Speaker John Bercow rejected Monday’s attempted vote as he ruled it was “repetitive and disorderly” following the Government’s failed bid on Saturday for a similar vote.

British prime minister Theresa May will not interfere with the official process of approving her predecessor David Cameron’s resignation honours list despite allegations of cronyism, Downing Street has said.

Hopes of an historic power-sharing deal between the Tories and Liberal Democrats in the UK rose today as the party leaders began talks with key colleagues about the negotiations.

The Conservative party in Britain today urged Tony Blair's government to press the new “open” Libya to produce a full list of the arms shipped to the IRA.