Matt Honeycombe-Foster

Conservative London mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey has defended a string of "raw" comments about women and poverty he made in 2005.

Education Secretary Damian Hinds has been rapped by the Government's own statistics watchdog over a string of claims about England's schools.

Downing Street has dismissed a fresh demand from Nicola Sturgeon for a second referendum on Scottish independence.

Top ministers will give Theresa May one final chance to win EU support for her Chequers Brexit plan before demanding an alternative, it has been reported.

John McDonnell has thrown his weight behind a new education programme promising to keep the Labour party discussing "radical" political ideas.

John McDonnell has dropped the strongest hint yet that Labour would scrap the controversial Universal Credit welfare overhaul if it wins power.

The "shambles" of Brexit has bolstered the case for a second Scottish independence referendum, Nicola Sturgeon has said, as the SNP's annual conference kicked off in Glasgow.

Conservative eurosceptics could vote down the Budget in a show of force designed to undermine Theresa May's Brexit plans, it has emerged.

Theresa May's hopes of securing a Brexit deal have been given a boost after EU sources said a compromise on the Northern Ireland border issue was now "very close".

Ministers should have to set out how much free time people have every year as a new way of measuring the UK's wellbeing, according to the Greens.

British shoppers' addiction to new clothes is putting the future of the planet at risk, according to MPs.

Frank Field has vowed to stand as an independent candidate at the next general election if he cannot run for Labour amid a row over his membership of the party.

Last month Frank Field resigned the Labour whip after almost 40 years as an MP with a swipe at Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership. But the now independent veteran is determined to keep up his work on welfare, poverty and the gig economy – and warns his opponents he will stand at the next general election. He talks to Matt Foster

Sajid Javid is facing a legal battle with the Police Federation over a "derisory" two-percent pay rise.

Leaving the European Union without a deal could tip the British economy into a recession, the boss of the Royal Bank of Scotland has warned.

Theresa May has said that she wants to carry on as Prime Minister after Britain quits the EU - as she brushed off an apparent jibe from Boris Johnson.

The Health Secretary will today pledge to inject an extra £240m into the social care system in a bid to avoid a winter crisis in the NHS.

Britain would have to impose a hard Irish border if it leaves the EU without a deal, Philip Hammond has said.

Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has been criticised after he claimed Britain could handle a no-deal Brexit because it coped with the collapse of a major airline.

Furious EU politicians have hit back at Jeremy Hunt after he claimed that the bloc risked turning into a “prison” like the Soviet Union in its response to Brexit.

Philip Hammond has openly mocked Boris Johnson and written off his chances of ever becoming Prime Minister.

Theresa May has urged her warring party to get behind her plans for leaving the European Union as she declared: “I do believe in Brexit.”

Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson has mocked Boris Johnson over his claims that Downing Street misled him over its plans to avoid a hard Irish border.

Boris Johnson has launched his most direct attack on Theresa May yet, describing her Brexit strategy as "deranged" and savaging her domestic agenda.

The Conservatives risk trashing their reputation as the party of business over their handling of Brexit, a new poll has found.

Boris Johnson has been accused of an "absolutely deliberate" attempt to undermine Theresa May ahead of Conservative party conference, as he unveiled his own vision of Brexit.

Theresa May has insisted her Northern Ireland secretary Karen Bradley is doing an "excellent job", after the minister admitted to having a limited knowledge of the country when she took up post.

Boris Johnson has challenged Theresa May to show she has the "guts" to deliver Brexit in a fresh intervention on the eve of Conservative conference.

Theresa May has issued a rebuke to Donald Trump over the US President's bid to kill off the Iran nuclear deal.

EU countries have been urged to step up preparations for a no-deal Brexit - as Theresa May faced growing Cabinet unease over her insistence "no-deal is better than a bad deal".

A "vicious streak" of online abuse is putting women off entering politics, Theresa May has said.

The next Budget will take place just days after a crunch summit that could decide the fate of Theresa May's Brexit talks, Philip Hammond has confirmed.

Labour used its annual conference in Liverpool to unveil a raft of big ticket domestic policy pledges, moving the party well beyond the manifesto it hastily drew up for last year's snap election. Here's PoliticsHome's at-a-glance guide to everything new Jeremy Corbyn's party promised this week.

A string of Labour frontbenchers have dismissed Laura Smith’s call for workers to hold a general strike to help “topple” the Conservatives.

Theresa May will make a direct plea for the release of a British mother jailed in Iran when she sits down for talks with the country's president today.

Britain's immigration system will stop giving preferential access to European Union citizens after Brexit, ministers have agreed.