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John McDonnell has attacked soaring pay among senior water industry bosses at a time when consumers’ bills are going up as a “national scandal”.
Theresa May has announced plans for an annual commemoration in honour of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence.
Commons Speaker John Bercow and other MPs accused of workplace bullying will not face investigation over the allegations, it has emerged.
Victims of the Windrush scandal are to have their citizenship fees waived, Amber Rudd has announced.
Peers have inflicted another defeat on Theresa May by backing calls for the Charter of Fundamental Rights to be incorporated in UK law after Brexit.
Britain will be leaving the customs union and be free to strike trade deals with countries around the world after Brexit, Downing Street has insisted.
A would-be Labour MP who questioned the killing of Jo Cox is set to be ditched as a parliamentary candidate, PoliticsHome understands.
A newly-selected Labour candidate who questioned Jo Cox's killing and was placed under a restraining order by the High Court should be dumped, a former MP for the party has said
Philip Hammond reportedly stepped in to block a maximum stake for highly addictive betting machines amid fears the Treasury would be unable to replace lost revenue.
The head of the Confederation for British Industry has hit out at Sajid Javid after he insisted Britain must quit the customs union after Brexit.
The Government is facing fresh pressure after a leaked letter revealed that the impact of immigration policy changes on the so-called Windrush generation was known about at least two years ago.
Cabinet ministers are reportedly preparing to confront Theresa May amid the growing prospect of a Government defeat over the UK’s customs arrangements with the EU after Brexit.
Local authorities are reportedly sitting on hundreds of millions of pounds in funds earmarked for affordable housing.
Emily Thornberry has revealed that she had to take on an anti-Semitic Labour party supporter in the street, as the party grapples with claims it has been too slow to act on abuse.
Shadow cabinet minister Dawn Butler has said Theresa May could personally be accused of "racism" for her role in bringing forward policies that led to the Windrush scandal.
John McDonnell has said Labour would shake up HM Revenue & Customs in the wake of a row over the tax authority’s handling of an investigation into a major Conservative party donor.
Senior Tory ministers were among the “harshest critics” of Theresa May’s immigration policies under the coalition government, a former chair of the Conservative party has claimed.
A former cabinet minister in the coalition government has said Theresa May threw out proposals for a trade deal with India because of the country’s “modest” visa demands.
Labour's Emily Thornberry has urged the Home Secretary to step down over the Windrush migration scandal.
The daughter of Labour MP John Mann has hit out at the party's response to anti-Semitism, saying that "nobody" from Labour high command contacted the family following a rape threat made against her.
Nearly half of UK voters believe a new centre-ground party is needed, while just under a quarter of the public are against the idea.
A top aide to Theresa May has reportedly said Number 10 “will not be crying into our beer” if the Prime Minister is forced to accept membership of a customs union - a move that would enrage Brexiteers in her own party.
Plans to try out voter ID checks in some council areas at next month’s local elections will unfairly impact on minority groups, the Government’s equality watchdog has said.
Welsh First Minister Carwyn Jones has said that he will be stepping down from the role later this year.
Jeremy Hunt has pledged a crackdown on tech firms who are failing to protect children using social media sites with a raft of new laws.
Donald Trump will finally make his first visit to Britain since becoming US president this summer, it has emerged.
A deselected Conservative council in a key London election battleground has used his farewell speech to urge local people to back Labour.
The UK risks a "disorderly" Brexit unless a deal can be thrashed out on the future of the Irish border, Michel Barnier has warned.
Householders who illegally dump rubbish face fines of £400 under new government rules.
The Conservatives have opened up a five-point lead over Labour following the row over Theresa May's decision to authorise military action in Syria.
Pro-Brexit Tory MPs have reportedly warned Theresa May she faces a possible vote of no confidence if she concedes to rebel MPs over a customs union with the EU.
Theresa May has announced that Britain’s Windrush children will be entitled to compensation over their unfair treatment by the Home Office.
Amber Rudd said officials would have greater “teeth” to boost deportations of illegal migrants just months before the Windrush saga began, it has been reported.
A Tory council candidate in Watford has been suspended over alleged links to far-right groups.
A top Labour MP is urging ministers to stamp special sexual assault protections for emergency workers into UK law in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal.
Ministers remain "confident" that they can reach a deal with the EU to avoid a hard Irish border, despite claims that Brussels has already rejected their proposals as "unworkable".