Nicholas Mairs

Diane Abbott has urged Keith Vaz to rule out standing at the general election after a probe found the Labour MP offered to buy cocaine for male escorts.

Tory backbenchers have been criticised after they were accused of “jeering” Jeremy Corbyn over a tie he wore in honour of victims of the Grenfell Tower fire.

Boris Johnson must take “urgent action” over the Grenfell Tower inquiry's findings, its chair has said.

Jeremy Corbyn has confirmed that Labour will back Boris Johnson’s push for a snap general election after a three-month extension to the Brexit process was confirmed.

Philip Hammond has said he is "agonising" over whether he wants the Conservative Party to win the next general election.

European leaders have agreed to hand Britain a three-month extension to the Brexit deadline, Donald Tusk has confirmed.

Philip Hammond has accused Boris Johnson of “throwing tantrums” by trying to force a snap general election instead of trying to get his Brexit deal through the Commons.

Jeremy Corbyn has criticised Boris Johnson’s “ridiculous” language after the Prime Minister urged him to “man-up” and vote for a snap General Election.

Former aides to John Bercow have accused Parliament’s authorities of an “establishment stitch-up” over the failure to act on bullying claims made against the Speaker.

Ministers are facing renewed calls to slash waiting times for Universal Credit payments after MPs heard from claimants who have turned to “survival sex” to make ends meet.

Boris Johnson has been handed a boost after MPs backed the Government’s domestic agenda laid out in a Queen’s Speech earlier this month.

Julian Smith has broken ranks with Boris Johnson by insisting that a no-deal Brexit would be “very, very bad” for Northern Ireland.

MPs have urged the Government to consider decriminalising the possession of drugs in an effort to halt a rise in deaths.

The Government has been criticised after a probe into its fracking policy found that despite costs racking up, ministers do not know how much shale gas can be extracted.

Controversial plans to build a third runway at Heathrow airport are “unlikely” to go ahead despite having the support of MPs, minister Zac Goldmith has said.

The Government believes it has the support of enough MPs to pass its Brexit deal in the Commons, Dominic Raab has said.

Leo Varadkar has said that Boris Johnson’s plan for a bridge between Northern Ireland and Scotland should be “examined” rather than “dismissed out of hand”.

Andrea Leadsom has condemned “frightening” and “intimidating” Brexit protesters after police were forced to escort high profile parliamentarians from the Commons.

Jeremy Corbyn has hinted that Labour will support a referendum taking place on the Brexit deal struck between the UK and EU.

Ministers have been criticised after a review by the Government’s health watchdog found that falling staff numbers had prompted a “deterioration” in mental health services in England.

Jeremy Corbyn has accused ministers of a “blatant attempt” to suppress ethnic minorities, the poor and the elderly through their controversial voter ID scheme.

Cat owners could have to microchip their pets under government plans to clamp down on the number that go missing.

Boris Johnson has played down hopes of an imminent breakthrough on reaching a Brexit deal following the EU's pledge to "intensify" talks.

John McDonnell has said that he and Jeremy Corbyn will resign from Labour’s top team if the party loses a snap general election.

MPs have said ministers and BBC bosses must reach a deal to restore free TV licences for over-75s as they criticised “flawed” talks that led to a major funding row.

Emily Thornberry has risked a row with Jeremy Corbyn after admitting she is “concerned” about his plan to support a general election before a second Brexit referendum.

People may die from a shortage in medicines if Britain crashes out of the European Union without an agreement, England’s chief medical officer has warned.

Jeremy Corbyn has accused Boris Johnson of a “cynical stunt” by forcing a Queen’s Speech that amounts to a “party political broadcast” ahead of a likely snap election.

Boris Johnson has been dealt a fresh blow after Michel Barnier said the EU could not accept his latest proposals for breaking the Brexit deadlock.

Judges have delayed making a decision on whether Boris Johnson should be forced to request a Brexit extension if he fails to agree a new deal with Brussels.

Parliament will sit on a Saturday for the first time since the Falklands War in order to debate Brexit ahead of the Halloween deadline, Downing Street has confirmed.

Government borrowing next year will be more than double the amount forecast just six months ago, according to a top think tank.

American businesswoman Jennifer Arcuri has repeatedly refused to deny that she had an affair with Boris Johnson while he was mayor of London.

Boris Johnson’s rumoured plan to cut fuel duty by 2 pence per litre would leave the Treasury with £1bn less to spend each year, a major think tank has warned.

Jeremy Corbyn has branded Boris Johnson’s latest proposals to the European Union a “Trump deal Brexit” which he insisted no Labour MP would support.

Boris Johnson’s latest Brexit plans have been dealt an early blow after they were criticised by Northern Ireland’s business leaders.