Nicholas Mairs

The leaders of Britain’s trade unions have dismissed Theresa May's attempts to break the Brexit deadlock following a meeting in Downing Street.

Ministers are “in denial” about the scale of violent crime, Diane Abbott has said, as police statistics revealed a rise in cases of homicide and knife crime.

The Government will overhaul the way pharmaceutical firms are funded in a bid to encourage them to up the fight against drug-resistant infections.

Failing to quit the European Union in March would be "calamitous" and worse than a no-deal Brexit, Liam Fox has said.

The House of Commons will be asked to decide whether to grant MPs on maternity or paternity leave the right to vote by proxy, ministers have announced.

British voters are much more likely to align themselves with a position on Brexit than with a political party, a major new study has found.

Theresa May has announced that a government plan to charge EU citizens £65 to stay in the UK after Brexit is to be scrapped following pressure from campaigners.

A group of Labour MPs have defied Jeremy Corbyn’s order to snub Brexit talks with ministers until Theresa May rules out leaving the EU without a deal.

Keir Starmer has admitted that any Brexit deal negotiated with the European Union would need an Irish backstop mechanism, despite Jeremy Corbyn having previously ruled it out.

John Bercow could ditch plans to quit as Commons speaker later this year, after reports the Government could deny him a peerage when he steps down.

Britain could be hit by a “political tsunami” if MPs fail to deliver Brexit, Cabinet minister Liam Fox has warned.

Ministers have been criticised for quietly announcing a cut to thousands of pensioner couples’ benefits in the run-up to last night’s crunch Commons Brexit vote.

Britain is now more likely to leave the European Union without a deal after MPs “regrettably” rejected Theresa May’s Brexit agreement, EU chief Jean-Claude Juncker has warned.

John Bercow has blasted the delay in introducing proxy voting to the Commons after an MP revealed she will delay the birth of her child to vote against Theresa May’s Brexit deal.

A Tory MP has quit the Government on the eve of the crucial Commons vote on Theresa May’s Brexit deal after he branded it “detrimental” to the country.

Theresa May was forced to axe part of her last-ditch Brexit plea after it was found that her voting record undermined a comparison she was due to make with the Welsh Assembly referendum.

A letter from EU chiefs to Theresa May giving assurances the Irish backstop cannot be permanent does not go far enough to win over Tory rebels, Theresa May has admitted.

John Bercow has insisted he will not change how he conducts his role as Speaker despite facing "abuse" over his handling of a controversial Brexit amendment.

Ministers are to immediately stop charging victims of forced marriage for the cost of their return to the UK, it has been announced.

A raft of multi-million pound government contracts with consultancy firms on Brexit planning are to be investigated after ministers were criticised for keeping them a “secret”.

A Tory backbencher has been forced to apologise after blurting out a jibe relating to the late Lib Dem leader Paddy Ashdown while an MP paid tribute to him.

Alex Salmond has won his legal case against the Scottish government after it admitted that officials had mishandled sexual harassment claims against him.

Dozens of MPs have signed a letter to the head of the Metropolitan Police to demand better protection against abuse from far-right protesters outside Parliament.

Police have been handed greater powers to tackle the misuse of drones following the chaos at Gatwick Airport in the run-up to Christmas.

Former Conservative ministers are among an independent panel demanding that more than three million new social homes are built in a bid to tackle Britain’s housing crisis.

Jeremy Corbyn has accused Theresa May of “promoting project fear” by publicly carrying out contigency planning to show Britain is preparing for a no-deal Brexit.

Emily Thornberry has accused campaigners for a second Brexit referendum of using the movement to "slap" Labour.

Round-the-clock advice for those going through a mental health crisis and greater help for new mothers are among the pledges to be outlined in the new NHS plan, Theresa May has said.

Labour’s support could plummet to its lowest in decades if the party's MPs backs a Brexit deal agreed by the Government, a major new study has found.

Among the hundreds of newly-released files from the National Archives are accounts of Margaret Thatcher’s distaste for diving in football to John Major’s fury with the US over Gerry Adams’ visa. PoliticsHome looks at some of the top stories.

Jeremy Corbyn failed to tackle Labour’s anti-Semitism crisis because he was so upset by allegations that he was anti-Semitic, Emily Thornberry has reportedly said.

A major tragedy in the English Channel is “only a matter of time” unless the Government can effectively deter those trying to cross the water, ministers have been warned.

MPs should have their Christmas break cut short so that a key Commons vote on Theresa May’s Brexit deal can be held “as soon as possible”, Jeremy Corbyn has said.

Leaving the European Union without an agreement could put public safety “at risk” according to the most senior police chief in the UK.

Theresa May has praised Britain’s troops as the “finest in the world” as she paid tribute to their role in the Salisbury attack and in fighting Islamic State.

Leaving the European Union without a deal is “not an option” given the threat it would pose to Britain’s security, a minister has warned.