- NewsRoss McGuinness
Doctors can prescribe dancing and cooking to battle loneliness, says Theresa May
GPs will be encouraged to carry out "social prescribing" by giving patients activities not pills.
- NewsRoss McGuinness
Brexit talks stall over Irish border ahead of crunch summit for Theresa May
Hastily arranged talks between Brexit secretary Dominic Raab and EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier failed to reach a breakthrough.
NewsMatilda LongJean-Claude Juncker denies mocking Theresa May's Abba dancing
Jean-Claude Juncker has denied mocking Theresa May with an impression of her Tory Conference dancing. The President of the EU Commission laughed and danced for a few seconds as he took to the podium before the Committee of the Regions in Brussels. Mr Juncker’s dance was remarkably similar to the one performed by the Prime Minister when she walked on stage for her keynote speech at the Conservative Party conference last week to the tune of ‘Dancing Queen’ by Abba.
- NewsRoss McGuinness
Labour Party says it will consider introducing a four-day working week
Shadow chancellor John McDonnell said we should follow France and Germany's lead when it comes to the working week.
- NewsDavid Harding
Man, 60, admits sending 'anthrax' hoax letter to Theresa May
Sussex man admits sending letter to Prime Minister Theresa May, falsely claiming it contained anthrax
- NewsAndy Wells
Theresa May warns Tories that French president Emmanuel Macron thinks he can stop Brexit
Macron has misread support for another referendum in the event of a no-deal Brexit, according to Government sources.
- NewsAndy Wells
Watch: Theresa May performs bizarre dance as she arrives on stage for crucial conference speech
Conference speeches don't usually start like this.
- NewsAndy Wells
Dancing on thin ice: May waltzes on to stage and warns 'Brexit could still be reversed'
Theresa May danced on to the stage before trying to unite Tories behind her under-fire Brexit Chequers plans.
- NewsMatilda Long
Theresa May 'cross' after Boris Johnson calls on PM to 'chuck Chequers'
Theresa May has said she is ‘cross’ with Boris Johnson after he received a rapturous reception at the Tory party conference and called on her to ‘chuck’ her Chequers Brexit deal. The former Foreign Secretary’s highly anticipated speech drew perhaps the biggest audience in Birmingham. Calling Mrs May’s plan ‘dangerous and unstable’, he said: ‘Do not believe that we can somehow get it wrong now and fix it later – get out properly next year, or the year after.
- NewsAndy Wells
Pro-Brexit councillor admits calling for Theresa May to be hanged for ‘treason’
Richard Alderman called for the Prime Minster's public hanging three days after being elected to Rutland County Council.
- NewsMatilda Long
Odds of second EU referendum slashed as Labour opens door to vote on Brexit deal
BetFred has reduced its odds on a second Brexit vote before the end of 2019
- NewsAndy Wells
Brexit: Theresa May insists Britain is not turning its back on the world and vows trade deal with Trump
Theresa May spoke of her hopes for a ‘big and ambitious’ free trade deal with the United States.
- NewsAndy Wells
‘It’s not in the national interest’: Theresa May rejects calls for a general election before Brexit
Downing Street officials are reported to have war-gamed a November vote.
- NewsRoss McGuinness
Labour 'not ruling out Remain option in second Brexit referendum' says Keir Starmer
The shadow Brexit secretary insists his party is united and that it may vote against whatever EU deal the prime minister secures.
- NewsRoss McGuinness
EU workers should face same immigration rules as rest of world after Brexit, cabinet agrees
Ministers have reportedly backed a system which would be based on skills rather than nationality.
- NewsEllen Manning
'Show us respect': Theresa May raises stakes with EU in surprise Brexit speech
Theresa May is to issue a statement giving an on Brexit negotiations at Number 10 Downing Street.
- NewsRoss McGuinness
Theresa May warns Tory MPs: ‘It’s my Brexit deal or no deal’
The prime minister has come out fighting after criticism of her Chequers plan from many within her own party.
- NewsAndy Wells
Brexit: New poll shows dismal level of support for Theresa May's Chequers proposals
The controversial blueprint for Brexit has the support of just 9% of voters.
- NewsAndy Wells
Theresa May to discuss no-deal Brexit plans as Government warns they WON'T pay £39bn divorce bill
Theresa May said Britain would not pay the Brexit divorce bill if it did not achieve an arrangement on future trading relations.
- NewsAndy Wells
Tory Brexiteers deny plot to oust Theresa May from leadership
Around 50 MPs discussed ways and means of getting rid of the Prime Minister at a gathering of the European Research Group.
- NewsRoss McGuinness
Labour Party refuses to rule out another referendum on Brexit, says John McDonnell
The EU's chief negotiator struck an optimistic tone as he said Brexit terms could be agreed within six to eight weeks.
- NewsRoss McGuinness
Tory party facing ‘catastrophic split’ with 80 MPs set to reject Chequers plan, says former Brexit minister
Former Brexit minister Steve Baker warned prime minister Theresa May she faces fierce opposition to her plan.
NewsEllen ManningEveryone likes Boris Johnson - but they don't necessarily want him to be Prime Minister
A poll by YouGov in The Times suggests that while people may prefer Boris Johnson over Theresa May, they don't necessarily think he'd make a better Prime Minister.
- NewsMatilda Long
Boris Johnson surges forward as Conservative members' favourite to lead party
Boris Johnson is racing ahead as Conservative Party members’ preferred candidate to lead the Tories after Theresa May. A survey by ConservativeHome found that 35% of members picked the former foreign secretary as their favourite to take the helm of the party next. This marks an extension in Mr Johnson’s lead at the top of the table in the past four weeks.
NewsChris ParsonsTwo Salisbury Novichock attack suspects are Russian spies, Theresa May says
Police said it is likely the suspects, both aged around 40, were travelling under aliases.
