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Theresa May keeps close eye on House of Lords as peers debate Article 50 Brexit bill
UK prime minister made a rare move by sitting in on the proceedings in the upper chamber.
Conservatives take 18 point poll lead over Labour – the highest since 1983 says ICM
New blow for Jeremy Corbyn and Labour ahead of the Stoke and Copeland by-elections.
Prison officers' union chief admits 'merit' in Liz Truss' 'no magic bullet' speech
Steve Gillan, general secretary of the POA, spoke to IBTimes UK ahead of Truss' address.
'Alternative facts': Jeremy Corbyn ambushes Theresa May with Surrey Council 'care deal'
Conservative council leader David Hodge denies the Labour leader's PMQs claims.
Top Tories ordered to leave secret Black and White Ball early to make Article 50 vote
IBTimes UK watched as ministers left fundraiser to avoid embarrassing House of Commons defeat.
Labour and Tory MPs ramp-up pressure on Theresa May over Brexit white paper
Former Tory ministers such as Nicky Morgan and Anna Soubry are leading the campaign.
Women's Equality Party urges Theresa May to take on Donald Trump in US visit
Sophie Walker told IBTimes UK that May needs to raise abortion and contraception rights with Trump.
Labour Copeland candidate Gillian Troughton branded 'Corbyn puppet' by Tories
The Conservatives have called the selection of the former doctor as a 'victory for the hard left'.
GPs hit back after Theresa May blames them for NHS crisis
PM said GPs need to push forward with a seven-day service, but she was accused of 'scapegoating'.
Tories not tackling UK's energy crisis, say Labour and Green parties
Axing of £1bn green tech fund shows government 'disregarded their own promises,' opposition says.
Theresa May resurrects European Convention on Human Rights pledge for 2020 election
Prime minister had dropped her call to withdraw the UK from the treaty during the Tory leadership contest.
Michael Sheen to quit Hollywood to battle right-wing popularism
Sheen's gamble: will he be taken seriously or dismissed as just another Luvvie Leftie?
YouGov 'unsurprised' by Labour crashing to fourth place in Sleaford by-election
Anthony Wells, director of political polling at YouGov, spoke to IBTimes UK about the result.
Lib Dem leader Tim Farron refuses to rule out going into coalition with Tories again
Farron spoke to IBTimes UK about Brexit and his party's Richmond Park by-election victory.
Man arrested after investigation into tweet suggesting someone should 'Jo Cox' Anna Soubry
The Conservative MP reported the tweet to police and called its sender a 'sad, cowardly troll'.
Boris Johnson: Donald Trump is right – Nato allies need to boost defence spending
Johnson urged the military alliance's members to spend 2% of their GDP on defence.
Bob Geldof brands Zac Goldsmith a 'political failure' and backs Lib Dems in Richmond by-election
Remain campaigner and musician says Goldsmith is the 'poster-boy of the Brexiteers'.
UK government must give voters a 'grand immigration bargain' after Brexit vote
Institute of Economic Affairs chief tells IBTimes UK that Theresa May should drop her migration target.
Jeremy Corbyn aide says time is real secret behind Labour leader's PMQs performance
Source close to Corbyn told IBTimes UK that he has not changed his preparations for the weekly bout.
Corbyn ups Brexit pressure on May as PM fails to rule out Nigel Farage peerage
'Such matters are normally never discussed in public,' May said when grilled about an award for Farage.
Jacob Rees-Mogg disagrees with Zac Goldsmith over Heathrow – but here's why he is still backing him
Conservative MP tells IBTimes UK that Goldsmith is a 'model of what an MP ought to be'.
Full list of Remain MPs who could block a Brexit by voting Article 50 down
Theresa May's plans to split from the EU have been turned upside down after a High Court ruling.
Theresa May mocks George Osborne in high-viz tribute at awards ceremony
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson also said the UK would make a 'Titanic success' of Brexit.
Sports minister and SNP urge Fifa to drop poppy ban for England vs Scotland match
'To have our players compete with poppies on their shirts would be particularly poignant,' said Tracey Crouch.
Home secretary helps rent boy MP Keith Vaz make a political comeback on Justice Committee
Labour MP quit as chair of the Home Affairs Committee amid sex scandal allegations in September.
Zac Goldsmith takes 27 point lead over Lib Dems in Richmond Park by-election
The former Conservative MP quit the House of Commons over the government's airport expansion decision.
Ukip throw support behind Brexit backer Zac Goldsmith in Richmond Park by-election
Vote is quickly turning into a referendum on the UK's decision to leave the EU rather than Heathrow.
Greens consider not fighting Richmond Park by-election in bid to defeat Zac Goldsmith
Liberal Democrats are best placed to beat the former Conservative MP at the election.
Michael Gove among Leave Tories elected to powerful Brexit Committee
Former justice secretary is mounting a political comeback after his failed bid for Number 10.
The battle for Richmond is not about Heathrow – it is about Brexit
Zac Goldsmith opposed Britain remaining in the EU and we are all suffering the costs of that decision.