Nicholas Mairs

Sajid Javid has praised Britain’s “strong economy” as employment hit a record high while wages also grew.

Ministers must consider strengthening the ban on drivers using a mobile phone behind the wheel by outlawing hands-free use, MPs have said.

Labour has condemned “eye-watering” levels of student loan debt as analysis found that the total interest chalked up by graduates will almost double in five years.

Boris Johnson has been handed a boost after a poll found that nearly three in four Brits back his plan to give the police greater stop-and-search powers.

Boris Johnson has ordered civil servants to “urgently and rapidly” ramp up preparations for a no-deal Brexit on 31 October.

Uncertainty surrounding the Brexit  timetable has been blamed after the UK economy shrunk for the first time in more than six years.

Jeremy Corbyn has urged Britain’s top civil servant to declare that Boris Johnson cannot force through a no-deal Brexit in the middle of a general election campaign.

Boris Johnson has pledged to make it quicker and easier for foreign scientists to settle in the UK under a shake-up of immigration rules after Brexit.

John McDonnell has sparked a furious backlash from Labour colleagues after he again insisted the party would not block a second independence referendum.

A former Cabinet minister who was sacked after just eight weeks in the job is to receive a pay-off worth three months' salary, PoliticsHome can reveal.

MPs must be given more access to sensitive information as part of a “fundamental” shift towards making sure they sign off on any military action, a cross-party committee has said.

Boris Johnson has been criticised for insisting that the latest cash boost for the NHS is “new money” amid claims that hospitals had already earned some of it by making cuts.

Matt Hancock has insisted that a no-deal Brexit "cannot be stopped" by MPs, just weeks after claiming that it was "not credible" for any Prime Minister to pursue the option.

Conservative chairman James Cleverly has confirmed that the party will launch an independent probe into the extent of Islamophobia within its ranks.

A no-deal Brexit could lead to schools being forced to close, exams being disrupted and a lack of fresh food for pupils’ meals, according to an official government document.

Stephen Barclay has urged Michel Barnier to seek a fresh mandate from European leaders in order to make changes to the Brexit agreement and avoid a no-deal exit.

Boris Johnson has announced plans for a £1.8bn cash injection for the NHS that will fund upgrades to hospitals.

The Conservatives have increased their poll lead over Labour to double figures in the wake of Boris Johnson becoming Prime Minister.

Shoppers in England are buying 90% fewer plastic bags than before the 5p charge was introduced in 2015, official figures have revealed.

A Labour government would make employers give their staff more breaks and ensure their workplace has air-conditioning if the weather is too hot, the party has said.

Education minister Anne Milton has resigned her post ahead of Boris Johnson taking over as Prime Minister and Conservative party leader.

Labour backbencher John Mann has been appointed by Theresa May as an independent adviser to the Government on tackling anti-semitism.

A former minister has failed in a bid to force a vote of confidence in Boris Johnson before he has even been appointed Prime Minister.

Public sector workers will see their pay rise above inflation for the second year running, Philip Hammond has confirmed.

Labour MPs have hit out at colleagues in the Shadow Cabinet who they say have been “actively complicit” in smearing whistleblowers on the party’s anti-semitism crisis.

Ireland’s Deputy Prime Minister has warned the next Prime Minister that they will not be able to “tear up” Theresa May’s Brexit deal and replace it.

Keir Starmer has announced plans for a cross-party alliance with Cabinet ministers on the verge of quitting the Government in a bid to stop the next Prime Minister from pursuing a no-deal Brexit.

Amber Rudd has warned senior colleagues such as Philip Hammond that they must row behind the next Prime Minister or risk ushering in a Labour government.

David Gauke has confirmed that he will resign from the Government on Wednesday if Boris Johnson wins the race to be Prime Minister.

Britain’s economy will fall into recession and leave a £30bn black hole in the country’s finances if there is a no-deal Brexit, according to the Government’s spending watchdog.

The Conservative Party's hardline Brexit stance has meant the “clock is ticking” towards the break-up of the UK, former Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has said.

The Government’s delayed and over-budget plan for a new emergency services communications network is creating a “crisis of confidence” among police, ambulance and fire officials, MPs have warned.

Ministers have been criticised after admitting that 16-year-olds could still be able to gamble on some National Lottery games.

A former Labour frontbencher has admitted she is prepared to defy Jeremy Corbyn and back the UK leaving the European Union without a deal.

A major foodbank charity has urged ministers to do more to tackle poverty in Britain as it predicted its “busiest summer” yet in foodbank handouts.

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt have condemned Donald Trump after he told ethnic minority congresswomen to go back to their own countries.