Corbyn accuses Tories of Brexit ‘hijack’ to sell out the NHS
The Labour leader says Boris Johnson is plotting to unleash ‘Thatcherism on steroids’ and a betrayal of Vote Leave pledges.
General Election target seats: key battlegrounds where the vote will be won and lost
These are the battleground constituencies that will decide the next general election.
US starts withdrawal from Paris climate pact
With a hand-delivered letter, the US is the first nation to pull out of the deal. Agreement rules prevented any country from pulling out in the first three years after ratification on November 4 2016.
Tory MP in House of Commons groping allegation steps down
MP Ross Thomson, who led Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party leadership campaign north of the border, insisted claims by Paul Sweeney were “false”.
Government rules out decriminalising drugs as MPs blame failing policies for rising drugs deaths again
Sarah Wollaston, chair of the Health and Social Care Committee, said drug use was now a “public health emergency”.
Brexit uncertainty has cost smaller firms over £1m each, but Boris deal set to make matters worse
Only a third of 1,000 small to medium-sized enterprises surveyed said they had seen the Government’s Brexit ad campaign for businesses.
Conservative electoral threat as Nigel Farage unveils 600 candidates to split Leave vote
Nigel Farage has revealed the Tories offered him a peerage twice to avoid the Brexit Party running against their election candidates.
Migrant lorry deaths should be ‘wake-up call’ for Government to rethink immigration, MPs warn
The Foreign Affairs Committee said a policy of closing borders will drive migrants to take dangerous routes and push them into the hands of smugglers.
Tory election candidate said people on Benefits Street need ‘putting down’
Boris Johnson has been called on to remove Francesca O’Brien as the Conservative candidate for the marginal South Wales seat of Gower.