Nicholas Mairs

Consumers could be forced to pay an additional 22p deposit for every bottle they buy at the till as part of a Government crackdown on waste.

UK allies from across the globe have announced the expulsion of more than 100 Russian diplomats following the Salisbury attack.

John Mann has said Labour risks becoming “rotten to the core” as MPs prepare to join a protest against the party's handling of anti-Semitism allegations.

Jo Swinson has called for a statue of Nicola Sturgeon to be built in honour of her being the first female First Minister.

Jacob Rees-Mogg is set to warn Theresa May against maintaining close ties to the EU through an agreement that would lead to the “most almighty smash to the national psyche”.

Donald Trump is reportedly weighing up a visit to both sides of the Irish border this June, as questions on how the frontier will operate after Brexit remain.

Boris Johnson has promised to "intensify" efforts to root out Russian social media trolls through increasing cooperation with other states.

Dan Jarvis has been selected as Labour’s candidate to become the first directly-elected mayor for South Yorkshire.

Peers are to receive their first pay rise in eight years, it has been announced.

The Russian ambassador to the UK today blasted Boris Johnson for his "unacceptable and totally irresponsible" comparison between Vladimir Putin and Adolf Hitler.

The boss of UK passport manufacturers De La Rue has demanded Theresa May and Amber Rudd explain to workers why the new blue passports will be made by a Franco-Dutch firm.

A protest by Tory MPs over the UK’s agreement with Brussels on fishing rights after Brexit ended in farce after pier staff stopped them from docking their boat.

The Government-imposed cap on NHS wages is reportedly set to end as ministers and trade unions prepare to sign off a fresh pay agreement later today.

The Government has been defeated twice over its plans around nuclear co-operation with the EU after Brexit.

The Government must avoid “sleep-walking into a crisis” over security and police cooperation by preparing to extend the post-Brexit transition phase beyond 2020, MPs have warned.

Jacob Rees-Mogg has accused the Government of giving away “almost everything” for little in return in the Brexit transition deal struck with Brussels.

Scrapping tariffs after Brexit would have a small impact on lowering the price of goods even based on “optimistic” assumptions, the IFS has said.

New fathers should be given the chance to take three months’ leave on the first year after a child is born, MPs have said.

A bid to give child refugees in the UK the right to be reunited with their families has cleared its latest parliamentary hurdle.

The Conservatives have opened up a three point poll lead over Labour in the wake of the poisoning of Sergei Skripal.

Sajid Javid has become at least the fifth MP to report receiving a hate letter which encourages attacks on Muslims in exchange for “rewards”.

John Bercow has warned parties not to edit parts of Commons debates that give an “erroneous” impression when they are posted on social media.

Nia Griffith has said Labour agrees with Theresa May that Russia was behind the attempted murder of former double agent Sergei Skripal – just a day after Jeremy Corbyn refused to do so.

The current higher education funding model will become unsustainable as hundreds of thousands of new university places will be needed by 2030, experts have said.

Nicola Sturgeon has said the stalemate over what happens to powers relating to devolved areas when they return from Brussels after Brexit could be settled in the coming weeks.

David Davis has said Britain would go along with EU wishes for a shorter post-Brexit transition period if it meant striking a deal with the bloc.

Fewer than half of Scots want a fresh independence referendum within the next three years even though most think Brexit will harm the economy, according to a poll.

Jeremy Corbyn has condemned the sending of “hate-filled” letters and packages to four Muslim Labour MPs as “disgusting”.

Labour has lost a bid to stop more than one million children missing out on free school meals.

The Government has condemned barbaric letters which encourage people to “butcher” Muslims as “abhorrent” as it urged recipients to hand them over to police.

A senior House of Commons official has apologised for the way parliament responded to allegations of bullying of members of staff by MPs.

Momentum chief Jon Lansman has dramatically pulled out of the race to be the next Labour party general secretary.

Vince Cable has said some elderly voters who backed Brexit did so out of nostalgia for a time when "faces were white".

The Government has announced plans to ban the use of so-called pet “shock collars” in England following pressure from campaigners.

Labour has questioned Theresa May’s willingness to stand up to Moscow amid revelations the Conservatives have taken hundreds of thousands in donations from wealthy Russians since she became Prime Minister.

MPs have accused ministers of dismissing expert advice to introduce a levy on takeaway coffee cups similar to the 5p charge on plastic bags.