Appointment of Gavin Williamson comes just hours after Sir Michael Fallon suddenly resigned from his post after three and a half years in the role.

MPs have been forced to defend themselves after a week of revelations that have brought chaos to Westminster.

First Secretary of State, Damian Green, has hit back at the allegations, claiming them to be "absolutely and completely untrue."

Tory aides have put together a dossier of explosive sexual allegations against 36 sitting Conservative MPs in the latest episode of the harassment scandal hitting Westminster.

While the PM was waiting for members of the European Council to join her for a meeting, the internet saw the photo as a representation of the current state of the UK.

According to reports in the German press, Theresa May 'begged' EU chief Jean-Claude Juncker for help over Brexit, the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reported.

Labour shadow Brexit secretary Kier Starmer proposed six changes after government withheld legislation from House of Commons due to fears of defeat at the hands of Tory rebels.

Confirmation of trade talks with the EU beginning as early as December sparks sterling rally.

MP for North Shropshire urges PM to declare she will walk away EU talks if the bloc continues to stall on trade deal negotiations

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions David Gauke confirms hotline used by benefit claimants will be free following outcry

Philip Rutnam says no option could be ruled out if no deal is reached when the UK leaves the EU in 2019, as talks have reached stalemate.

Price controls unveiled by the Primer Minister could put some energy suppliers under severe strain, says ratings agency.

British currency rises against major crosses for second successive session as Prime Minister Theresa May heads to Brussels.

The news comes as US President Donald Trump refused to certify the landmark 2015 Iran nuclear deal, which he has continued to describe as a "terrible" deal.

Price cap will be formally unveiled by ministers on 12 October 2017 and will last until at least 2020.

Energy regulator unveils plans to expand its pre-payment price cap this winter, saving low-income households £120 per year.

Bombardier employs 4,000 people in Northern Ireland but was hit by an 80% import tax from the US government.

UK chancellor Philip Hammond said he would not spend billions to prepare Britain in the event of a hard Brexit saying he had a duty to be "realistic".

Industrial production figures and improved retail sales help the sterling reverse recent losses.

I'm not expecting Brussels to do Britain any favours; I'm simply expecting it to act in its own interest.

The government's new survey into racial inequality in Britain has highlighted stark differences in how quality of life changes depending on ethnicity.

Theresa May has been urged to sack the chancellor Philip Hammond and leave in place the foreign secretary, Boris Johnson.

The foreign secretary asserted his loyalty to May in his Sunday Telegraph column, urging Tory MPs and voters to get behind the PM.

Sterling loses ground as fallout from Conservative party upheaval hits market sentiment.

The week's best photojournalism, from Las Vegas mass shooting and Catalonia independence referendum to Theresa May's Conservative Party Conference speech and a jaguar catching an anaconda.

Theresa May has had an awful few months, capped off by the events during her keynote conference speech.

The Prime Minister started by eulogising free markets in her Tory Party Conference speech and ended up talking price controls in a paradoxically daft narrative.

The Home Secretary Amber Rudd has backed Theresa May to stay as prime minister as the fallout continues from her disastrous conference speech.

PM used Scottish DJ's collaboration with Rihanna This Is What You Came For as her entrance tune at her disastrous keynote speech.

Iain Conn, boss of the British Gas' owner, says move could have opposite effect and result in higher prices across the board.