Matt Honeycombe-Foster

Boris Johnson has unveiled plans to overhaul the Leeds-Manchester rail link in a bid to "turbo-charge" the economic fortunes of the North of England.

A Labour frontbencher has become embroiled in a row with a senior member of Boris Johnson's new team after he accused black members of the Cabinet of "selling their souls" for a job.

A Conservative defence minister who has been highly critical of plans to leave the European Union without a deal has lost his job under Boris Johnson's ongoing Government reshuffle.

Berating MPs for the summer recess may be good for the Twitter numbers, but it underplays the behind-the-scenes work they will keep on doing, argues PolHome's Matt Honeycombe-Foster.

Michel Barnier has hit out at Boris Johnson's "unacceptable" call for the Irish backstop to be axed from any new Brexit deal.

Michael Gove has been put in charge of "turbo-boosting" plans for a no deal Brexit by Boris Johnson.

Boris Johnson has ditched Theresa May’s “tens of thousands” target for immigration and will introduce an “Australian-style points system”.

Boris Johnson has insisted the National Health Service is "not for sale" in any post-Brexit trade deal Britain strikes with Donald Trump.

The Liberal Democrats have triggered a bitter row with Labour after calling on Jeremy Corbyn to spark an "immediate" confidence vote in Boris Johnson.

Boris Johnson has appointed a string of Brexiteers and loyalists to his top Cabinet posts after conducting a brutal clear-out of Theresa May's team.

Four Cabinet ministers have quit the Government before Boris Johnson takes over as Prime Minister.

Jared O'Mara's Twitter account has been used to attack the Sheffield Hallam MP as a member of staff publicly handed in his notice.

A scorching hot Westminster will on Wednesday be treated to the pomp and ceremony of a new Prime Minister taking up post. Here's how the handover from Theresa May to Boris Johnson will happen

Boris Johnson has pledged to unveil a "Cabinet for modern Britain" as he prepares to take over as Prime Minister.

Universal Credit claimaints are being left trapped in a "lobster pot" because of "complex" and "baffling" Department for Work and Pensions rules, MPs have warned.

Boris Johnson will rip up Philip Hammond's deficit reduction pledges to fund a series of tax breaks and spending commitments if he becomes Prime Minister, it has been claimed.

Boris Johnson or Jeremy Hunt will be unveiled as the new leader of the Conservatives later, as the party faces a bitter battle over a no-deal Brexit.

Conservative MP Charlie Elphicke has been charged with sexually assaulting two women, prosecutors have announced.

More than half of Labour members still want Jeremy Corbyn to lead the party into the next general election despite rows over the party's approach to Brexit and anti-semitism, a new poll has found.

Theresa May will chair a meeting of the Government's emergency Cobra committee on Monday amid mounting criticism of the Government over Iran's seizure of a British-flagged tanker in the Gulf.

Boris Johnson has insisted that a "sense of mission" akin to the 1969 moon landings can ensure Britain leaves the European Union on 31 October.

Brexit campaigner Darren Grimes has won his appeal against a £20,000 fine handed down by the Electoral Commission.

A pro-Brexit activist has pleaded guilty to public order offences after shouting abuse at MP Anna Soubry.

Sajid Javid has praised Nigel Farage for quitting Ukip and dismissed suggestions his new Brexit Party is made up of "extremists".

A Conservative MP has come under fire after he questioned the "value for money" of letting security guards in Parliament take two-hour breaks.

A Labour frontbencher has been sacked for comparing Jeremy Corbyn's "bunker" leadership to the "last days of Hitler".

Peers have backed an attempt to prevent the next Prime Minister from shutting down Parliament in order to force a no-deal Brexit.

Here's how every twist and turn of Prime Minister's Questions unfolded on our legendary liveblog.

The next Prime Minister will have to compromise on their Brexit plans when they "collide with reality", Cabinet minister Amber Rudd has warned. 

Health Secretary Matt Hancock is in line for a showdown with Boris Johnson over plans to ban the sale of energy drinks to children under 16.

More than sixty Labour peers have taken out a newspaper advertisement to tell Jeremy Corbyn he has "failed the test of leadership" over the party's anti-semitism crisis.

The Conservatives have been branded “hypocrites” for letting under-18s choose the next Prime Minister - despite rejecting calls to lower the voting age in general elections to 16.

Theresa May has promised to tackle the "vile crimes" of domestic abuse in one of her final acts as Prime Minister.

Time is "running out" to undo the "catastrophic" damage humans have caused to the planet and halt climate change, Environment Secretary Michael Gove is set to warn.

Philip Hammond has warned Boris Johnson he will do "everything" he can to stop the next Prime Minister from taking Britain over the "cliff-edge" of a no-deal Brexit.

Theresa May has hit out at Donald Trump over tweets in which he told ethnic minority Democratic politicians to go back to their own countries.