Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee confirmed in a statement that its members had met with Cabinet Office officials earlier on Thursday morning

Downing Street underscored ministers’ continuing commitment to fiscal rules as government borrowing costs surge

Yvette Cooper has revealed that she has Union Jack and St George’s flags scattered around her home, and has encouraged Britons to display the emblems, saying people should “put them up anywhere”.

It comes as the party seeks to pitch itself as a serious progressive alternative to Labour, having increased its Commons representation to four MPs last year

Zack Polanski was once caught in a newspaper sting performing hypnotherapy sessions to enlarge women’s breasts. Now he wants to be the Nigel Farage of left-wing politics

Belgium plans to recognize a Palestinian state, joining a growing list of countries to take the step

The home secretary insisted the government will ‘get on with the hard graft, roll up our sleeves and do it step by step’

The home secretary also failed to confirm that migrants will be sent back to France this month as part of the returns agreement, saying she refused to make ‘grand promises’

The letter accuses the right of exploiting ‘violence against women to fuel hate and division’

The prime minister has moved to get a grip on the political agenda after a torrid year and also sacked his director of communications