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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
Theresa May has taken a thinly-veiled swipe at Boris Johnson over the Tory leadership hopeful's pledge to deliver Brexit "do or die" by 31 October.
Boris Johnson would scrap public sector pay freezes if he becomes Prime Minister, his Conservative campaign ally Matt Hancock has said.
Jeremy Hunt has pledged to hand the farming and fishing industries a £6bn cash boost to help them cope with a no-deal Brexit if he becomes Prime Minister.
Boris Johnson has pledged to undo billions of pounds of Government cuts to schools funding if he becomes the next Prime Minister.
Labour has hit out at the "closed elite" in the House of Lords after figures revealed that the majority of peers went to private school.
The public would rather have Jeremy Hunt as Prime Minister than Boris Johnson, a new poll has revealed.
Boris Johnson has dropped a major hint that he would scrap plans for a new Government sugar crackdown if he becomes Prime Minister.
Boris Johnson has refused to rule out suspending Parliament to make sure MPs cannot stop Brexit from happening on 31 October.
Jeremy Hunt has taken a fresh swipe at Conservative rival Boris Johnson, as he said the next Prime Minister will need to be "trustworthy" to get Brexit done.
Boris Johnson has vowed to take Britain out of the European Union by 31 October "do or die".
The Pontypridd MP tells Matt Honeycombe-Foster why Westminster ignores Britain’s “left-behind” towns at its peril – and how leaving the EU might make things worse
Boris Johnson has acknowledged that there could be no transition period under a no-deal Brexit without the help of the European Union.
Boris Johnson has said it is "simply unfair" to "drag" his loved ones into politics amid intense scrutiny of a row at the flat he shares with his partner.
Almost half of the Conservative Party's rank-and-file members would not accept a Muslim as the country's Prime Minister, a new poll has found.
Boris Johnson has insisted he will not "bottle" his pledge to take the UK out of the European Union with or without a deal on 31 October if he becomes Prime Minister.
Jeremy Hunt has called on his Tory leadership rival Boris Johnson to "man up" and stop being a "coward" amid intense scrutiny of his private life.
Left-wing campaigners have urged Jeremy Corbyn to end his party's "equivocation" over a second referendum and make a "radical" case for Britain staying in the European Union.
Conservative leadership hopeful Jeremy Hunt has accused rival Boris Johnson of refusing to answer "difficult" questions amid scrutiny of his private life.
Boris Johnson should give an "explanation" of the altercation which saw police called out to the flat he shares with his partner Carrie Symonds, Liam Fox has said.
Labour MP Caroline Flint has said she would defy Jeremy Corbyn to help Boris Johnson pass a Brexit deal if he becomes Prime Minister.
Theresa May has reportedly scaled back her demand for a £27billion "legacy" cash boost for schools amid a row with the Treasury.
Boris Johnson has refused to answer questions about a noisy altercation which saw the police called out to the flat he shares with his partner Carrie Symonds.
Philip Hammond is set to urge the next Prime Minister to consider holding a second referendum in a bid to break the deadlock over Brexit.
Tory MPs will today whittle down the four remaining leadership contenders to the final two before handing the choice over to the party's members.
Theresa May has been urged to “rescue” her legacy as Prime Minister by making good on a promise to help vulnerable children consigned to "destitution and fear" in refugee camps across Europe.
Jeremy Corbyn will face a crunch meeting of the Shadow Cabinet on Wednesday amid mounting pressure to throw the party's weight fully behind a second referendum on Brexit.
Nigel Farage has opened the door to an election pact with Boris Johnson as he said there was a "deal to be done" with the Conservatives over a hard Brexit.
Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson has blasted members of her own party for being willing to back Brexit even if it means Scotland leaving the UK.
Pregnant Labour MP Stella Creasy has said the lack of maternity support for those in Parliament is forcing her to "choose between being an MP and being a mum".
Philip Hammond is prepared to resign over Theresa May's bid to secure her legacy as Prime Minister by spending billions of pounds on public services, it has been claimed.
Michael Gove has urged Tory MPs to make sure candidates who "believe in Brexit" get through to the final run-off for the party leadership.
Boris Johnson's seemingly unstoppable march to becoming Prime Minister has received another boost after former Tory leadership rival Matt Hancock backed him for the top job.
Theresa May has unveiled a package of new measures to help teachers, social workers and health staff tackle the "devastating" toll of mental illnesses.
The Conservative party will be "toast" if the Government fails to take Britain out of the European Union by 31 October, leadership hopeful Dominic Raab has warned.
Jeremy Hunt has refused to commit to leaving the European Union by the end of the year if he becomes prime minister - as he accused Tory leadership rival Boris Johnson of an "at-any-cost" approach to Brexit.
Tory leadership contender Jeremy Hunt has vowed to shake up the tax system to encourage generations of families to "stick together more".