Nicholas Mairs

Sajid Javid will today announce plans for a “landmark review” of drug use across Britain as part of a wider effort to crackdown on violent crime.

Dominic Grieve has been branded “disloyal” by a former Cabinet colleague over his suggestion that there could be a national government formed to bring down Brexit.

A major Conservative donor has hit out at the party for having “lost its way” on business, while accusing Theresa May of “letting herself down”.

Conservative Party chair Brandon Lewis has refused to say whether he considered quitting yesterday after a major security blunder saw personal details of senior ministers and MPs exposed to the public.

Labour is reportedly considering introducing a four-day working week as part of a move to share the benefits of technological advances with staff.

Theresa May has unveiled plans for a new levy to be paid by those buying British homes from abroad as part of a wider bid to tackle Britain’s housing crisis.

A Government minister has risked a fresh row ahead of the Conservative party conference after he blasted Boris Johnson, saying he craved publicity like others do cocaine.

Adam Price has been elected the new leader of Plaid Cymru after Leanne Wood was sensationally dumped by the party.

Shaun Bailey has been chosen as the Conservatives' candidate to be the next  mayor of London.

A senior minister has warned that the Conservatives must reclaim being known as the “party of business” rather than "talking it down" if they are to beat Labour at the next election.

The chemical attack in Salisbury was "ordered personally" by Vladimir Putin, Tom Watson has claimed.

Labour will commit to ending charges on cash machine withdrawals as part of a wider bid to save Britain’s high streets from an “agonising death”.

Michael Gove will call on world leaders to support giving nearly a third of the world’s oceans protected status in a bid to curb the impacts of environmental damage.

Senior pro-Brexit Conservatives including Boris Johnson and David Davis have called on Theresa May to ditch her Chequers plan once and for all and back a major think-tank’s free trade strategy.

A Labour government will halt the creation of new free schools and academies, the Shadow Education Secretary will pledge today.

Labour has promised to force ministers to put improvements to patient safety "front and centre" of a major NHS review.

Jeremy Corbyn has said comments by Britain’s former chief rabbi comparing him with the controversial ex-Tory MP Enoch Powell were "hurtful".

A former cabinet minister has ditched her support for Theresa May’s Chequers plan following the European Union’s public rejection of it last week.

Workers would be allocated a third of the seats on their companies’ boards under a Labour government, Jeremy Corbyn has said.

Jeremy Corbyn has pledged to support holding another referendum on Brexit if Labour members vote for it at the party’s conference.

Labour would create a separate Cabinet post to focus on women's and equality issues were it to lead the next government, the party has said.

Ukip leader Gerard Batten challenged a heckler during his party conference speech after they shouted that Britain did not need any more immigration.

A Labour government would stop betting companies from advertising during live sporting events as part of a wider bid to clampdown on problem gambling, the party has said.

Peers have laid into the customs plan Theresa May wants to sell to Brussels and warned that time is running out to find a solution.

Britain's post-Brexit immigration system should not give preferential treatment to European citizens, according to a major report.

Theresa May has said there are “no excuses” for anti-Semitism in Britain and rejected calls for a boycott of Israeli goods.

Conservative rising star Johnny Mercer has attacked Theresa May’s Brexit plan as the “worst of all words” and said the PM cannot lead the Tories into the next election.

The Home Office’s “light touch approach” to running the country’s police forces means it does not understand the full impact of cuts to the service, the Government’s watchdog has warned.

Employees will be given a financial stake in their company and a greater say on how it is run under a Labour government, John McDonnell will say.

Theresa May will today commit more than £100m towards low emission technology for vehicles in a bid to make Britain a “world leader” in the sector.

The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator has said it is “realistic” for the UK and Brussels to strike a deal within the next six to eight weeks.

Downing Street has delivered a withering put down to Boris Johnson’s claims that Theresa May's Brexit plan has left the UK strapped to a "suicide vest".

Chuka Umunna has called on Jeremy Corbyn to acknowledge Labour as a home for each of its warring factions or risk a party split.  

British police chiefs are reportedly preparing contingency plans to cope with a potential breakout of disorder should Britain leave the European Union without a deal.

Boris Johnson has sparked fresh outrage from fellow senior Tories by claiming Theresa May’s Brexit deal has left the UK strapped to a "suicide vest".

Jeremy Corbyn has hit back at Tony Blair's claim that the public would not back him to be Prime Minister, by insisting Labour's policies enjoy widepread support.