Senior Ukip figures have been fleeing the party since Gerard Batten took the reins in February 2018. His focus on Islam and his embrace of controversial far-right activist Tommy Robinson have opened up a deep split in the anti-EU outfit, but has also attracted new members and seen a boost in party finances. Could the move keep Ukip locked out of the mainstream forever? Or could it bring alt-right groups in Britain out from the underground? And how did we get here in the first place?

MPs must ensure Theresa May suffers a heavy defeat on her Brexit deal so that "the stake goes through its heart", David Davis has said.

Lib Dem MP Stephen Lloyd has resigned his party's whip so he can vote for Theresa May's Brexit deal.

Liberal Democrat BEIS spokesperson writes ahead of the meaningful vote on Prime Minister's Brexit deal and recommends this solution: "An Exit from Brexit will allow us to focus on addressing the real problems with our economy, through a bold programme of investment in skills and productivity".

A powerful trade union has urged Labour to campaign for a new EU referendum if the party fails to force a general election in the wake of next week's vote on the Brexit deal.

On Tuesday Theresa May is set to face one of the greatest challenges of any modern Prime Minister in getting her Brexit agreement over the line.

If the prime minister’s plan is voted down, we need to come together behind a practical compromise. The only one available is Norway-plus, says Nick Boles

The country must have the final say if the Prime Minister’s Brexit deal is defeated, writes Luciana Berger

Theresa May has rejected calls by some of her own ministers to delay next week's Commons vote on her Brexit deal.

The CBI’s Carolyn Fairbairn fears a defeat for Theresa May’s Brexit agreement could unleash yet more disruption and uncertainty for British business. She tells Sebastian Whale why the deal – while far from perfect – offers a clear route map to success

Association for Project Management (APM) has today commented on the decision of the Government to accept the Institute for Apprenticeship recommendation to cut funding for the Level 4 Associate Project Manager Apprenticeship by a third from £9,000 to £6,000.

In July 2016 David Davis was appointed Secretary of State at the new Department for Exiting the EU and tasked with delivering Brexit. Two and a half years on, as MPs vote on the government’s withdrawal agreement, he is urging MPs to “drive a stake” into the deal, which he claims would be worse than remaining. He talks to Sebastian Whale about how we got here, and how he would get Brexit back on track

Apprenticeship starts are falling because of the Apprenticeship Levy which needs to be made more flexible, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

Theresa May is reportedly being urged by members of her own Cabinet to shelve next week’s crunch Brexit vote or risk bringing down the Government.

Our broken housing market is failing to meet aspirations, warns Richard Bacon MP, with the UK remaining an outlier in the custom and self-building housing market.

Len McCluskey has warned Labour about throwing its weight behind the campaign for a second EU referendum.

The DUP would support the Government in a vote of confidence if Theresa May's Brexit deal is defeated, it has emerged.

MPs could be given a vote on whether Parliament should have a veto on whether the UK enters the backstop deal designed to prevent a hard border in Ireland.

For those of us in the 'hot take' business, this one seemed particularly fiery. 

It was a Commons showdown that divided parties and defined political careers. As a young reporter, Michael Cockerell covered the story of Britain’s entry into the European Community. As MPs vote on the Agreement to leave Europe, he looks back on the parliamentary fight to take us in

The Government needs to wake up and legislate statutory requirements to make late payment a relic of the past 

The DUP has launched a furious attack on the Prime Minister after legal advice on her Brexit deal confirmed it will mean customs checks on goods between Britain and Northern Ireland.

READ IN FULL: The Government has revealed its legal advice on Brexit after the Commons found it in contempt of parliament for trying to hide it. 

Liam Fox has warned that MPs could try to “steal Brexit from the British people” after they voted to effectively hand Parliament control of the process should Theresa May's deal be voted down.