Matt Honeycombe-Foster

Theresa May has been accused of cronyism after a former Conservative MP who lost her seat in the 2017 election was handed a peerage and became a minister.

A no-deal Brexit would be "dire" and a "disaster", Business Secretary Greg Clark has warned.

Theresa May has been urged to appoint a dedicated 'Minister for Hunger' as MPs accused the Government of letting efforts to tackle malnutrition slip "between the cracks".

Speaker John Bercow has been forced to deny being biased against Brexit as a major row broke out over his decision to let MPs vote to force a three-day ‘plan B’ deadline on Theresa May’s deal.

Theresa May has promised MPs that they will get a vote on whether or not to enter the Northern Ireland backstop, as she raced to save her Brexit deal ahead of next week’s crunch Commons vote.

Former minister Nick Boles last night  received a death threat after he spoke out against the Government over its refusal to rule out a no-deal Brexit.

A business minister has said he would quit the Government to stop Britain leaving the European Union without a deal.

British officials are looking at extending the Article 50 process as Theresa May struggles to get MPs behind her Brexit deal, it has been reported.

The crucial House of Commons vote on Theresa May's Brexit deal will not be delayed again, the Prime Minister has insisted.

Big government projects seen as "white elephants" could be killed off under a fresh crackdown on public spending, Treasury minister Liz Truss has vowed.

Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd has delayed the next phase of the Universal Credit welfare overhaul amid mounting concern about its impact on claimants.

Theresa May has urged MPs who are planning to vote against her Brexit deal to "realise the risks they are running with our democracy".

The Government is set for a showdown with local councils over fracking after one of the country's biggest combined authorities outlined proposals to ban it.

The Government’s benefit cap is overwhelmingly affecting single mothers, according to new analysis from Labour.

Fiona Onasanya has been expelled from the Labour party following her conviction for perverting the course of justice, it has been confirmed.

Theresa May should make a fresh attempt to negotiate a Brexit deal if MPs reject her plan in a crucial vote this month, Jeremy Corbyn has said.

A second referendum on Brexit would have "devastating" consequences for voters' trust in democracy, the Foreign Secretary has warned.

Labour has ripped into the Government's handling of the railways as commuters braced themselves for a 3.1% hike to train fares.

Almost half a million pounds of public money has been splashed on overseas trade visits by MPs and peers in the past three years, it has emerged.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has been accused of "politicising" the capital's New Year celebrations after the London Eye was lit up like the flag of the European Union in a pointed rebuke of Brexit.

MPs are "fearful" of criticising the Speaker of the House of Commons in case he tries to "humiliate" them, a senior Conservative MP has said.

Sajid Javid has ordered two more Border Force boats to patrol the English Channel in an effort to stop migrants making the perilous crossing from Calais to Dover in small boats.

Ministers have acknowledged public "frustration" at soaring pay executive packets as new rules requiring firms to disclose the gap between bosses and average workers came into force.

Theresa May has said Britain can "turn a corner" and move on from the "divisive" Brexit referendum if MPs get behind her EU deal this year.

Philip Hammond has been warned by a Cabinet colleague that councils may not have the money they need to prepare Britain for a no-deal Brexit.

Tory Eurosceptics have reacted with fury after European Commission President Jean Claude-Juncker urged Britain to get its "act together" over Brexit.

Government planning for a no-deal Brexit has been branded "farcical" after a shipping firm which currently has no ferries was handed a £13.8m emergency contract.

Britain has been told to get its "act together" over Brexit by one of the European Union's top officials.

The Department for Exiting the European Union has spent more than £4m hiring in consultants ahead of Brexit, it has emerged.

Britain should look to the low-tax Singapore for its future economic model after Brexit, the Foreign Secretary has declared.

The chances of Britain leaving the European Union are "50-50" if MPs vote down Theresa May’s Brexit deal in the new year, Liam Fox has warned.

Labour has accused ministers of "abject failure" after rogue drones grounded all flights at one of Britain's biggest airports.

Jeremy Corbyn has accused "most of the media" of failing to cover homelessness as he doubled down on his description of the Conservatives as "stupid".

Ministers have been warned that vulnerable women and children could be left "unsafe" over Christmas because of fresh delays to a long-promised crackdown on domestic violence.

Jeremy Corbyn has flatly denied calling Theresa May a “stupid woman” following an angry clash at Prime Minister’s Questions today.

The boss of the powerful Unite trade union has publicly dismissed calls for a second Brexit referendum, saying Labour risks shattering its electoral base if it backs one.