David Cameron told a top EU chief there was “no risk” of the Brexit referendum taking place because the Conservatives would not win a majority in the 2015 election, it has been revealed.

A group of Labour MPs have defied Jeremy Corbyn’s order to snub Brexit talks with ministers until Theresa May rules out leaving the EU without a deal.

Domestic abusers are set to face tough new punishments as part of landmark legislation due to be set out by ministers later today.

The bitter row between the BBC and Labour over the treatment of Diane Abbott on Question Time has escalated after the party lodged a formal complaint with the broadcaster.

Dods People draws together a list of appointments in Westminster politics, the devolved administrations and the public affairs sector in the last week.

Theresa May will call on the EU to make major concessions on the Brexit withdrawal agreement in a bid to persuade Tory rebels and the DUP to back her deal.

Keir Starmer has admitted that any Brexit deal negotiated with the European Union would need an Irish backstop mechanism, despite Jeremy Corbyn having previously ruled it out.

Jacob Rees-Mogg has dropped a major hint that his group of hardcore pro-Brexit Tory MPs are willing to strike a deal with Theresa May on Brexit.

Labour must not rule out backing a second referendum if it fails to force a general election, Keir Starmer has insisted.

Labour's deputy leader Tom Watson will today call on his party not to fail Britain at a "great moment of change" and urge the party to "engage intelligently" with Theresa May.

Diane Abbott has accused the BBC of "legitimising" racist abuse after the Labour frontbencher was barracked on Question Time.

Downing Street has flatly denied that Theresa May is planning to call a fresh general election, as speculation mounted about a snap poll.

Britain’s "abstract and confused" election spending rules are leaving campaigns open to sabotage by a "hostile state", a Conservative MP cleared of offences after a lengthy legal battle has warned.

Boris Johnson has been condemned after he denied stoking up fears about Turkish immigration during the EU referendum.

After being cleared of election expenses fraud, Conservative MP Craig Mackinlay asks whether current campaign law, and the Electoral Commission, are fit for purpose

Diane Abbott has suggested that Labour is willing to drop its red lines on Brexit in exchange for Theresa May taking the prospect of no-deal off the table.

Jeremy Corbyn is facing a mounting backlash over his decision to urge Labour MPs not to hold Brexit negotiations with the Government.

Boris Johnson is set to call on the Government to use Brexit to “unite the country” by ploughing more money into public services.

Theresa May has condemned Jeremy Corbyn after he urged Labour MPs not to hold talks on Brexit with the Government.

Vince Cable today refused to back Labour in any further bids to topple Theresa May as he accused Jeremy Corbyn of playing “political games” on Brexit.

Jeremy Corbyn today accused Theresa May of a political "stunt" after she reached out to him on Brexit.

Conservative MPs, voters and even political journalists don't want to hear it, but going back to the country could be the Prime Minister's only escape from the trench warfare at Westminster, writes George Parker 

Opposition leaders have issued a last-ditch plea to Jeremy Corbyn to back a second referendum on Brexit after he failed to trigger a general election.

Cabinet splits on Brexit burst open last night as senior figures scrapped over whether Theresa May should pursue a softer EU departure.