Nicholas Mairs

Scottish Labour bosses have blocked a crunch vote on the party's Brexit policy amid claims they were heading for an embarrassing defeat.

Ministers are set to amend rules over which powers should be devolved to the Scottish and Welsh governments after Brexit - even if the proposals are not backed by the administrations.

Labour has called on Philip Hammond to spend an extra £2bn on children’s services by 2020, as the party unveiled new analysis showing the number in care was at its highest in decades.

The Government has “lessons to learn” over its response to hurricanes Irma and Maria, which devastated much of the Caribbean last year, MPs have warned.

Henry Bolton is setting up a new party, just weeks after he was booted out as leader of Ukip.

The Ministry of Justice has admitted to having employed hundreds of people on zero hour contracts, despite widespread political criticism of their use.

David Cameron offered Theresa May tips on last week’s keynote Brexit speech, according to his former press secretary.

Theresa May is facing a backbench rebellion over the type of energy cap the Government is planning to bring in, amid fears it could actually increase bills.

Cycling star Sir Bradley Wiggins and Team Sky “crossed an ethical line” by using performance-enhancing drugs, a damning report by MPs has said.

Senior figures from Sinn Féin and the DUP are to hold separate talks with Michel Barnier this week as the issue of keeping an open border in Ireland after Brexit rumbles on.

The European Union is expected to pile fresh pressure on Theresa May with its draft guidelines on post-Brexit trade in a bid to push her to decide what Britain wants.

Penny Mordaunt has said a summit of major charities organised in the wake of the Oxfam sex scandal is a “crucial moment” to drive up standards across the aid sector.

David Lidington has said it would be "dangerous" for the Commons to not back the final deal on Brexit, days after John Major called for MPs to use their "own conscience".

A top Labour MP has accused ministers of ditching plans to reduce the number of benefit sanctions.

A close ally of Boris Johnson has reportedly accused Theresa May’s top aide of leaking the Foreign Secretary’s controversial letter on the Irish border.

A senior Sinn Féin MP has said the party will not take up its Westminster seats despite calls for them to take part in crucial Commons votes on Brexit.

Michelle Gildernew was among the first group of Sinn Féin members to use parliamentary offices at Westminster. Though she refuses to take her seat in the Commons, the Fermanagh and South Tyrone MP insists she is no ‘outcast’. She talks to Nicholas Mairs

Nicola Sturgeon has said she is “shocked and saddened” after a survey found one-fifth of Scottish parliament staff had experienced sexual harassment or sexist behaviour.

More than 300 complaints about alleged double voting in last year’s general election resulted in only one conviction, it has emerged.

The growing number of hospital emergency admissions poses a “serious challenge” to the financial position of the NHS, according to the public spending watchdog.

MPs are in line to receive an extra £1300 a year from next month when their salaries rise by 1.8%.

The deficit reduction target set by George Osborne has finally been achieved two years than planned, official figures have found.

A prominent Conservative donor has pledged to financially back the Liberal Democrats’ campaign for a second referendum on Brexit.

Ruth Davidson has condemned Boris Johnson’s ‘casual disregard’ over the fractious Irish border issue after he equated it to boundaries between London boroughs.

Tony Blair will today call on the European Union to change its rules around freedom of movement as part of a bid to halt Brexit.

An ex-Tory minister has launched a scathing attack on Theresa May’s premiership by saying discipline within the party has “completely broken down”.

MPs have criticised Philip Hammond for failing to call for evidence as part of the Government’s pledge to crackdown on single use plastics.

Jeremy Corbyn has praised grime artist Stormzy after he slammed Theresa May over 'money for Grenfell' in a performance at last night’s Brit Awards.

Theresa May has angered Cabinet ministers by signing off on Britain’s negotiating strategy for the transition period after Brexit.

Low and middle income families are set to face income stagnation until 2020, a major thinktank has said.

Diane Abbott will today announce plans to end the break-up of migrant families resulting from Britain’s immigration rules.

A Liberal Democrat peer has quit his frontbench role over allegations of sexual harassment.

MPs have blackballed the appointment of a former Tory minister as chair of the Charity Commission over fears around both her political past and experience in the sector.

Theresa May's senior ministers reportedly remain divided on basic aspects of Brexit ahead of a crunch Cabinet summit.

Oxfam are investigating 26 new allegations relating to the Haiti sex scandal, while thousands of donors have pulled their funding, the charity’s boss has revealed.

Theresa May has insisted she enjoys being Prime Minister and does not feel threatened by attempts to undermine her position.