Heather Stewart

Prime minister also intends to press his Brexit bill through Commons in three days

Former Speaker tells foreign media UK is better off as part of EU power bloc

24/10 - 17:12 - Labour refuses to give instant response to prime minister’s call for an early poll

22/10 - 16:28 - PM fails to restrict scrutiny of bill to just three days in effort to meet 31 October deadline

When asked about plan by MPs to force vote on latest Brexit deal, Labour leader says first priority is to vote it down

24/09 - 17:18 - As decision to shut parliament is quashed, humiliated PM says he disagrees

PM issues fresh warning against blocking no deal as he reiterates UK will leave in October

Frontrunner comes under pressure over issues including tax cuts and Islamophobia. Boris Johnson has been forced on to the defensive in a fractious five-way Tory leadership debate, coming under pressure on issues from Islamophobia to his plan to cut taxes for top earners.

Theresa May has bowed to intense pressure from her own party and named 7 June as the day she will step aside as Conservative leader, drawing her turbulent three-year premiership to a close.