A cross-party group of MPs have urged ministers to introduce a new watchdog to crack down on debt enforcement firms.

Ministers have been accused of treating welfare claimants who gave evidence about Universal Credit "like dirt" and ignoring a string of warnings about the impact of the controversial welfare shake-up on working parents.

Theresa May was today forced to sack a government advisor after he made a string of controversial remarks about race.

Talks aimed at reaching a Brexit deal between the Government and opposition are doomed to fail unless Theresa May ditches her red lines, Labour has warned.

Theresa May is facing fresh calls to sack a government adviser after he made another string of controversial remarks about race.

Foreign nationals who have lived in the UK for years are being driven to despair by a government scheme aimed at guaranteeing their rights after Brexit.

Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn went head-to-head today as the Prime Minister prepared to plead with EU leaders for a fresh Brexit delay. Here is how it played out. 

Support for the Conservatives has plummeted in the past month as the Brexit deadlock continues, according to a new poll.

Stephen Barclay has been told to "grow up" after he claimed Parliament was to blame for the Brexit deadlock and not the Government.

Brexit looks set to be delayed by a year as European leaders prepare to reject Theresa May's call for a shorter extension at a crunch summit.

The Conservatives face being humbled while Labour would soar ahead if European Parliament elections are held in the UK next month, according to a new poll.

Ministers are set to revive their long-standing plan to scrap six-figure golden goodbyes to public sector employees who leave their jobs.

Theresa May has been hit by another huge Tory rebellion as MPs overwhelmingly voted to delay Brexit until 30 June.

Labour has accused the Government of failing to shift on its Brexit red lines after talks aimed at breaking the ongoing deadlock broke up without agreement.

A Tory MP has refused to rule out voting for Nigel Farage’s Brexit party if the UK takes part in next month's European Parliament elections.

A damning report that lays bare the plummeting support for the Tories among young people is a “kick up the arse” for the party, Cabinet ministers have said.

A cross-party group of nearly 100 MPs have called on Sajid Javid to do more to protect mosques from attacks ahead of Islam’s holy month of Ramadan.

Signing up to a customs union with the European Union would represent the "worst of both worlds", Cabinet minister Liam Fox has said.

Theresa May should ask Angela Merkel to re-open the Brexit withdrawal agreement and amend the controversial backstop plan, a Cabinet minister suggested today.

Labour MPs have demanded party bosses set up an independent complaints process for investigating anti-semitism accusations against members.

Couples will no longer have to prove their partner was at fault before ending their marriage, under a new shake-up of Britain's "outdated" divorce laws unveiled by ministers.

A bill forcing Theresa May to ask the European Union for a Brexit delay has been signed into law as she heads to Berlin and Paris to plead for more time.

The Conservatives have been forced into an embarrassing U-turn after a top party official said the UK will take part in next month's European Parliament elections.

Jeremy Corbyn has accused Theresa May of failing to budge on her Brexit red lines, as talks between Labour and the Government on a way forward remain deadlocked.

The Conservatives are heading for major losses in next month's council elections unless Theresa May strikes a Brexit deal before then, according to a Tory peer.

Talks between Labour and the Government on Brexit are dragging on over differences around the customs union. But what is the row all about? 

A Labour councillor has been suspended from the party pending an investigation into a Facebook post which said that "Hitler had the right idea” about travellers.

A leading Tory Brexiteer has demanded another vote of confidence in Theresa May’s leadership in a bid to pile pressure on her to quit as Prime Minister.

MPs have torn into Boris Johnson after it emerged the top Tory MP once again breached Commons expenses rules.

Theresa May will plead with Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron not to block her plans for a Brexit delay ahead of an emergency summit with other EU leaders.

Voters are increasingly disillusioned with the state of politics and looking for a "strong leader willing to break the rules", a major new study has found.

Any Brexit deal struck between Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn must be put to the voters in a referendum, Emily Thornberry has said.

A senior minister has risked reigniting deep Tory splits by admitting a post-Brexit customs union with the EU is "the most likely outcome" of crunch talks with Labour.

Social media companies will face massive fines or being blocked in the UK altogether if they fail to remove harmful or illegal content from their platforms.

The Jewish Labour Movement has branded Jeremy Corbyn "unfit to be Prime Minister" over his handling of the party's anti-semitism crisis.

Andrea Leadsom has said it would be “appalling” for ministers to consider the option of a second Brexit referendum as part of an effort to pass Theresa May’s deal.