Nicholas Mairs

Jeremy Hunt must beat Boris Johnson in the Tory leadership race "for the good of the country", a government minister has told MPs.

Britain’s highest paid will benefit the most from Boris Johnson’s two key tax pledges, according to a major thinktank.

A Labour backbencher has risked a fresh anti-semitism row after he was criticised for inviting a leading figure from the Houthi movement to the Commons.

Conservative grandee Ken Clarke has said he would vote to bring down the next Prime Minister rather than allow a no-deal Brexit to go ahead - as a Government minister claimed “a dozen” Tory MPs could do the same.

Top Tory figures have rounded on Boris Johnson’s neighbours after they called the police to a row he had with his partner.

Boris Johnson will face Jeremy Hunt in the final run-off to be the next Prime Minister after Michael Gove became the final candidate to be eliminated from the Tory leadership race.

Sajid Javid has become the latest candidate to be knocked out of the race to be the next Tory party leader.

Drinks firms will be forced to clearly label their products with the health risks of consuming them if Labour wins the next election.

A man has pleaded guilty to common assault and criminal damage after he threw a milkshake at Nigel Farage in Newcastle last month.

Boris Johnson has been handed another boost in the Tory leadership race after former contender Andrea Leadsom confirmed she was backing him.

Britain’s competition watchdog will be handed the power to fine firms which “mislead” and overcharge consumers, Theresa May has announced.

Boris Johnson has been mocked after he confirmed that he will duck a Channel 4 debate between Tory leadership candidates.

John Major has accused Tory leadership contenders threatening to shut down Parliament in order to force through a no-deal Brexit of "gold-plated hypocrisy". 

Boris Johnson has surged to the top of the first Conservative leadership ballot - as rivals Andrea Leadsom, Esther McVey and Mark Harper were all knocked out of the race.

A Labour rebellion has scuppered an attempt by opposition parties to block a no-deal Brexit by seizing control of the Commons agenda.

The Brexit Party is at "high risk" of accepting illegal donations from overseas, Britain’s elections watchdog has warned.

Theresa May has vowed to stay on as an MP after she resigns as Prime Minister next month.

Boris Johnson has insisted he will continue to speak his mind if he becomes Prime Minister even if his use of language causes offence.

Labour is to lead a cross-party bid to rule out a no-deal Brexit by seizing control of the Commons agenda.

Rory Stewart has accused his Tory leadership rivals of using “cheap electoral bribes” by promising £84 billion-worth of tax cuts and spending increases in their quest to become Prime Minister.

Penny Mordaunt has announced that she is supporting Jeremy Hunt in his bid to become the next Tory leader and Prime Minister.

Labour has called on ministers to take over any private blocks which still have Grenfell-style cladding on them by the end of this year.

Boris Johnson has faced a backlash over his plan to withhold the £39bn divorce bill agreed with the European Union if he becomes the next Prime Minister.

Tory leadership hopeful Esther McVey has admitted that she could move to suspend Parliament in order to ensure Brexit is delivered by 31 October.

Rory Stewart is tied at the top of a poll with Boris Johnson on who the public think would make the best next Prime Minister.

Boris Johnson has said he will refuse to hand over the £39bn EU divorce payment until the bloc offers better terms, if he becomes the next Prime Minister.

Labour is facing calls to suspend its new MP for Peterborough amid a row over anti-semitism - just hours after she was elected.

Sajid Javid has taken aim at Boris Johnson as he warned his Tory leadership rivals against "exploiting division" in their bid to become Prime Minister.

Ministers should consider scrapping the Scotland Office and replacing it with a new department that oversees UK constitutional affairs, according to MPs.

Labour has criticised the Conservative party for its failure to suspend two serving councillors for allegedly making "Islamophobic" comments.

Mark Harper has become the latest MP to mount a challenge to become the next Conservative leader and Prime Minister.

Jo Swinson has joined the race to become the next leader of the Liberal Democrats.

Jeremy Corbyn has been urged to "stop wriggling" around Labour calls for a second EU referendum after his claim that any opportunity for a fresh public vote is “some way off”.

Tory leadership contender Rory Stewart has admitted that he made “a stupid mistake” by smoking opium at a wedding in Iran 15 years ago.

Liberal Democrat MP Ed Davey has ruled out taking his party into coalition with a Boris Johnson or Jeremy Corbyn-led government as he launched his bid to be its next leader.

Ministers have been warned they must enshrine the rights of EU citizens to live and work in the UK in law before Brexit or risk a repeat of the Windrush scandal.