Nicholas Mairs

The Bank of England has downgraded its growth forecast for this year and 2018 and warned of business concerns over Brexit.

A Labour backbencher has criticised one of his frontbench colleagues for ducking a question on whether he is politically closer to Tony Blair than Hugo Chavez. 

Boris Johnson’s claim that ministers are not preparing a contingency plan for Britain dropping out of the EU without a Brexit deal has been rejected by a fellow minister.

The Government is not treating prisons with the gravity needed to “get a grip” on the problems they face, a Conservative former minister has declared.

Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has accused British Gas of holding its customers "over a barrel", after they announced plans to hike prices by 12.5%.

Ken Livingstone has backed Venezuelan President Maduro and insisted an "establishment elite" is behind the economic chaos in the country.

Jeremy Corbyn has hit out at Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke for propping up a “brutal” and “unethical” sport by launching a new subscription hunting channel.

Treasury select committee chair Nicky Morgan has called on the Bank of England to provide details of how prepared banks and insurance firms are for Brexit.

Amber Rudd will urge internet giants to work more closely with governments to tackle the scourge of online extremism when she meets bosses at Silicon Valley later today.

The High Court has blocked a bid by a former Iraqi army chief of staff to bring a private prosecution against Tony Blair.

The Government must apologise to the thousands of employees "deliberately blocked" from access to justice by unlawful employment tribunal fees, the Shadow Justice Secretary has said.

Philip Hammond has said a sea border between Great Britain and Ireland would not be an acceptable post-Brexit arrangement.

Official figures on the number of international students staying in the UK once their courses end are “potentially misleading” and should be downgraded, according to the government’s statistics watchdog.

Amber Rudd has assured migrants and businesses there will be no "cliff edge" on the UK's immigration system on the day it quits the EU.

New technologies which allow consumers to manage their energy use could save the country up to £40bn by 2050, according to the Government and regulator Ofgem.

Greg Clark will today launch the first phase of a £246m investment into battery technology, as part of the Government’s industrial strategy.

Liam Fox is in Washington today for talks designed to lay the groundwork of a post-Brexit trade deal with the US.

Ken Clarke has hit back at Theresa May's critics within the Conservative party and told them they are “doomed” to be led by her for at least two more years.

Liam Fox has opened the door to a post-Brexit transition phase lasting more than two years, saying the length of time is “not a huge deal”.

The Government is to bring forward proposals to make it easier for individuals to legally change their gender. 

David Davis is the Conservative grassroots’ preferred option to be the next Conservative leader but most want Theresa May to remain in place, a poll of party members has suggested. 

Michael Gove has confirmed the Government will press ahead with plans to ban environmentally damaging plastic microbeads by the end of the year.

Jeremy Corbyn is to campaign in a host of SNP-held seats in a bid to win back traditional Labour supporters north of the border.

Farmers will only get taxpayer subsidies after Brexit if they do more to protect the environment, Michael Gove will say today.

Cabinet ministers have conceded that the free movement of EU citizens into the UK will continue for up to four years after Britain quits the EU, according to a report.

Theresa May is facing fresh pressure to take in more unaccompanied child refugees after a cross-party group called for the continuation of the so-called Dubs scheme.

The number of frontline police officers has dropped, while recorded crime has risen by its highest in a decade, new figures have revealed.

The devolved governments in Scotland and Wales have launched a formal dispute process over the post-election deal struck between the Conservatives and the DUP.

Theresa May today accused opposition MPs of spreading “fake news” about inequality, after a report found it had in fact reduced in the UK since the 2008 crash.

Credit card surcharges are to be banned outright from January 2018, the Government has confirmed.

Lower petrol prices contributed to a surprise fall in inflation between May and June, new figures released today revealed.

Alex Salmond has revealed he is preparing to stand at the next general election after he lost his seat last month.

Theresa May has admitted that she “shed a tear” when told that the election night exit poll showed the Conservatives would fail to win an overall majority.

King Felipe of Spain has faced criticism after telling MPs and peers that his country and Britain must reach an "arrangement" over Gibraltar.

Damian Green has hit back at “scaremongering” claims that quitting Euratom could threaten cancer treatment, amid growing Tory pressure to stay members of the EU’s nuclear regulator. 

The Government has "no plan" in place for leaving the European Union without striking a Brexit deal, Boris Johnson has revealed.