Alastair Campbell has said he would find it "very difficult" to vote Labour at the next election if it does not try to stop Britain leaving the European Union.

As the dust settles from a turbulent few months for Jeremy Corbyn, this year’s conference will be a major test of how far the party has truly come in its efforts to address the problem of anti-Semitism, reports Kevin Schofield

For more than a decade John McDonnell was the standard-bearer for a small group of MPs disaffected with the New Labour project. While Blair, Brown and Mandelson controlled the levers of government, he spent his time on the backbenches, debating left-wing policy programmes and bringing forward alternative budgets. Now, with the Treasury in his sight, a bitter split in the party threatens to derail his plans. Can the Shadow Chancellor keep things together? Sebastian Whale speaks to Labour MPs, old friends and the man himself to find out

The relationship between Labour MPs and the Leader’s office has dominated much of Jeremy Corbyn’s time in charge of the party. With the left-winger securing a stranglehold on the party machinery, and membership soaring to more than half a million, can the PLP stick together? Emilio Casalicchio and Liz Bates report

The Labour party arrives on Merseyside after another difficult summer. The anti-Semitism scandal and rows over possible deselections have overshadowed the leadership’s efforts to project an image of a government-in-waiting. But as the party gears up for a crucial conference, Liverpool metro mayor Steve Rotheram believes Jeremy Corbyn could be on the cusp of reaching Number Ten – if only Labour can “stick together”. He talks to James Millar about party unity and why his administration could provide a model for a transformative government

Tom Watson has branded claims by one of Jeremy Corbyn’s advisers of "deep state" interference “fake news”.

Liberal Democrats on the ruling party board have laid into radical proposals to shake-up the membership system and pick a new leader when Vince Cable stands down.

Momentum have vowed not to block an 'inevitable' debate on a second Brexit vote at this year's Labour conference.

Ian Paisley has narrowly avoided a by-election after a petition of voters in his constituency which could have seen him sacked as an MP failed to find enough support.

A Labour government would stop betting companies from advertising during live sporting events as part of a wider bid to clampdown on problem gambling, the party has said.

A top adviser to Jeremy Corbyn has suggested the intelligence services are working to prevent him ever becoming Prime Minister.

Labour has blasted Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab for “wasting time” when he should be negotiating with Brussels.

Theresa May’s Brexit proposals must be "reworked and further negotiated" before a final deal can be agreed, European Council President Donald Tusk has said.

Journalists from The Sun have been banned from attending a festival organised by the pro-Jeremy Corbyn campaign group Momentum.

Tory MPs planning to torpedo Theresa May’s Chequers deal could be paving the way for a second Brexit referendum, a Conservative minister has warned.

Plans for a dramatic shake-up in the way Labour leaders and MPs are chosen have been shelved after splits emerged between the trade unions and Jeremy Corbyn.

Keir Starmer came close to resigning as Shadow Brexit Secretary after a clash with Jeremy Corbyn over the customs union, it has been claimed.

Independent observers are to be given a say during investigations into sexual harassment complaints against Labour members, the party's ruling body has recommended.

Labour is drawing up plans for a new US-style agency to kick-start small businesses, as the party looks to steal a march on the Conservatives following a string of Brexiteer blasts at industry.

An activist who claims she was raped by a senior Labour official has been targeted by Twitter trolls after she accused the party of dragging its feet over a probe into her case.

Vince Cable has proposed radical reforms to the Lib Dem membership system in a bid to find the next Emmanuel Macron. But what do party members really think? 

Sir Vince Cable was left humiliated today after he made a mess of a controversial sex joke in his keynote speech to the Lib Dem conference.

Jeremy Corbyn should quit as Labour leader if he refuses to back for a second referendum on leaving the EU, Sir Vince Cable declared today.

Britain is, by common consent, in the middle of its greatest political crisis since the Second World War.