The poisonous tone of the referendum campaign on quitting the European Union has fuelled the demonisation of immigrants and created huge obstacles for social integration, according to MPs.

The UK needs to be better prepared for a "no deal" Brexit to show Brussels there is a "credible" alternative should the negotiations fail, a former Bank of England governor has said.

The British government has announced it will fund abortions in England for women arriving from Northern Ireland in a concession to see off a bid to amend the Queen's Speech.

Ministers in the UK have been warned they could face a fresh legal challenge to Theresa May's Brexit plans unless they guarantee British Parliament a vote on the outcome of negotiations with the EU.

Jeremy Corbyn has been re-elected as leader of the Labour Party in the UK.

Jeremy Corbyn has urged Labour MPs in the UK to unite behind him if, as expected, he is returned as party leader with an even bigger mandate from grassroots members.

Jeremy Corbyn will face a “bumpy ride” as Labour leader as major policy divisions emerged within his newly appointed senior team, a shadow cabinet minister has acknowledged.

An emboldened David Cameron moved to take Britain in a new right-wing direction as the defeated Labour Party turned in on itself for going too far left in the election campaign.

Smashed and shaken by the sheer scale of its surprise election defeat, the British Labour Party now faces into months of soul searching as it chooses a new leader.

Royal Mail has warned of a threat to the universal postal service because rivals can “cherry-pick” easy-to-serve urban areas.

A stronger “public interest test” should be introduced for takeovers of strategically important businesses, Ed Miliband said as he demanded a full assessment of whether Pfizer’s potential takeover of AstraZeneca would be good for Britain.

There are growing calls for British Prime Minister David Cameron to consider a second vote on military action in Syria, if more evidence against President Assad emerges.

The UK government said it will sell a majority stake in 360-year-old Royal Mail via an initial public offering by the end of March.

The row over banker’s pay in Britain has been reignited after reports Barclays boss Bob Diamond could be in line to receive a bonus package of more than £9m (€10.7m).

The Governor of the Bank of England was urged to quit today after it emerged he privately criticised David Cameron and George Osborne in the run-up to the British general election.