Senior figures from Sinn Féin and the DUP are to hold separate talks with Michel Barnier this week as the issue of keeping an open border in Ireland after Brexit rumbles on.

The European Union is expected to pile fresh pressure on Theresa May with its draft guidelines on post-Brexit trade in a bid to push her to decide what Britain wants.

Lloyds Banking Group's Fiona Cannon writes about gender equality, an issue the company takes incredibly seriously. Lloyds Banking Group sponsors today's House magazine event 'Deeds Not Words – How To Reach a 50/50 Parliament’.

Older people must "reach into their own pockets" to fund an increasingly expensive future welfare state, a former Conservative minister will warn today. 

Construction apprentices will go on to earn thousands of pounds more, every year, than many of their university-educated counterparts, according to the latest research by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

Pro-EU Conservative rebels have hinted at a climbdown on their bid to keep the UK in a customs union with the bloc.

David Lidington has said it would be "dangerous" for the Commons to not back the final deal on Brexit, days after John Major called for MPs to use their "own conscience".

Theresa May has refused to rule out quitting if she loses a showdown Commons vote against Conservative rebels on the customs union.

A close ally of Boris Johnson has reportedly accused Theresa May’s top aide of leaking the Foreign Secretary’s controversial letter on the Irish border.

Conservative grandee Michael Heseltine has thrown a grenade amid recent Tory unity as he blasted Theresa May over her latest big Brexit speech.

Boris Johnson was prevented from publishing the full details of his memo to Sir Jeremy Heywood on customs arrangements with Ireland, after it was leaked to the press on Tuesday.

Leo Varadkar gave a lukewarm reception to the Prime Minister’s Brexit speech and criticised her for not providing more detail in the brewing crisis over the Northern Ireland border.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has published their latest briefing for House of Lords Committee stage of the EU (Withdrawal) Bill. This briefing covers amendments to clarify the status of future decisions of the Court of Justice of the EU,  introduce a domestic Right to Equality in the Bill and rule out the use of delegated powers to reduce equality and human rights protections

Theresa May’s greatest strength as Prime Minister is that she benefits from very low expectations.

The EU’s chief negotiator has welcomed Theresa May’s big Brexit speech today, saying she has recognised the “trade-offs” she must make to secure a deal with Brussels.

Theresa May has called on the European Union to "get on with" negotiating a Brexit deal - as she admitted that failing to reach an agreement would be bad for the UK.

Read the full text of Theresa May's speech on the future UK-EU trade deal here.

The National Federation of Builders (NFB) welcomes the Prime Minister’s ambition for a comprehensive trade agreement, calling on the Government to take into account the planks of the Construction Industry Brexit Manifesto published in November 2017.

Downing Street has hit back at the White House after Donald Trump said he planned to slap huge tariffs on imported steel.

A senior Sinn Féin MP has said the party will not take up its Westminster seats despite calls for them to take part in crucial Commons votes on Brexit.

Keith Richards, Managing Director of Engagement at the Chartered Insurance Institute, comments:

NOAH chief executive Dawn Howard says: “There was much of interest in the Prime Minister’s Mansion House address, with relevance to the animal medicines sector.

As Prime Minister Theresa May is set to announce more detail on the Government’s Brexit negotiating stance in the final ‘Road to Brexit’ ministerial speech, the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) urges the Government to publish the long-awaited Brexit position paper on financial services as the insurance and financial planning profession divides over its desired future regulatory relationship with the EU.

MPs are in line to receive an extra £1300 a year from next month when their salaries rise by 1.8%.