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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 warned Russia against “malign” interference in other countries’ affairs, as the G7 summit in Canada came to a chaotic close.
Jeremy Corbyn will today pledge a ‘#MeToo’ revolution in the workplace, as he unveils a raft of Labour plans aiming to clamp down on the "scourge" of sexual harassment at work.
Theresa May has expressed her personal support for "safe, legal abortion" amid a heated row over the rights of women in Northern Ireland to access terminations.
MPs have reacted with fury as the boss of Network Rail was given a CBE amid ongoing chaos on Britain's railways.
Theresa May’s detailed plan for Brexit will not be published until after the crucial EU summit later this month, it has emerged.
Downing Street has denied claims that Donald Trump's decision not to hold a face-to-face meeting with Theresa May represents a snub - insisting the pair enjoy a "good working relationship".
Labour is preparing to vote against Theresa May's plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport.
Conservative minister Sam Gyimah has torn into Oxford and Cambridge universities over a "staggering" lack of diversity in their top colleges.
Brexit Secretary David Davis is reportedly set for a showdown with Theresa May over fresh delays to the Government’s heavily-trailed blueprint for leaving the EU.
Conservative MPs will not be whipped to vote down any future bid to overhaul Northern Ireland’s strict anti-abortion laws, ministers have confirmed.
Crashing out of the European Union without a Brexit deal could cost British firms up to £20bn, the UK's top taxman has warned.
Ministers have come under fire after selling £2.5bn of shares in Royal Bank of Scotland at an "enormous" loss to the taxpayer.
The former chair of the Conservative Party has suggested the Tories are guilty of hypocrisy after ministers batted away calls for an investigation into Islamophobia.
London mayor Sadiq Khan has heaped fresh pressure on Jeremy Corbyn to back a Norway-style soft Brexit, as he urged all MPs to be “brave” enough to back a string of Lords amendments on the issue.
Boris Johnson could be forced to defy Theresa May over a third runway at Heathrow, following reports that the Prime Minister will whip MPs to back airport expansion.
Labour have urged the Transport Secretary to "come out of hiding" after a string of train cancellations brought misery to commuters on services run by Northern rail.
Liam Fox has hit out at Donald Trump after the US President ignored the pleas of American allies and slapped "absurd" new levies on steel imports.
Left-wing campaigners will pile pressure on Jeremy Corbyn in a bid to shift his position on Brexit - warning that leaving the EU will clobber the party’s working class supporters.
Parliament square should be paved over in a bid to cut London's air pollution and boost tourism, a top Labour MP has said.
Labour MP Chris Williamson has come under fire after attending a campaign event for an activist who was expelled from the party amid a row over anti-Semitism.
Ministers have torn into company bosses over their "shocking and pathetic" excuses for failing to appoint women to corporate boardrooms.
Members of a major transport union today rejected calls to formally back the Labour party - despite singling out Jeremy Corbyn for praise.
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon today batted away criticism of a key SNP document making the economic case for independence, after left-wing figures warned it would pave the way for years of extra austerity.
Cases of anti-Semitism in Labour could be anonymised in a bid to address fears "political forces" are at play, a leaked report has revealed.
Labour has laid into ministers after it emerged that one in ten people who call HM Revenue and Customs now have to wait longer than ten minutes to speak to staff.
A string of candidates to Labour's powerful ruling body have called on Jeremy Corbyn to use the party's "full parliamentary muscle" to extend abortion rights in Northern Ireland after last week's historic Irish vote.
The Conservatives should push for an overhaul of free-market capitalism to win over young voters who are "natural members" of the Tory tribe, Philip Hammond is set to say.
Theresa May has moved to shut down calls for an overhaul of Northern Ireland's strict anti-abortion laws following last week's historic referendum in Ireland.
A fresh Brexit row is brewing over claims that Brussels has deliberately made it harder for British defence firms to bid for work under a flagship new fund.
Leading Brexiteers are up in arms over claims that the Government is not doing enough to prepare for a ‘no deal’ Brexit.
Ministers are to hand councils £50m to create hundreds of new school places for children with special needs - but Labour has already dismissed the cash boost as "old funding".
Theresa May is facing fresh calls to overhaul Northern Ireland's tough anti-abortion laws, as two senior Conservatives added their voices to those calling for liberalisation.
Labour deputy leader Tom Watson today traded blows with the party's former communications chief over its stance on Brexit, telling Alastair Campbell: "You no longer decide Labour party policy".
Leading Eurosceptic Jacob Rees-Mogg has denied being a "menace" to Theresa May - insisting the Prime Minister is "crucial" to making Brexit happen.
Theresa May has vowed to deliver "the most significant" shake-up of technical education in decades, as the Government set out fresh detail of its plans for new 'T level' courses.
Theresa May is under mounting pressure to give MPs a free vote on overhauling Northern Ireland's tough anti-abortion laws after this weekend's historic referendum result in Ireland.