Nicholas Mairs

A senior minister reportedly branded Brexiteers who attacked the Government and MPs for "selling out" over the £39bn EU divorce bill "swivel-eyed".

The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill is "constitutionally unacceptable" and will need to be substantially rewritten, a Lords report has said.

A major children’s charity has urged ministers to push social media firms into using new technology in the fight against online child grooming.

The internal feud over Labour’s post-Brexit position on the single market and customs union has led to a bitter row between two of the party’s most outspoken MPs.

Dozens of Labour council leaders in England and Wales have signed a letter rebuking the party's ruling body over its order to halt a housing scheme in north London.

Donald Trump has insisted he would take a "tougher stand" with EU leaders than Theresa May if he were negotiating Brexit.

Tracey Crouch reportedly declined to be interviewed on the Today programme after its presenter was recorded making light of a gender pay inequality row at the BBC.

Jeremy Corbyn has sacked a Labour peer from the party's frontbench for attending the controversial Presidents Club dinner.

Gavin Williamson has said an office romance with a junior colleague nearly led to the end of his marriage.

Diane Abbott has accused ministers of failing to protect the public amid a massive jump in recorded knife and gun crime in England and Wales.

A cross-party group of MPs has called on Theresa May to launch a review into ‘joint enterprise laws’ amid claims it has led to wrongful convictions. 

The Government has appointed Sara Khan as head of a new body responsible for finding and rooting out extremism in the UK.

Donald Trump reportedly told Theresa May over the phone that she could be this generation’s Winston Churchill.

Nicola Sturgeon has accused senior Conservative politicians of ‘peddling fake news' amid a row over reports that the Union Flag will no longer be flown over dozens of buildings in Scotland.

Labour is in a “much worse” state than it was when the hard left tried to take over the party in the 1980s, Tony Blair has said.

Priti Patel has defended her decision to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a family holiday, despite it costing her her place on the Government’s frontbench.

Karen Bradley has said a new round of Stormont talks set to take place next week mark the “the last opportunity” to get the Northern Irish executive up and running again.

NHS workers tell of seeing patients die from long ambulance waits and staff being forced to rely on foodbanks in Labour's latest party political broadcast.

Tory MP Anna Soubry has accused Boris Johnson of 'conning’ voters after he reignited the row over the Leave campaign's claim that Britain sends Brussels £350m a week.

Theresa May is reportedly set to be handed less favourable terms in any transition period following Brexit amid growing pressure from Norwegian officials.

Theresa May will try to meet with Donald Trump in Davos in a bid to repair relations after he cancelled a planned visit to London due next month.

The Government will reportedly be forced to fork out ‘hundreds of millions of pounds’ on the back of the collapse of Carillion after an earlier promise to save public sector jobs.

Sinn Féin MP Barry McElduff has resigned his seat after he caused outrage by putting a loaf of Kingsmill bread on his head on the anniversary of the Kingsmill massacre.

Boris Johnson has reportedly told allies that he would rather Britain stay in the European Union than have to accept a soft Brexit.

Henry Bolton has insisted he will not stand down as Ukip leader but has broken up with his girlfriend after it was revealed that she had sent racist text messages. 

Environment officials will be handed new powers to close off access to illegal dumping sites as part of a clampdown on fly-tipping.

Britain is prepared to cut foreign aid to wealthier countries that fail to invest enough in their own people, Penny Mordaunt has warned.

Government plans around migration targets and controls should be based on public consultation and debated by MPs each year, a Commons committee has said.

HMRC is struggling to deal with a growing workload because of Brexit and revelations of large scale tax avoidance, parliament’s spending watchdog has said.

A fresh vote on whether Britain should quit the EU would see the result of the 2016 referendum overturned, a new poll has suggested.

Labour has brought in the charity Rape Crisis to help victims affected by sexual harassment in the party.

Ukip leader Henry Bolton has dismissed Nigel Farage’s suggestion that a second vote on whether Britain quits the EU could be held in a bid to silence Remain-supporting critics.

Theresa May today accused peers of trying to “undermine” the press and vowed to overturn their bid for another Leveson-style inquiry.

Tim Farron has admitted he regrets saying gay sex is not a sin in order to dampen media scrutiny of his Christian beliefs during last year's general election.

Boris Johnson has rounded on Virgin Trains over its "absurd" and "ridiculous" decision to stop selling the Daily Mail on its services.

Emily Thornberry has defended Jeremy Corbyn’s silence over the ongoing clashes in Iran, insisting that he trusts her to speak on the issue for Labour as Shadow Foreign Secretary.