In a dramatic intervention, Dominic Cummings said the General Election was 'much tighter' than the polls suggested and warned of a 'very real possibility of a hung parliament'.

The Labour leadership challenger made the comment at a hustings event last week and provoked fury from the party as she labelled its members 'Tories wrapped up in nationalist clothing'.

In a letter to party members the opposition leader said that the party would demand a new public vote on a Tory Brexit plan or a No Deal departure.

The Tory frontrunner, who will become the UK's new Prime Minister next week if he defeats Jeremy Hunt in the leadership race, is said to have told aides to prepare for an election as early as next summer.

The two leaders clashed angrily in Mrs May's penultimate Prime Minister's questions on the day 60 Labour peers took out a full-page newspaper advert criticising Mr Corbyn.

Class sizes and costs for local councils would soar of thousands if extra students has to be absorbed by the state system, the Independent Schools Council (ISC) warned.

HENRY DEEDES: Almost as likely as Boris Johnson being announced as our new Prime Minister this morning will be the subsequent phoney display of unity between him and Jeremy Hunt.

Tony Blair refused to say three times whether he would vote for Labour at the next general election as the party continues to struggle with Brexit and allegations of anti-Semitism.

Barry Gardiner said that the opposition had been discussing the 'nuclear option'  of supporting a no confidence vote in Mr Johnson's Brexiteer administration.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn tweeted about No Deal Brexit and flooding this morning, but did not mention the humiliating result in Wales.

John McDonnell has refused to back down despite facing a wave of anger over the huge concession, seemingly designed to pave the way for a deal with Nicola Sturgeon.

Boris Johnson laid down the gauntlet last night by demanding Jeremy Corbyn approves a poll on December 12, saying it is the only way to resolve the Brexit 'nightmare'.

Lord Mandelson (pictured) fires a broadside at Labour's 'statist' economic policies. He also launched a brutal attack on leader Jeremy Corbyn.

Diane Abbott reportedly told Labour MPs who oppose an early election to 'go f*** themselves' at a stormy shadow cabinet meeting today.

The Duchess of Sussex called Halifax MP Holly Lynch to thank her for spearheading an open letter accusing media outlets of sexist coverage with colonial undertones.

MPs approved the Standards Committee, conclusions that there was 'compelling evidence' Keith Vaz had offered to buy the class A drug for male prostitutes.

Sir Lindsay Hoyle finally emerged victorious in the fourth gruelling round of voting by MPs, after five other candidates fell by the wayside in the contest to replace John Bercow.

John McDonnell claimed a former Labour MP who launched a stinging attack on Jeremy Corbyn is 'employed by the Tories', prompting a backlash and a demand for the shadow chancellor to apologise.

Gideon Bull, who was standing in Clacton, said he was stepping down but insisted he had not directed the slur at anyone specifically when he made it in a council meeting.

He insisted Boris Johnson should be the one to make the next concession, as there were a number of Leave-leaning Labour strongholds where only the Brexit Party had a chance of winning.

Labour today hinted it would keep freedom of movement even if the UK leaves the European Union as Jeremy Corbyn again refused to say whether he was for or against Brexit.

Jeremy Corbyn has been accused of plotting to take a 'sledgehammer to the UK economy' after unveiling an extraordinary hard-Left manifesto, vowing to tear up the 'political establishment'.

Millionaire popstar Lily Allen reacted to today's unveiling of the Labour Party general election manifesto by 'welling up' in a bizarre video which sparked ridicule after she posted it on Twitter .

JACK DOYLE: Here, in all its blood red socialist horror, we examine the manifesto that independent analysts say would hit millions of families in the pocket. ..

Nigel Farage today unveiled his party's plans to allow voters to hold a Brexit referendum every ten years.

Jeremy Corbyn was left desperately scrambling to change tactics after the huge YouGov analysis revealed Northern voters have been abandoning the Labour leader in droves.

Betting markets on crucial Leave-leaning Northern and Midlands seats show punters are increasingly convinced that they will fall to the Tories on December 12.

In its latest election giveaway, Labour unveiled plans to nationalise train operators alongside swathes of the UK economy, and cut season ticket fares.

The opposition leader apologised in a bad-tempered exchange live on This Morning after being pressed by host Philip Schofield.

Hugh Grant was repeatedly challenged in Chingford & Woodford Green over how he could support Jeremy Corbyn's party when it faces condemnation from the Jewish community.

John Caudwell said 'nearly every wealthy person I know is thinking of leaving the UK including me if Labour get in' as he challenged John McDonnell during a face-to-face meeting.

Nicola Sturgeon today confirmed the SNP would be willing to prop up a Labour minority government in exchange for a second Scottish independence referendum.

At the end of a long and gruelling winter election campaign she turned out to support Labour colleague Meg Hillier in her neighbouring East London constituency of Hackney South.

HENRY DEEDES: Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell was a whiter shade of pale. Or at the very least grey. Ashen.

Both Mr Starmer and Ms Long-Bailey are at 3/1 to become leader if Mr Corbyn steps down as expected with Yvette Cooper in second position at 8/1, according to Ladbrokes.

The first sign of cracks came at Blyth Valley, outside Newcastle, which fell at 11.30pm, before age-old powerbases Darlington, Wrexham and Wolverhampton all smashed out of the party.

Ex-Wakefield MP Mary Creagh said she confronted the outgoing Labour leader and told to 'apologise for what he'd done', after spotting him while in parliament to clear out her office.

Labour's vote share fell by almost eight per cent in the 2019 election compared to the poll two years ago and one fifth of those who defected this year cited the party's Brexit strategy.

Keir Starmer will go into the second stage of the Labour leadership battle as favourite after scoring backing from dozens of fellow MPs.

Rebecca Long-Bailey (pictured), MP for Salford and Eccles is in the front race to become the Labour leader, a shock poll revealed.

The Birmingham Yardley MP announced she was calling time on her attempt to replace him after her campaign ground to a halt while vital trade union backing went to her rivals.

Rebecca Long-Bailey cemented her place in the final round of the Labour leadership contest this afternoon as she was endorsed by the Fire Brigades Union.

Labour MP for Brent Central, Dawn Butler, spotted footage of her colleague MP Marsha de Cordova incorrectly labelled by BBC News with Butler's name, prompting anger from both women.

The shadow minister (pictured at the 'music event' said that she had been raising a 'surprise' point of order in the Commons adding: 'you're not always camera ready when you are in politics.'

Labour today descended into civil war over trans rights after Rebecca Long-Bailey backed a campaign which labelled a women's rights organisation a 'trans-exclusionist hate group'.

Bridget Jones's love interest Mr Darcy is rumoured to have been based on new Labour Party leader Keir Starmer.

The Prime Minister was transferred to the ICU at St Thomas' Hospital in south London last night as his symptoms worsened after he was admitted to hospital on Sunday.

Councillor Sheila Oakes, who is currently mayor of Heanor in Derbyshire, said the Prime Minister 'completely deserves' his intensive care battle with coronavirus.

JACK DOYLE: While the Tories realise that if they fail to deliver Brexit, they will be electorally dead, Labour is convinced that it must champion Remain voters to survive.

JACK DOYLE: In the red corner stands Jeremy Corbyn, a friend to Britain's enemies, whose hard-Left prospectus would lay waste to Britain's economy.