Boris Johnson has committed Britain to spending more than £200m on educating "the world's most marginalised girls", while urging global leaders to follow suit.

Ministers are braced for a new Brexit bust-up in the Commons, after senior MPs from across the House teamed up to pile pressure on the Government over the UK's membership of a customs union.

We will not get a sensible strategy for Syria unless we come to terms with our instinctive rejection of the Assad regime, writes Lord Green

A Conservative MP been slammed by the mother of a dead soldier after posting a smiling picture of himself on the throne of Iraq’s brutal former dictator Saddam Hussein.

As Commonwealth Heads of Government meet, Baroness Sheehan calls for increased investment in malaria surveillance for a smarter approach to beating the disease.

Jeremy Corbyn was hit by a major Commons rebellion after dozens of Labour MPs ignored his order to vote against a motion he had tabled himself.

John McDonnell today urged the Government to speed up a transparency drive that could usher in a major financial crackdown on the brutal Assad regime in Syria.

The Government has accused Russia of a large-scale cyber hack targeting thousands of British households.

Theresa May has thrown her weight behind Prince Charles as the next head of the Commonwealth.

Labour frontbencher Diane Abbott has been blasted after using a made-up image to attack the Government over Syria.

As the UK embarks on a new future, it must maintain its leadership in the Western alliance. The great democracies of the globe need a strong Britain to help guide and lead them. Don’t underestimate your role in helping to shape the world’s future, writes our guest editor Alexander Downer

Theresa May has not met her own legal tests for launching air strikes in Syria, Labour's Shadow Attorney General has said.

As Britain prepares to take on the role of Chair in Office, we will work to ensure the Commonwealth takes its rightful place as a global voice, writes Lord Ahmad

The Commonwealth has emerged as a hyper-connected trade network for the digital age – and is key to the UK’s reorientation in a post-Brexit world, writes Lord Howell

Britain must use its time as chair-in-office to break down barriers to gender equality and secure an empowered future for women in the Commonwealth, writes Maria Miller

The most sustainable way to lift millions of people out of poverty across the Commonwealth is through boosting trade and investment, says Lord Purvis

Jeremy Corbyn has said Prince Charles should not automatically become the next head of the Commonwealth when the Queen steps down from her duties.

Jeremy Corbyn has refused to blame Russia for the Salisbury nerve agent attack, despite being given access to the latest government intelligence on the case.

Labour candidates in next month's local elections are pushing for Britain to stay in the EU, despite Jeremy Corbyn's official position of backing the Brexit referendum result.

MPs from across the political divide are launching a fresh bid to give voters a say on the Government's final Brexit deal.

British airstrikes on Syria were not an attempt to "thwart" Russia, Boris Johnson has insisted, as he took aim at the "barbarism" of chemical weapons use.

Theresa May has insisted that last night’s airstrikes on Syria were "right and legal", as she defended her decision to join the US-led action without consulting Parliament.

Jeremy Corbyn has accused the Prime Minister of “taking instructions from Washington” after the UK joined US-led airstrikes on Syria overnight.

From tackling climate change to defending the international order from the threats of terrorism and cyber-attack, the Commonwealth is uniquely placed to play a leading role in addressing the great global challenges of our time, writes Theresa May