The cost of the housing benefit bill is set to rise steeply as more pensioners are forced to rent in their retirement, a think tank has revealed.

Theresa May has refused to give British troops who served in Northern Ireland during the Troubles an amnesty from prosecution.

Tory MPs are being offered training sessions on how to use the popular photo sharing app Instagram in a bid to appeal to younger voters, it has emerged.

Neil Kinnock has accused Jeremy Corbyn of putting the livelihoods of the people Labour is meant to represent at risk by refusing to back membership of the European Economic Area (EEA) after Brexit.

Conservative MPs have been accused of deliberately running down the parliamentary clock to thwart plans to give the vote to people aged under 16.

Former Attorney General and leading Brexit rebel Dominic Grieve has called for Boris Johnson to resign after the Foreign Secretary broke ranks to criticise Theresa May’s customs plan.

Theresa May has agreed to widen the inquiry panel looking into the deadly Grenfell Tower fire - after previously ruling out such a move.

A leading Jewish group have spoken of their "disappointment" following a meeting with Labour's general secretary to discuss the party's ongoing anti-Semitism problem.

Pro-Brexit campaign group Leave.EU has been hit with a £70,000 fine for breaching campaign funding rules during the EU referendum.

The House of Lords could inflict yet another defeat on the Government, this time on calls for a second phase of the Leveson inquiry into media standards.

A new poll has found that a majority of the British public are in favour of having a vote on the final Brexit deal, with strong support among Labour backers.

Grammar schools are to be handed £50m as part of a controversial expansion programme.

Theresa May has split her Cabinet ministers into two groups in a bid to heal their deep divisions over the UK's future trading links with Europe.

Jeremy Corbyn will call on the Government to guarantee that new Royal Navy vessels will be manufactured in UK shipyards.

Theresa May's government was accused of "sinking into quicksand" after it emerged its flagship Brexit bill may not return to the Commons until next month.

Theresa May has extended her poll lead over Jeremy Corbyn to five points in spite of ongoing government divisions over Brexit and the continued fallout from the Windrush scandal.

The Prime Minister has today apologised “unreservedly” for Britain’s role in the kidnapping of a Libyan dissident who was jailed and tortured by Colonel Gadaffi's regime.

Luciana Berger has hit out at the head of Unite over a “grossly offensive” article in which he accused Labour MPs of using the row over anti-Semitism to undermine Jeremy Corbyn.

Conservative backbenchers have accused their own government of an "undemocratic" outrage after a bill that won support from both sides of the House of Commons was blocked by ministers.

Defiant John Bercow has dropped a strong hint he intends to stay on as Speaker for another four years despite claims he bullied parliamentary staff.

Labour's sister party in Northern Ireland has called on its MPs to defy Jeremy Corbyn and vote for the UK to stay in the single market.

Theresa May has condemned the Iranian attacks on Israel and urged Russia to step in and help put an end to the violence.

There is “no doubt” food prices will rocket after Brexit if the UK fails to secure a free trade deal with the European Union, a cross-party group of peers has warned.

NHS staff will no longer share patient data with the Home Office to assist with immigration inspections, ministers have announced in an embarrassing climbdown.

Brussels could be putting lives at risk if the UK is shut out of a €10bn space satellite project, David Davis has warned.

Labour MPs from Brexit-supporting party heartlands have piled pressure on Jeremy Corbyn with a fresh demand for a second EU referendum.

Start-up businesses and seasonal workers could be “crushed” by the controversial Universal Credit system, a powerful group of MPs has warned.

Labour bosses have been accused of a "stitch-up" designed to ensure a left-wing candidate will be chosen to stand in the forthcoming Lewisham East by-election.

The post-Brexit customs plan being pushed by Boris Johnson and David Davis would damage hundreds of thousands of companies, ministers have been told.

MPs have rejected a bid to set up the second stage of the Leveson Inquiry into press behaviour.

Labour MPs will not be ordered by Jeremy Corbyn to support calls for the Government to strike a Norway-style deal with the EU after Brexit.

Boris Johnson has denied being disloyal for describing Theresa May preferred post-Brexit customs plan as "crazy" - because the Government still does not have a policy on the issue.

Jeremy Corbyn has branded Theresa May’s handling of Brexit talks a “shambles”, as he took aim at ministers' divisions over Britain's future customs relationship with the EU.

The Foreign Secretary has declared that Britain “has no intention of walking away" from the Iran nuclear deal after Donald Trump dramatically pulled US support for the agreement.

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Lieutenant General Mark Carleton-Smith will take over the army’s top job in June, Gavin Williamson has announced.