Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged Britons to "summon the discipline and the resolve" to avoid a second national lockdown after warning there have…

Good evening, the struggle against COVID is the single biggest crisis the world has faced in my lifetime.

A second coronavirus lockdown would be a "government failure - not an act of god", Sir Keir Starmer has said.

Sir Keir Starmer is to give a highly personal speech about his own background and opportunities as he calls on Labour to rediscover patriotism and…

Former prime minister Theresa May has told the government she will not support its controversial Brexit legislation - although Boris Johnson's concessions…

Boris Johnson will chair an emergency COBRA meeting on Tuesday ahead of a statement on the next steps in tackling the coronavirus pandemic.

Grandparents and others who provide informal childcare will be exempt from coronavirus rules in local lockdown areas in England, Health Secretary Matt…

The government is changing the rules around self-isolation in a move to force more people to stay at home if they have coronavirus.

The UK faces a "tipping point" where "more restrictive measures" could be brought in to slow the spread of coronavirus, the health secretary has told…

Britons are being fined for breaches of coronavirus lockdown regulations that are "unclear and ambiguous", a parliamentary committee has warned.

It was but three weeks ago that Boris Johnson gathered his cabinet together to set the government's agenda for the autumn after the summer break.

The health secretary Matt Hancock has refused to rule out further "national action" and revealed talks are ongoing about possible London measures.

Sir Keir Starmer should have been addressing Labour conference this weekend - giving his pitch to the party faithful as leader.

Boris Johnson must act now - not next week - to tackle a second wave of coronavirus infections across the UK, an expert in infectious disease control…

A police protection officer travelling with the foreign secretary has been suspended from duties after leaving his gun on a plane.

Labour is this weekend staging a party conference with a difference.

Boris Johnson's interview this afternoon really ought to have carried more significance than it did given the undoubted gravity of the moment.

One of the key figures in Brexit talks has told Sky News that he is "deeply concerned" over the state of negotiations.

A senior Tory and former minister has said the media should "stop whingeing about not meeting granny at Christmas".

Parts of the North West, West Yorkshire and the Midlands have been placed under further localised coronavirus restrictions.

A government campaign aimed at helping British travellers prepare for Brexit changes is being launched today.

New local restrictions are being introduced in northeast England - including a 10pm curfew for bars and pubs and a ban on people mixing with others…

The head of Test and Trace has said she doesn't believe "anybody was expecting to see the really sizeable increase in demand" for coronavirus tests.

Downing Street has suggested US presidential candidate Joe Biden doesn't understand its proposed Brexit legislation after the White House hopeful weighed…

A Cabinet minister has bemoaned "endless carping" about problems with coronavirus testing and claimed the current system is a "phenomenal success".

Care providers in England will receive more than half a billion pounds in extra funding to help reduce transmission of COVID-19 in the winter, the…

A government minister has dismissed suggestions the UK could be heading for a two-week national lockdown.

The prime minister warned colleagues when they returned to Westminster a couple of weeks ago the government ship was sailing into "choppy waters" and…

Boris Johnson has partially climbed down on his controversial new Brexit bill in the face of a Tory rebellion.

A government minister has quit in the row over Boris Johnson's bid to potentially break international law by overriding the Brexit deal.

Schoolchildren and their parents could be prioritised for coronavirus tests - after hospitals and care homes - as the government deals with "real challenges"…