The Government took 'unprecedented' action on Tuesday to derail Tory plans to force a Commons vote on whether to push back MPs' long summer break.

The Conservatives say it would be 'unacceptable' for the party's next leader to continue to escape scrutiny by becoming Prime Minister a week today after Parliament is due to rise…

Calls are growing for the Commons to sit for an extra day on Monday, instead of rising on Thursday as planned, so the new Prime Minister can answer questions on his plans.

The Government took 'unprecedented' action on Tuesday to derail Tory plans to force a Commons vote on whether to push back MPs' long summer break.

Andy Burnham will become Prime Minister on Monday but the Commons rises for its summer break on Thursday so he will be spared scrutiny for six weeks.