John McDonnell has said that he hopes the next leader of the Labour party will be a woman.

IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) will host two panel sessions on self-employment alongside SME4Labour and the Co-operative Party at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool on Tuesday 25 September.

Jeremy Corbyn’s private secretary has been granted a security pass to the House of Commons after it was revealed that she had been working without out one for nine months.

Theresa May has said there are “no excuses” for anti-Semitism in Britain and rejected calls for a boycott of Israeli goods.

The EU is set to warn Theresa May that the final Brexit deal will be binding and cannot be "altered" by a future Prime Minister.

Vince Cable is set to accuse anti-EU MPs of putting Britain at risk in pursuit of the “erotic spasm” of Brexit.

A fresh Labour row is set to erupt after plans were resurrected to allow party members to elect local council leaders.

An activist who claims she was raped by a senior Labour official has accused the party of sitting on a report which reveals sexual harassment is "rife" in the organisation.

Downing Street has mocked Boris Johnson after the former Cabinet minister launched his latest attack on Theresa May's Brexit strategy.

Bank of England governor Mark Carney is a “wailing banshee” whose warnings about Brexit cannot be taken seriously, according to Jacob Rees-Mogg.

John McDonnell has rubbished reports his allies are sounding out top Labour figures about replacing Jeremy Corbyn as leader - branding them "laughable".

Pressure is mounting on Labour bosses to allow disputes over Brexit and the reselection of MPs to be aired at the upcoming party conference.

A future Prime Minister could alter the Brexit deal Theresa May strikes with Brussels, Michael Gove said today.

Tory minister Michael Gove has refused to condemn controversial Hungarian PM Viktor Orban - instead choosing to show the strongman “generosity of spirit”.

A second Brexit referendum would throw the Government "a lifeline", Labour frontbencher Barry Gardiner has said, as he pushed back against his colleague Sadiq Khan's call for a fresh vote.

In a crowded field, it has probably been the most boring Westminster guessing game of recent years.

More than half of the public could back a brand new political party at the next election, a poll has suggested.

Former Tory grandee Lord Archer has said he would cast his vote at the next election for Jeremy Corbyn's Labour if he lived in the north of England.

Ruth Davidson has ruled out ever running for the Conservative leadership - as she revealed a history of depression and self-harm.

Theresa May has finally slapped down Boris Johnson after he accused her of strapping a suicide vest to Britain - and suggested his remark made him unfit to be PM.

Sadiq Khan has thrown his weight behind a second vote on Britain's membership of the European Union.

Michael Gove has reportedly apologised for attending a dinner to raise funds for DUP MP Ian Paisley last year. 

Boris Johnson has urged fellow Conservatives to “chuck Chequers – not Theresa May” as speculation about the Prime Minister’s leadership grows.

Sir Vince Cable has urged all who oppose Brexit to join the Liberal Democrat to help create a “more powerful force” in centrist politics.