his Shadow Cabinet to get behind the party's Brexit policy as he told them the debate about it is "now over".

Nigel Farage has confirmed that he will not mount an eighth bid to become an MP in December's snap election.

Boris Johnson has apologised for failing to fulfil his promise to get Brexit done by 31 October.

Former minister Margot James has become the latest female Tory to announce she is quitting as an MP - just days after having the Conservative whip restored.

Boris Johnson has promised to end the benefits freeze as part of a multi-billion-pound pre-election welfare spending spree.

Nigel Farage has claimed that the Conservatives offered him a peerage on two occasions in a bid to stop the Brexit Party running against them.

The Brexit Party could step aside in hundreds of seats in what would be a huge election boost to Boris Johnson, it has emerged.

Jeremy Corbyn will vow to take on a "corrupt system" of wealth and privilege as he fires the starting pistol on Labour's general election campaign.

Boris Johnson led cross-party tributes to John Bercow as the outgoing Commons Speaker presided over the longest session of Prime Minister's Questions on record.

Boris Johnson's new Brexit deal will leave Britain's economy worse off than under Theresa May's agreement, according to a major economics think tank.

Female MPs from across the political spectrum have signed an open letter backing Meghan Markle over the "abuse and intimidation" she has received from the media.

Boris Johnson should prioritise public spending over the Conservatives' "Thatcherite instincts" on tax cuts to convert sceptical voters and win the election, a leading Tory think tank has argued.

Jeremy Corbyn has insisted Labour is "totally united" on a general election - despite MPs vowing to defy him and vote against calling one.

Commemorative 50p coins minted to mark Brexit on 31 October are being melted down following the latest delay to Britain's departure, the Treasury has admitted.

Boris Johnson has been hit by a Conservative backlash as he abandoned his own Brexit bill to instead make a fresh push for a general election.

Staff on the People's Vote campaign have staged a walkout after two top advisers were sacked in a "boardroom coup".

The People's Vote campaign has descended into open warfare amid attempts to sack two of its most senior figures.

The European Union is preparing to grant Britain a flexible three-month Brexit extension, according to a leaked draft of an agreement set to be signed off by Brussels.

MPs' staff have called on John Bercow's successor to end a "fundamentally flawed" system that can see them stripped of their sick pay if they change jobs.

Rory Stewart has apologised after he described three black men he met on the Tory leadership campaign trail as "minor gangsters".

Boris Johnson has insisted it is still "possible" for Britain to leave the EU on 31 October - just hours after Sajid Javid ruled out doing so.

Emmanuel Macron is urging fellow European leaders to grant Britain a fresh Brexit extension of just two weeks, it has been reported.

Sajid Javid has vowed to press ahead with a Budget next month despite the ongoing deadlock in Parliament over Brexit.