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She didn’t quote St Francis of Assisi, but in every other way Theresa May sounded – as she set the scene for her premiership – like Margaret Thatcher. It wasn’t the obvious comparison – of the second woman Prime Minister ...

Labour MPs having a hissy fit over their leadership is nothing new. The 18 Labour MPs who have resigned from the Shadow Cabinet in the last 48 hours are following in the footsteps of those who have done it all ...

Events are unfolding fast in both the Tory and Labour Parties in the aftermath of the EU referendum result. The Tories are about to enter a leadership contest. Divided already by the referendum campaign, they will now prolong the division ...

The official declaration of the referendum result came at 7.20am. Buckle your seatbelt, find a helmet, hide under the kitchen table – it’s going to be a very rough ride. Nigel Farage is delighted. Boris Johnson is delighted. Michael Gove ...

One look at the faces of those leading the “exit” campaign should be enough to convince you to rush out and vote “remain”. Look at them: Boris Johnson, Michael Gove, Ian Duncan Smith and… wait for it… Nigel Farage. Would ...

The murder of Jo Cox MP has shocked us all. We are shocked because someone who only became an MP because she won local popular support should not be removed from that post by a lone dissident. We are shocked ...

West Yorkshire police have announced that Thomas Mair, aged 52 and of Birstall, has been charged with the murder of Jo Cox MP.  He has also been charged with other offences, including grievous bodily harm, possession of a firearm with ...

Jo Cox, Labour MP for Batley & Spen, was shot and stabbed in Birstall, in her constituency, early this afternoon, just before she was due to begin an advice surgery in the town’s library. Ms Cox was aged just 41 ...

The Metropolitan Police have announced that they arrested a 15 year old boy, who lives in east London, on suspicion of encouraging terrorism in contravention of Section 1 of the Terrorism Act 2006. He was arrested at his home, which ...

Top Labour figures today carried on their drive to put across to the electorate good reasons for voting “remain” in next week’s referendum. Deputy Leader Tom Watson was first in the queue, stressing the potential for creating jobs that comes ...