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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
Boris Johnson has accused Jeremy Corbyn of a "boneheaded" refusal to tackle anti-Semitism in the Labour Party.
Labour has pledged to end the "disastrous" exporting of rail manufacturing jobs overseas by introducing "a default position" in favour of British firms.
Half of Britain's voters would now support a second referendum on membership of the European Union, a new poll has revealed.
The Defence Secretary has reportedly sparked a fresh clash with Theresa May by accusing her of ignoring a pay boost demand for the armed forces.
The Conservatives will be "politically screwed" if Theresa May fails to reach out to a more diverse group of voters, George Osborne has warned.
The armed forces are on standby to help dole out medicines, food and fuel to vulnerable communities if Britain crashes out of the European Union without a deal, it has emerged.
Two more members of Jeremy Corbyn's Shadow Cabinet have called on Labour to adopt an internationally-recognised definition of anti-Semitism following an outcry from Jewish groups.
Leaving the European Union without a deal could see the cost of fruit and vegetables soar, a former trade minister has warned.
The number of heat-related deaths in the UK will treble by the middle of the century if the Government fails to prepare, MPs have warned.
Former Brexit Secretary David Davis disagreed with a decision not to oppose the death penalty for two British-born Isis fighters facing trial in the United States.
A Jeremy Corbyn-led Labour government would pose an "existential threat to Jewish life" in the UK, Britain’s three leading Jewish newspapers have claimed.
Labour has torn into Government plans to hike public sector pay without providing extra cash for departments, warning the move could lead to fresh spending cuts.
A raft of public sector workers are in line for pay rises of up to 3.5% after years of austerity, Theresa May will announce today.
Boris Johnson questioned the Government's decision not to press for guarantees that two British-born jihadist fighters would be spared the death penalty in the United States, it has emerged.
Sajid Javid has been accused by Labour of "secretly and unilaterally" ditching Britain's opposition to the death penalty, after it emerged that he will not object to the United States executing two jihadi fighters.
Sajid Javid has shelved Britain's blanket opposition to the death penalty to allow a pair of terrorists with British citizenship to be tried in US courts.
Theresa May will attempt to sell her controversial Brexit plan to the North East of England today, as she gathers her top ministers for the last Cabinet meeting before the summer recess.
Online shopping giant Amazon has drawn up plans for "civil unrest" if the UK crashes out of the European Union without a deal, it has emerged.
MPs under investigation for expenses breaches will no longer be named by parliamentary watchdogs under plans backed by the House of Commons today.
A "very small" number of people were put off voting at the local elections by the Government’s controversial voter ID trials, the UK’s electoral watchdog has found.
Theresa May has suffered another blow after Philip Davies became the latest Tory MP to submit a letter of no confidence in her leadership.
The Conservative chief whip is facing calls to quit over claims he urged three of his MPs to break pairing arrangements to win a crucial Commons vote on Brexit.
DUP MP Ian Paisley has been suspended from the Commons for 30 days after failing to declare a holiday paid for by the Sri Lankan government worth tens of thousands of pounds.
Suspended MP John Woodcock has dramatically quit the Labour party, telling Jeremy Corbyn it has been "taken over at nearly every level by the hard left".
Former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson will today make his first Commons intervention since dramatically quitting the Government over Brexit.
Conservative whips have been accused of a "calculated, deliberate breaking of trust" after a senior Tory MP twice voted on a knife-edge Brexit bill - despite agreeing to step aside for a Liberal Democrat on maternity leave.
Brexit minister Suella Braverman has insisted she never planned to follow her boss David Davis out of the Government, branding the claims "fake news" and demanding "proof" from a reporter.
Tony Blair has branded Theresa May's Brexit plan a "mush" that will offer Britain the "worst of all worlds".
Theresa May is poised for a fresh rebellion over her controversial Brexit plan today, as eurosceptics try to kill off her proposals in the Commons.
Theresa May has been hit by a fresh resignation, as ministerial aide Robert Courts said he "cannot support" the Government's Brexit plans.
A defiant Theresa May today vowed to stay on as Prime Minister “for the long-term” as she pushed back at criticism of her Brexit plans from her own party.
Theresa May has urged her warring party to unite behind her Brexit plan or risk scuppering the entire process.
MPs remain sharply divided on Donald Trump's visit to the UK, as the US President kicked things off by tearing into Theresa May's Brexit plans and heaping praise on Boris Johnson.
Jared O'Mara has resigned the Labour whip just days after being reinstated to the party over abusive social media posts.
Labour frontbencher Tom Watson is expected to back calls for a rethink of the party’s new code of conduct on anti-Semitism following a backlash from Jewish groups.
Leading Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg has called on voters angry with Theresa May's Chequers deal to "take back control" by joining the Conservatives.