The chief of staff to Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker is a “hardliner” who spends much of the Brexit negotiations briefing against Britain to German newspapers, according to Nick Timothy.

A lack of available small sites and a lack of finance top the list of barriers to SME house builders increasing their delivery of new homes, according to new research by the Federation of Master Builders’ (FMB).

Labour MPs rebelled against Jeremy Corbyn as the Commons gave its backing to the Government's flagship Brexit bill.

Britain will continue to provide military and security assistance to the European Union after Brexit, the Government has insisted.

Cumbria’s position as a hub for new technology was cemented today as Trudy Harrison MP and Sue Hayman MP launched a new, dedicated virtual reality (VR) suite at Atkins’ office on the Westlakes Science and Technology Park.

Unions back motion at TUC Congress to support New Zealand approach to decriminalisation of sex work.

Labour bosses believe as many as 20 of their MPs could refuse to vote against the EU (Withdrawal) Bill in a major challenge to Jeremy Corbyn's authority.

Jeremy Corbyn has suggested Britain could stay in the European single market permanently after Brexit - just weeks after ruling it out. 

A balanced energy mix of nuclear, gas (including hydraulically fracked) and renewable energy sources is the only way of ensuring continuity of supply says GMB.

Boris Johnson was condemned today after insisting the Government would deliver on the promises made during the EU referendum campaign.

The creative industries contributed £87.4bn of value for the country during 2015, growing significantly faster than other sectors of the economy, and at an undiminished rate.

We will never support such proposals and we will fight to defend the decent jobs our members and their communities depend on says GMB at the TUC Congress.

Every single one of the 27 million households in Britain has already had to fork out to wind farmers for not producing any electricity and that may be just the tip of the iceberg says GMB from the TUC in Brighton.

David Davis has warned MPs planning to vote against the EU Withdrawal Bill that they are risking a "chaotic exit from the European Union". 

The Government is reportedly preparing to lift the cap on public sector pay, with police and prison officers the first to benefit from higher wages. 

A squabbling Tory party with no plan for the UK when it leaves the European Union is in danger of creating a catastrophe out of Brexit, the leader of the country's biggest union, Unite will say today.

Citizens Advice has warned that the expansion of Universal Credit is “a disaster waiting to happen” and risks claimants plummeting into debt.

Tory grandee Ken Clarke has said it is "silly" to suggest Jacob Rees-Mogg could become prime minister. 

British officials have claimed the European Commission is deliberately leaking to try and damage the UK's Brexit negotiating team. 

Over two million of the UK’s poorest families are set to be £50-a-week worse off by 2020 as a result of welfare cuts and soaring rents, according to new analysis.

Pro-Brexit MPs have warned the Government they will face a tough Commons vote if they try to agree a hefty divorce bill with the EU. 

Tony Blair has called for a tougher approach to EU migration, saying the concerns that led to the Brexit vote "cannot be ignored". 

The Prime Minister should abandon Brexit talks now as she is “sleepwalking into a disaster”, according to Greece’s controversial former finance minister.

The European Union is dodging its legal responsibilities by not discussing the possibility of a trade deal with the UK, despite Britain’s exit from the bloc, the Foreign Secretary has said.