MPs cannot be allowed to have a role in the disciplining MPs for bullying or harassment of parliamentary staff, a serving clerk of the House of Commons has told Newsnight Emily Commander triggered a...
Image copyright UK ParliamentImage caption Harriet Harman calls on men in the party to ‘support women leaders’ The next Labour leadership election should be fought between only female candidates, Harriet Harman has said. The...
The Lib Dems have claimed their call for a referendum on the final Brexit deal is supported by eight liberal European prime ministers. They said liberal leaders meeting in Brussels had backed a statement...
Image copyright Getty Images Voters will head to the polls on 3 May for the first England-wide test of electoral opinion since last year’s dramatic general election. Although there are no polls in Scotland,...
Image copyright Channel 4 NewsImage caption Alexander Nix, right, of Cambridge Analytica was filmed by Channel 4 News The actions of Cambridge Analytica, the firm involved in a row over its use of Facebook...
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionRussian ambassador Alexander Yakovenko: Johnson’s comments ‘totally irresponsible’ UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson’s likening of Russia’s World Cup to Hitler’s 1936 Berlin Olympics has been branded...
A row broke out in the Lords as Leaver and Remainer peers teamed up to surprise a Home Office minister by challenging her on reports that UK passports will be made by a French...
Many commentators think Theresa May will not fight another election as party leader, but what does it take to become prime minister, and has Jeremy Corbyn got what it takes? Daily Politics reporter Elizabeth...
Tory MP Tobias Ellwood was called a “hero” after he was pictured giving first aid to PC Keith Palmer, one of the casualties of the Westminster Bridge Terror Attack. Mr Ellwood, a Conservative MP...
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionRussian ambassador Alexander Yakovenko: Johnson’s comments ‘totally irresponsible’ UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson’s likening of Russia’s World Cup to Hitler’s 1936 Berlin Olympics has been branded...
EU citizens arriving in the UK after Brexit, but during the transition period, will get the same free movement rights as those who came before. But what are the prospects for the long-term? And...
Voters should use the local elections to tell the government “enough is enough” and that they want a change in direction, Jeremy Corbyn says. Launching Labour’s campaign for the May polls in English authorities,...
Tory MP Tobias Ellwood was called a “hero” after he was pictured giving first aid to PC Keith Palmer, one of the casualties of the Westminster Bridge Terror Attack. Mr Ellwood, a Conservative MP...
By Chris Hawkins BBC 6 Music Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionIdles perform Well Done at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas at the BBC Introducing showcase. As the lead singer...
Image caption Tobias Ellwood spoke of the ‘profound regret’ that he was unable to save PC Palmer’s life A year on from the Westminster attack, the MP who tried to save the life of...
Image copyright Getty ImagesImage caption 39 AMs backed the legislation, versus 13 against with one abstention A bill to prevent what Welsh ministers call a Whitehall “power-grab” has been passed by AMs. The Continuity...
Image copyright Thinkstock Claimants for the main sickness benefit may have been underpaid by as much as £20,000, according to a new report. The National Audit Office said about 70,000 claimants for Employment and...
Image copyright AFPImage caption Facebook is under fire from those who say it has not protected its users’ data carefully enough A former Facebook employee has told MPs it did not try hard enough...
Image copyright Getty ImagesImage caption With Labour and Plaid Cymru support the bill is expected to be backed by the assembly A bill to prevent what Welsh ministers call a Whitehall “power-grab” is expected...
Image copyright AFP/Getty ImagesImage caption Boris Johnson was speaking to the Foreign Affairs committee The foreign secretary has agreed that President Putin is using the World Cup in Russia as a “PR exercise” akin...