Sajid Javid has vowed to bring back duty-free purchases of cigarettes and alcohol if Britain leaves the European Union without a deal on 31 October.

The House of Commons descended into chaos in the early hours of Tuesday as MPs rejected Boris Johnson's bid to hold an election and attacked his decision to shut down Parliament.

Jeremy Corbyn has accused Boris Johnson of “running away” from scrutiny as it emerged Parliament will shut down for five weeks from today.

Boris Johnson and Leo Varadkar have admitted that "significant gaps" remain between them on Brexit following crunch talks between the two leaders.

Downing Street has confirmed that Boris Johnson will suspend Parliament from the close of business today until 14 October.

Boris Johnson has said that leaving the European Union without a deal would be a "failure of statecraft" for which he would share the blame, ahead of crunch talks with Leo Varadkar.

A Conservative MP who sent two young women a string of explicit text messages has been cleared by Parliament's standards watchdog.

Opposition leaders have been urged to take the drastic step of impeaching Boris Johnson if Number 10 ignores the cross-party bill aimed at stopping a no-deal Brexit.

The head of Britain's trade union movement has accused Boris Johnson of having "surrendered to the Brexit Party" as she backed MPs' moves to block an October general election.

Boris Johnson will head to Dublin on Monday as Ireland's prime minister played down the prospect of any "big breakthroughs" on the Brexit backstop.

Downing Street has drawn up plans to "sabotage" MPs' demands for a Brexit extension if Boris Johnson does not strike a deal with the European Union, it has been reported.

Justice Secretary Robert Buckland has warned Boris Johnson against resisting a law that forces him to seek a further Brexit extension to avoid Britain leaving without a deal.

Sajid Javid has refused to rule out an election pact with the Brexit Party after Nigel Farage said it could deliver the Tories a 100-seat majority.

Jeremy Hunt has warned a "divided" Conservative Party now faces losing the next election after Amber Rudd’s shock decision to quit the Government and resign the party whip.

Amber Rudd has quit the Cabinet and as a Conservative Party member over Boris Johnson's approach to Brexit.

Members of the European Research Group (ERG) have entered “tentative” discussions with the Brexit Party leader over a potential alliance.

Opposition parties have agreed to block the Prime Minister’s call for a snap general election in his second attempt to get consent from Parliament.

Boris Johnson has admitted there is a "high chance" of a no-deal Brexit - despite previously claiming it was a "million-to-one" shot.

Sir John Major has launched a ferocious attack on Boris Johnson's most senior Number 10 adviser, accusing him of "poisoning the political atmosphere".

Boris Johnson’s premiership has seen him become the first UK Prime Minister in history to lose their first three Commons votes in a row - Dods Monitoring's Laura Hutchinson looks back at the last week in politics, and considers the Prime Minister's next steps. 

Jacob Rees-Mogg has been criticised by doctors' leaders for the “disgraceful” comparison of a neurologist to a discredited anti-vaccine doctor.

Former Labour and Change UK MP Luciana Berger has joined the Liberal Democrats, in another boost for leader Jo Swinson.

Delays at Dover are only the start - the Government has provided very little practical support to businesses that may soon need to follow significantly different processes, writes Angus Brendan MacNeil MP

Farmers are the breadbasket of Britain and the prospect of a no deal scares them, writes Antoinette Sandbach MP