The use of exploitative unpaid trials is still far too common. It’s time for the government to get a grip and ban the practice outright – no ifs, no buts, writes Stewart McDonald

The interests of the financial services sector must be a top priority as Britain negotiates a new relationship with the European Union, writes Bim Afolami

Sajid Javid today refused to reject claims Britain will be less safe if it quits the EU without a Brexit deal.

MPs who attempt to block Brexit deserve to be punished at the ballot box, Cabinet minister Liam Fox has said.

Tory and Labour MPs angry at the direction of their party leaderships are considering whether to resign their whips - with some mulling a leap on Valentine’s Day - it has been reported.

John McDonnell has accused the Prime Minister of attempting to "bribe" pro-Brexit Labour MPs with a cash boost for their constituencies.

Britain could have to stockpile "putrefying" waste if exports of rubbish seize up under a no-deal Brexit, officials have warned.

A key ally of Jeremy Corbyn has warned Labour MPs not to accept Theresa May's "divide and rule" offer of investment in their constituencies if they back her Brexit deal.

Plaid Cymru’s Westminster Leader writes: "The Prime Minister must stop pandering to extreme Brexiteers in her own party and begin negotiating instead with those of us in Parliament who are willing to find common ground where it exists".

MPs may not get re-elected if they let a no-deal Brexit go ahead, a leading Cabinet Brexiteer has warned.

Evidence given by BBC Director General Lord Hall to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) this week confirms HMRC’s CEST (Check Employment Status for Tax) tool is not fit for purpose, IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) has said.

While the Prime Minister is on a wild goose chase, MPs are working together cross-party to find a compromise that can unite parliament and the country, writes Lucy Powell

Theresa May's decision to put her right hand man on the UK's Brexit negotiating team could kill off hopes of striking a fresh deal with Brussels, Dominic Raab has warned.

Dominic Raab believes the Prime Minister is returning to Brussels with a “strengthened hand” as she seeks to save her Brexit deal. But the former Secretary of State for Exiting the EU fears the government is still approaching crunch talks with an “Eeyorish pessimism”. He talks to Kevin Schofield

Downing Street has criticised European Union officials for referring to Gibraltar as a "colony" in new documents outlining visa-free travel arrangements after Brexit.

Westminster was blind-sided last week when a new ‘plan c’ for Brexit won the backing of leading Tory Leavers and Remainers alike. But what is the Malthouse plan, and could it be the key to breaking the Brexit deadlock? Sebastian Whale reports

The Tories' most senior backbencher has accepted that Britain's departure from the EU may have to be delayed.

Almost a third of UK businesses are looking to relocate abroad due to Brexit, industry leaders have warned.

The Prime Minister knows that if she can’t get Brussels to agree a change to the backstop, the new mood of unity in her party will quickly fall apart, writes Anushka Asthana 

Labour MPs descended into civil war today after reports emerged that Theresa May could offer cash to their Leave-backing seats in exchange for voting through her Brexit deal.

Chris Grayling has spent almost nine consecutive years on the government payroll. During that time, he has accumulated his fair share of detractors. The Transport Secretary argues much of the angst against him comes from his pro-Brexit views, and vows to do what he thinks is right for the country, not what would get him praise in the media. He sits down with Sebastian Whale

Labour's sister party in Northern Ireland has hit out at Jeremy Corbyn after he called for the Irish backstop to be removed from Theresa May's Brexit deal.

The House of Commons February recess has been cancelled to give MPs more time to try and agree a late Brexit deal.