Nicholas Mairs

Theresa May has called for the return of student grants after admitting that scrapping them had put those from low-income families off applying to university.

Labour’s Brexit splits have burst into the open after party chairman Ian Lavery accused campaigners for a second referendum of "sneering" at Brexit supporters.

Trade union boss Len McCluskey has reignited his feud with Labour’s Tom Watson by accusing him of an “ineffective” attempt to undermine Jeremy Corbyn over a second EU referendum.

Tom Watson has warned Jeremy Corbyn that Labour will lose the next general election unless it firmly backs holding a second EU referendum.

Former Cabinet ministers Andrea Leadsom and Dominic Raab have joined the race to succeed Theresa May as Conservative leader and Prime Minister.

Ex-Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has revealed he is backing Boris Johnson to be the next Tory leader and Prime Minister.

Mel Stride has been appointed as the new Leader of the Commons after Andrea Leadsom quit the post over Theresa May’s Brexit agreement.

The Conservatives and Labour will finish behind the Brexit Party and Liberal Democrats at the EU elections, according to an opinion poll carried out hours before voting began.

Change UK leader Heidi Allen has revealed that she offered to resign over a row about whether the party should back the Liberal Democrats in some regions at the European elections.

The Government is set to fall short of its target for three million new apprentice starts by 2020, MPs have warned.

Michael Gove has announced that plastic straws, drinks stirrers, and cotton buds will be banned in England from next year.

Theresa May's hopes of finally winning backing for her Brexit deal have been dealt a savage blow as Tory MPs lined up to criticise it.

The Government has been warned it faces “serious” challenges in district nursing, as figures revealed a major drop in staff numbers.

Nigel Farage has lashed out at "radicalised" Remain supporters after he was hit by a milkshake while campaigning ahead of the EU elections.

Boris Johnson has confirmed that he will run to be the next leader of the Conservative Party once Theresa May stands down.

A dossier of internal NHS planning documents has revealed fears of staff shortages in the health service and a hit to medicine supplies after Brexit.

A Labour government would fit nearly two million British homes with solar panels in order to slash energy bills for low income families, Jeremy Corbyn is to announce.

MPs have launched a probe into the impact of reality TV following the death of a man who appeared on the Jeremy Kyle Show.

Ministers have been criticised after it emerged they will not adopt a definition of Islamophobia demanded by MPs and Muslim groups.

Theresa May has said that MPs must pass the Brexit deal before their summer holidays - as the Government's talks with Labour drag on.

Rising star of the Liberal Democrats Layla Moran has ruled herself out of the race to succeed Sir Vince Cable as the party’s next leader.

A senior Tory MP has said the Conservatives will need to form an alliance with Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party in order to take Britain out of the EU.

Nigel Farage has confirmed that he will mount an eighth attempt to become an MP in a bid to ensure Britain leaves the European Union.

Shadow Cabinet splits on Brexit have been laid bare once again after Tom Watson insisted that Labour was a “Remain and reform” party.

The minimum wage for workers under 18-years-old will be more than doubled under a Labour government, Jeremy Corbyn is to say.

Sajid Javid has warned colleagues that failing to back Theresa May’s EU withdrawal agreement by the end of October could lead to Brexit being cancelled altogether.

Donald Tusk has said that he believes there is a 30% chance that Britain will not leave the European Union.

More than a quarter of eligible women missed out on vital cancer screening as ministers and the NHS failed to hit targets across England, MPs have warned.

Brits would each be £800 a year worse off if the UK remained in a customs union after Brexit, according to new analysis.

Jeremy Corbyn will hit out at Theresa May’s failure to secure Brexit on time when he launches Labour’s EU elections campaign.

Theresa May has been dealt a fresh blow after a Conservative colleague confronted her in the Commons to demand that she quit as Prime Minister.

A senior Conservative MP has blasted colleagues who failed to support Theresa May’s Brexit deal and suggested that they should quit and join another party.

Ministers have been condemned after a report revealed that the places hardest hit by cuts to youth services are likely to have seen the biggest increases in knife crime.

Ministers have signed £160m worth of fresh contracts with outside consultants in a bid to boost preparations for Britain’s exit from the EU.

Labour has condemned ministers after party analysis found that tens of thousands of ambulance staff have quit their roles since the beginning of the decade.

Theresa May is facing a fresh plot to oust her as Prime Minister after grassroots Tories confirmed plans for a vote of no confidence in her leadership next month.