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The Conservative Party is "lurching further to the extremes" during the leadership race, the SNP's Westminster leader Ian Blackford has said.

Boris Johnson tells the audience at his leadership launch that "delay means defeat, delay means Corbyn, kick the can again, and we kick the bucket."

On a second independence referendum, the current 10 are clear that it should not happen.

The UK will set a new legally binding target to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

Border inspection posts are needed to check imported food from Northern Ireland, a report concludes.

Zero-hours contract workers will get greater security under a new programme called Living Hours.

Boris Johnson says the Tories risk "kicking the bucket" ahead of the launch of his leadership campaign.

Tory leadership hopeful Rory Stewart says "prudence and seriousness" will make the UK "a happier place".

UK politicians are wrong to think they can get a better deal than Theresa May, the Irish PM says.

The Muslim Council of Britain says it has documented "hundreds of cases" within the party.

The shadow chancellor insists he welcomes lively debate after reports of a "heated" party meeting.

The outgoing prime minister tells the UN that speaking up for modern slavery victims is a moral duty.

The corporation and the government both come under fire after many over-75s lose free TV licences.

Older people make up more than half of Conservative Party members, hence Dominic Raab's focus on them.

Relations between the pair don't seem to be smooth.

A full stop, a time limit or "removing the monstrosity" - how do Tory contenders view the Brexit backstop?

The Withdrawal Agreement "is not going to get through Parliament" and the UK needs more time to sort out a Brexit deal, Mark Harper says.

Andrea Leadsom explains how, as a teenager, she planned to become an MP to save the world from nuclear war.

Employers are using non-disclosure agreements to "cover up unlawful and criminal behaviour", MPs say.

Rory Stewart urges honesty over tax promises as Boris Johnson wins the backing of more senior MPs.