Business Secretary Greg Clark has ordered a fast-track investigation into the behaviour of bosses past and present at failed construction giant Carillion.

A high-profile supporter of Jeremy Corbyn has warned Labour MPs they have the threat of mandatory reselection "hanging over them" if they do not back the party leader.

Vital though our defence is, it should not result in locals being permanently and totally evicted, says Henry Smith MP.

Centrist Labour MPs have said they could quit the party or trigger by-elections if leftwingers push for deselections. 

The collapse of Carillion should signal the end of the privatisation agenda, Jeremy Corbyn has declared.

Pressure is mounting on Henry Bolton to quit as Ukip leader over racist messages by his former girlfriend - as a former deputy chair of the party predicted he will be gone by the weekend.

Theresa May has hit back at Nicola Sturgeon's claims that Brexit will be disastrous for Scotland, insisting that the UK is four times more important than the EU to the Scottish economy.

Countries with migrant hotspots find themselves unable to cope. This crisis will only get worse unless we resolve to work together, writes Baroness Massey

Jeremy Corbyn has tightened his grip on Labour after his supporters swept to victory in elections to the party's ruling body.

Sinn Féin MP Barry McElduff has resigned his seat after he caused outrage by putting a loaf of Kingsmill bread on his head on the anniversary of the Kingsmill massacre.

Dods Monitoring's Home Affairs specialist, Sabine Tyldesley, asks what does the move of the ‘Women and Equalities’ ministerial brief to Home Office mean?

Henry Bolton has insisted he will not stand down as Ukip leader but has broken up with his girlfriend after it was revealed that she had sent racist text messages. 

Jeremy Corbyn is expected to tighten his grip on the Labour party today with the election of three leftwing allies to Labour's ruling National Executive Committee.

Scotland’s First Minister has accused Jeremy Corbyn of deliberately misleading voters over UK membership of the single market after Brexit.

Theresa May left the Queen in a "humiliating" position by offering Donald Trump a state visit to the UK, Emily Thornberry has claimed. 

Newly appointed shadow minister Laura Pidcock is reportedly being groomed as the heir apparent to Jeremy Corbyn.

Nick Clegg has claimed a £115,000 allowance usually granted to former prime ministers.

Ukip leader Henry Bolton's girlfriend has been suspended from the party after sending racist text messages about Prince Harry's fiancee, Meghan Markle.

The new Conservative chairman has vowed to go "hell for leather" to win the online campaigning battle against Labour. 

 

Rebel Labour MP Wes Streeting will today call on Jeremy Corbyn to firm the party’s stance on Europe and commit to staying in both the single market and customs union.

Eric Pickles heads a list of Tory grandees lined up to be offered peerages next week.

Laura Pidcock, the Corbynite MP who declared she had “no intention of being friends” with any Tory MP, has been appointed Shadow Minister for Labour. 

Allegations of inappropriate behaviour from two Labour MPs have today been referred to Labour’s highest disciplinary body.

Nigel Farage has reportedly been docked half of his monthly MEP salary after a European Parliament investigation found he had misused public funds.