Philip Hammond sent a text to Boris Johnson offering his backing for a leadership bid as the humiliating results of the snap general election became clear, it has been claimed.

Overwhelmed by the number of events going on over the conference period? Don't worry, PoliticsHome has got your back. Here's a run down of the best to watch out for at Labour conference on Sunday, 24 September.

Jacob Rees-Mogg has condemned Theresa May's "disappointing" decision to call for a two-year implementation period after Britain quits the European Union.

Theresa May today showed a “willingness to move forward” on Brexit by laying out her plan for a transitional period once Britain quits the bloc, Michel Barnier has said.

Theresa May has insisted that Britain will continue to work with the EU on security after Brexit - just six months after threatening to withdraw co-operation.

Theresa May laid out her vision for the next stages of Brexit talks in a landmark speech in Florence today. 

The case of 'M' goes to the very heart of this transition towards decision-making that values patients’ wishes above all else, says Compassion in Dying.

Theresa May is making a major speech in Florence in a bid to end the deadlock on Brexit talks with the EU.

A top aide to Jeremy Corbyn has left her job to go and work for Momentum, PolitcsHome has learned.

The Labour party now represents the political "mainstream", Jeremy Corbyn has declared.

Theresa May will today call on the EU to be "imaginative and creative" as she prepares to make a £20bn offer to break the deadlock in the Brexit negotiations.

Jeremy Corbyn would be Prime Minister if he had listened to calls for a "progressive alliance" between Labour and other parties, a former shadow minister has said. 

As Shadow City Minister, Jonathan Reynolds has one of the most challenging portfolios in British politics. He talks to Kevin Schofield about changing perceptions and why everyone in Labour needs to up their game

Once derided as a group of left-wing fanatics, Momentum is beginning to earn mainstream respect. Emboldened by June’s election result, activists in the pro-Jeremy Corbyn group have kept their feet firmly on the pedal. Sebastian Whale reports

In just two years at Westminster, Angela Rayner has risen from backbench MP to shadow education secretary. So why does she still fear she is ‘punching above’ her weight? She sits down with Jess Phillips to talk class politics, Labour’s future and how the pair ended up ‘on opposite sides of the fence’

After an ‘amicable’ resignation from the Labour frontbench, Clive Lewis is enjoying life on the backbenches. But does he want another crack at the shadow cabinet? He talks to John Ashmore

Former Conservative MP Sir Teddy Taylor has died aged 80.

Sadiq Khan will make a major speech at next week's Labour conference, despite a bid by Jeremy Corbyn's office to keep him off the agenda.

A former top aide to Jeremy Corbyn has launched a bid to become an MP, PoliticsHome can reveal.

Theresa May has suggested Donald Trump's withdrawal from a global climate change deal is as big a threat to the world as North Korea's nuclear ambitions.

A former top aide to Theresa May has accused Philip Hammond of being "on manoeuvres" and claimed the Chancellor's actions risk the UK getting a bad Brexit deal.

Nicola Sturgeon has said she "doesn't know" when there will be a second referendum on Scottish independence.

Norman Lamb has highlighted the “yawning gap” in mental health provision in schools after 9 out of 10 teachers said they lacked adequate training.

Labour MPs have clashed over new rules which are set to hand more power to the left-wing of the party.