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Gove is 'in it to win it' as he lays down gauntlet to Boris Johnson

Michael Gove is 'in it to win it' as he lays down gauntlet to Boris Johnson.

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British minister who could replace Theresa May admits to cocaine use in the past

Environment Minister Michael Gove said he has "deep regrets" about taking the drug on several occasions.

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Euroviews. The disastrous roll-out of the UK's digital welfare system is harming those most in need ǀ View

The roll-out of the UK government's new digitalised welfare system has fallen short of expectations, with disastrous consequences for the most in need of their benefits.

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Change UK loses six of its 11 MPs after poor EU elections result

Formally the Independent Group, the party of ex-Labour and Conservative MPs announced Anna Soubry had been elected leader.

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No-deal Brexit risks 'future of our precious UK' says Hammond

"We need to get the spectre of a no-deal exit off the table," said Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond.

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Raab, Leadsom and Gove join five others in race to replace May

May announced her departure date on Friday after angering senior figures in her party with her latest plan to deliver Brexit.

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How will Theresa May's replacement be chosen?

The contest to find Britain's next Prime Minister has begun, but how does it work and how long will it take?

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Race to be next UK prime minister underway after emotional May resigns

"It has been the honour of my life," May said of being UK prime minister.

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Euroviews. Brexit is a return to fear-based politics when we need to be brave ǀ View

British should helping lead humanity into the future, not retreating into isolationism and suspicion.

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Boris Johnson to seek Tory leadership as May plans exit

Tory MP and Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson has claimed he will run for Conservative Party leadership as Theresa May plans to set a date for her departure.

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Labour won't back May's Brexit deal unless talks break deadlock

Labour won't back May's Brexit deal unless talks break deadlock.

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Support for new Brexit Party surges amid voter backlash

An opinion poll shows Nigel Farage’s new Brexit Party has more support than the two traditional parties combined.

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Brexit: 'Let's do a deal,' Prime Minister Theresa May tells Labour

British Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday stepped up calls for Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn to agree on a cross-party deal to leave the European Union, following poor results for both parties in local elections on Thursday.

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Heckler asks UK PM Theresa May to resign after heavy election defeat

"Why don't you resign? We don't want you," a heckler told May on Friday as she prepared to address the Welsh Conservative Conference.

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Euroviews. It’s time the UK government took its duty to the Good Friday Agreement seriously ǀ View

In an open letter to Home Secretary Sajid Javid, campaigner Emma DeSouza calls on the UK government to uphold the rights of Northern Ireland-born Irish citizens, something it is duty-bound to do as a guarantor of the Good Friday Agreement.

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Theresa May fires Defense Secretary after investigation into 5G leaks

PM Theresa May fired Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson after an investigation into government leaks about China's Huawei and Britain's new 5G network

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UK police say Huawei leak does not amount to criminal offence

UK police said that a leak from a National Security Council meeting does not amount to a criminal offence,

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'We need to end this uncertainty,' UK PM tells MP panel on Brexit

Brexit is back: Theresa May takes questions on the country's exit from the EU from a parliamentary committee after MPs largely ignored the issue.

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UK's opposition will back second Brexit vote under certain conditions

The governing body of Britain's main opposition Labour Party decided today (Tuesday) to back a second Brexit referendum... but only under certain conditions.

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Brexit delay 'must not be wasted' warns EU's Barnier

EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has urged British political leaders to break their deadlock and said the week ahead would be “very important."