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Boris Johnson will head to Dublin on Monday as Ireland's prime minister played down the prospect of any "big breakthroughs" on the Brexit backstop.

Downing Street has drawn up plans to "sabotage" MPs' demands for a Brexit extension if Boris Johnson does not strike a deal with the European Union, it has been reported.

Former Justice Secretary David Gauke has urged Boris Johnson to consider sacking Dominic Cummings as his top Downing Street aide or risk the Tories becoming the "Vote Leave party".

Members of the European Research Group (ERG) have entered “tentative” discussions with the Brexit Party leader over a potential alliance.

Boris Johnson has brought in Great British Bake Off star Prue Leith to carry out a "root and branch" review of NHS food in the wake of a listeria outbreak.

Jeremy Corbyn has accused the Conservatives of "failing a whole generation of children" as he vowed "radical action" to combat child poverty and homelessness.

Boris Johnson has been warned that removing the backstop from the current Brexit deal may not be enough to win him the support of Eurosceptic MPs.

Jeremy Corbyn has said he agrees with Emmanuel Macron's position on Brexit, after the French President described the Irish backstop as "indispensable".

French President Emmanuel Macron has told Boris Johnson a no-deal Brexit would be "Britain's doing" as the UK Prime Minister heads to Paris to try and sell his plan to remove the Irish backstop from any deal.

The Liberal Democrats have doubled down on their opposition to Jeremy Corbyn becoming Prime Minister, as the party's leader agreed to a meeting to discuss the "tactics" of blocking a no-deal Brexit.

Environment Secretary Theresa Villiers has been urged not to "go cold" on Michael Gove's promise to crack down on firms who help to litter the oceans with plastic.

Labour has hit out at "grotesque levels of inequality" as a new report revealed that UK bosses earned 117 times more than the average full-time worker last year.

Boris Johnson has promised £25m in a bid to relieve pressure on frontline hospice and palliative care services.

The Government will start automatically enrolling companies in a key customs system as it ramps up preparations for a no-deal Brexit

Boris Johnson is set to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel later, as the EU rebuffed his call to scrap the backstop in a bid to secure a Brexit deal.

Ministers have been warned of a homelessness "scandal" as a new report estimated that as many as 210,000 children have no permanent place to live - with some forced to make shipping containers their home.

Boris Johnson has insisted he will continue to give his push for a Brexit deal “a lot of oomph”, despite the European Union rejecting his demand to remove the Irish backstop from the existing withdrawal agreement.

Labour chiefs have been accused of "ignoring" local party members after a key London safe seat was opened up to male candidates despite a "unanimous" call to keep its all-women shortlist.

The Government has rejected Jeremy Corbyn's call to publish its analysis of the impact of a no-deal Brexit "in full", claiming the Labour leader has "misunderstood" what it would show.

A senior US politician has warned Donald Trump’s administration that a future trade deal between Britain and the US could be blocked if the "precious" Good Friday peace agreement is threatened by Brexit.

Jeremy Corbyn has called on Boris Johnson to publish Whitehall's analysis of the impact of a no-deal Brexit "in full".

Boris Johnson has told the European Union that the Irish backstop must be "replaced" if MPs are to get behind a Brexit deal before 31 October.

Boris Johnson has written to European Council President Donald Tusk spelling out the UK's demands for a Brexit deal. Read the full letter below.

Boris Johnson has said he is “confident” Britain’s “friends” in the European Union will agree to change the existing Brexit deal as he prepares for two days of meetings with the leaders of France and Germany.

Boris Johnson has urged social media companies to do more to tackle the spread of misleading anti-vaccination claims online after Britain was stripped of its "measles-free" status.

Priti Patel is pushing for freedom of movement by European nationals into the UK to end on 31 October under a no-deal Brexit, it has been reported.

Sajid Javid is facing a Conservative backlash and a rift with Canada over his decision to revoke the British citizenship of an Islamic State fighter known as 'Jihadi Jack'.

Jeremy Corbyn will accuse Boris Johnson of making a "lurch to the hard right" as he talks up Labour's chances in a general election on a visit to a key marginal seat.

Michael Gove has admitted that a no-deal Brexit will cause "bumps in the road", as Downing Street accused disgruntled former ministers of leaking a Whitehall plan to deal with the fallout.

Britain would face shortages of food, fuel and medicine as well as a hard border with Ireland if it leaves the European Union without a deal in October, a leaked batch of official government documents has revealed.

Boris Johnson has accused Conservative Brexit rebels of "gravely damaging" the national interest and making it more likely that Britain will leave the European Union without a deal.

A fresh Conservative row has erupted as veteran Tory Ken Clarke said he would be willing to head up a government of national unity if it was the "only way" to prevent Britain leaving the European Union without a deal.

Unite boss Len McCluskey has accused Jo Swinson of practicing "playground politics" after she warned Jeremy Corbyn he does not have the parliamentary numbers to lead a government aimed at stopping a no-deal Brexit.

The boss of Britain's biggest trade union has warned Jeremy Corbyn against “trading” seats earmarked for women candidates in order to let “favourite sons” run for the party.

Jeremy Corbyn's hopes of forming a national unity government to block a no-deal Brexit have been dealt a blow as two more pontential Conservative rebels spoke out against the plan.

Former Conservative and Change UK MP Sarah Wollaston has rejected calls for her to face a by-election after defecting to the Liberal Democrats.