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Downing Street has "categorically" rejected a claim that Theresa May said she could not change her Chequers Brexit plan because it had already been cleared with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Tory MPs have seen off a Labour bid to dock Esther McVey's pay over her handling of the controversial Universal Credit welfare overhaul.

Theresa May is facing a major Commons showdown with her Eurosceptic backbenchers after they launched a bid to destroy her Chequers deal on Brexit.

Big Ben will be permanently adorned with St George's flags following its multi-million pound redesign, it has been announced.

Powerful new anti-terror laws could end up jailing people simply for having "inquisitive and foolish minds", a top parliamentary watchdog has warned.

A top official on a British protectorate devastated by storms last year has bid "good riddance" to Boris Johnson.

Labour MP Jared O'Mara has apologised for a string of misogynistic and homophobic comments he made online in his 20s.

David Davis has challenged Boris Johnson's decision to follow him out of the Cabinet in protest at the Government's Brexit strategy.

Brexit Minister Steve Baker told Theresa May he could not back her Cabinet Chequers deal with "sincerity and resolve", as he followed his boss David Davis in quitting the Government.

David Davis has resigned as Brexit Secretary, dealing an enormous blow to Theresa May's authority.

Labour frontbencher Barry Gardiner has rubbished calls for a second vote on Brexit - just hours after his colleague Sir Keir Starmer said the party was open to the idea.

Labour could back a second vote on EU membership if MPs reject Theresa May's final deal with Brussels, Shadow Brexit Secretary Sir Keir Starmer has said.

Labour should listen to critics of its new anti-Semitism rules and make changes "sharpish", frontbencher Sir Keir Starmer has declared.

Boris Johnson has been likened to Nazi-appeaser Neville Chamberlain, after the Foreign Secretary backed a Chequers deal on Brexit he himself dismissed as a "turd".

A bill aiming to protect mental health patients from excessive restraint took a leap forward in the House of Commons today, despite fears it could once again be talked out by Conservative MPs.

Theresa May has slapped down Gavin Williamson after he said he would accept an amnesty for IRA terrorists if former British troops are freed from the threat of prosecution.

A top Labour MP has launched a bid to force festivals and nightclubs to provide drug testing facilities following a spate of drug-related deaths.

Damian Hinds describes being Education Secretary as his dream job. But with schools taking matters into their own hands to highlight their under-pressure budgets, and fears of a teacher retention crisis, his department faces some huge challenges. He speaks to Matt Foster

Jewish Labour MP Luciana Berger has warned that the party's new guidelines on anti-Semitism risk giving abusers "a get out of jail free card".

Culture Secretary Matt Hancock has denied that big tech firms like Facebook and Google are too big to regulate ahead of a planned government clampdown.

Michael Gove will today spell out how Britain plans to "take back control" of its waters after leaving the European Union.

Theresa May is heading for a fresh Cabinet showdown after Brexiteers condemned her plan to break the deadlock over Britain's future customs relationship with the EU.

Patience with the Government's Brexit strategy is at "breaking point", the British Chambers of Commerce has warned.

Theresa May has called on her warring Tory party to unite behind her or be "overwhelmed" by the challenge of Brexit.

The debate on Britain's cannabis laws is "moving on", Jeremy Corbyn has said, as he signalled his own support for decriminalising "small amounts" of the drug for personal use.

Business Secretary Greg Clark has refused to rule out extending the UK’s Brexit transition period beyond 2020, in a move likely to enrage Brexiteers in his party.

Theresa May has vowed to see off any leadership challenge that comes her way as she prepares for a potentially explosive Cabinet Brexit meeting on Friday.

Renters would be given minimum tenancies of three years under plans being drawn up by ministers to stop them being "forced to uproot their lives" regularly.

Sajid Javid has leapfrogged Michael Gove and Jacob Rees-Mogg to become Conservative members’ top choice as next party leader, according to a new poll.

The city where a Russian former spy was poisoned earlier this year will host next year’s Armed Forces Day celebrations, Theresa May has announced.

European Council president Donald Tusk has issued a "last call" to Theresa May to spell out Britain's plan to leave the European Union or risk crashing out of the bloc.

There is still a "huge and serious" gap between Britain and the rest of the European Union on Brexit, the EU's chief negotatiator has warned.

Environment Secretary Michael Gove has brushed off an attack on him by Cabinet colleague Liz Truss, insisting he is the "best of friends" with the Treasury Secretary.

A former Cabinet minister has accused Theresa May of trying to obstruct a Parliamentary probe into the torture of terror detainees.

Theresa May has hailed a “major building block” for Brexit as the Government’s flagship EU Withdrawal Bill finally became law.

There is "no Brexit dividend" for the UK's car manufacturers, Theresa May has been warned, as a top motor industry group urged her to rethink her Brexit policy or put thousands of jobs at risk.