Matt Honeycombe-Foster

Boris Johnson will today appear on a TV news show viewed regularly by Donald Trump in a bid to convince the US President not to torpedo the Iran nuclear deal.

The EU is reportedly launching a fresh drive to shore up its free market policies after Brexit amid fears that Jeremy Corbyn’s plans could undermine European firms.

Theresa May has warned warring ministers to fall in line behind her favoured plan for close customs ties with the EU or risk being pushed into a full customs union by MPs, it has emerged.

Jeremy Corbyn's Brexit strategy has come under fire after he ordered Labour peers to abstain on a key vote seeking to keep Britain in the European Economic Area (EEA).

Conservative Party chairman Brandon Lewis has batted away calls to suspend a Tory councillor who was readmitted to the party at the local elections after sharing a racist joke.

John McDonnell has acknowledged that the row over anti-Semitism in Labour undermined its bid to seize a key London target seat at the local elections.

Theresa May risks sparking Cabinet outrage amid reports she is planning to make a fresh attempt to push a controversial plan for post-Brexit customs ties with Brussels.

Lord Blunkett has called on Labour MPs to set up a secret "leadership group" to form an alternative to Jeremy Corbyn, as the former home secretary tore into the party's local election performance.

Ukip's general secretary has likened his embattled party to the Black Death as it faced near-total wipeout in the local elections.

Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has thrown his weight behind calls to waive hefty fees for Afghan interpreters who put their lives at risk serving alongside British troops and now want to settle in the UK.

Theresa May has signalled her support for a cross-party bid to see people who take secret "upskirt" pictures jailed or fined.

Labour MPs have leapt to the defence of Sajid Javid, after the new Conservative Home Secretary was targeted for "unacceptable" online abuse by "vile" Twitter trolls.

A former top aide to John Bercow has accused the House of Commons Speaker of bullying him.

Sixty Conservatives MPs have warned Theresa May her government will collapse unless she shelves Number 10’s preferred plan for a post-Brexit customs system.

Theresa May will gather her top Cabinet ministers today for the latest crunch meeting of her powerful Brexit war cabinet. With Brexiteers up in arms about Number 10’s plans for a post-exit custom system, Matt Foster talks to Tory backenchers and experts on both sides of the debate to find out what’s really going on

A senior peer and former Ulster Unionist MP has been slammed after he called Ireland’s prime minister a “typical Indian”.

Labour has accused allies of Amber Rudd of trying to “smear and blame” Home Office staff for her dramatic exit from the Cabinet this week.

The Government is in "terminal disarray" after the dramatic resignation of Amber Rudd, Labour has claimed - as Theresa May said she was "very sorry" to see the Home Secretary leave her post.

Theresa May has come under fresh pressure over Brexit after a Cabinet minister reportedly warned that her latest customs plan with the EU would be a “disaster”.

The Government has warned peers to ditch what it brands a “transparent” bid to keep the UK in the EU after Brexit ahead of a crunch vote today.

Sadiq Khan has said he believes Ken Livingstone should be kicked out of the Labour Party, as the London mayor slammed the length of time taken to probe high-profile allegations of anti-Semitism.

Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has reacted furiously to a story claiming that Russian Twitter bots sought to swing the general election in Labour’s favour.

British negotiators are reportedly drawing up plans to allow EU citizens "very similar" access to the UK as they enjoy under current free movement rules - in a move likely to spark outrage from pro-Brexit MPs.

Theresa May has been warned she faces a "very swift and very violent reaction" from the Tory backbenches if she continues to take advice on Brexit from her top civil servant.

Michael Gove has sparked outrage after claiming that the row engulfing Home Secretary Amber Rudd is being whipped up to distract from allegations of anti-Semitism in the Labour Party.

Justice Secretary David Gauke has pledged to shake up the Parole Board after an outcry over the organisation’s handling of the John Worboys case.

Labour activist Marc Wadsworth has been expelled from the party following a clash with MP Ruth Smeeth - as fellow MP Chris Williamson insisted he stood "four square" behind the campaigner.

Ken Livingstone has dismissed the row over anti-Semitism in Labour as a "complete diversion", as he revealed that he is still campaigning for the party ahead of next week's local elections.

A senior aide to Dominic Raab has been suspended following claims she sold sex online and boasted of her access to the Housing Minister.



 

Sadiq Khan has taken aim at Donald Trump ahead of the controversial US President’s summer visit to the UK.

Theresa May is under growing pressure from leading Brexiters in her Cabinet to ditch Number 10’s favoured customs deal with the EU as a crunch meeting looms next week.

Cash-strapped hospitals are suffering from leaking sewage pipes, broken roofs and outbreaks of rodents because vital funds are being diverted from their maintenance budgets, Labour has claimed.

Shepherding the EU Withdrawal Bill through the House of Lords is no easy task, and it’s keeping Lord Callanan up at night. But despite the long hours, constant challenges and bruising defeats, the Brexit Minister is optimistic that rebel Conservative peers will reconsider their position and toe the party line. Matt Foster meets the man determined to make the government’s Brexit plans possible

Firebrand Jeremy Corbyn ally Chris Williamson has torn into "malcontent" Labour MPs as he backed claims by Len McCluskey that those challenging anti-Semitism are using the issue to undermine the Labour leader.

Home Secretary Amber Rudd is facing renewed calls to quit after admitting that her department does have targets for removing illegal immigrants from the UK - a day after denying that was the case in a grilling by MPs.

Security fears have been raised after a senior aide to Housing Minister Dominic Raab was accused of selling sex online.