Jessica Wilkins

Oxfam has been barred from bidding for taxpayers' money for the foreseeable future after allegations of improper sexual behaviour rocked public confidence in the charity.

The overwhelming majority of British businesses do not want to leave the customs union and a majority also want to stay in the single market, according to a survey carried out by Ed Balls.

Labour have launched a hard-hitting new political broadcast on cuts to frontline policing, with Jeremy Corbyn claiming that "austerity is the enemy of security". 

MPs have expressed their shock and dismay after a suspected rough sleeper was found dead just yards from the entrance to Parliament.

Guy Verhofstadt has criticised Boris Johnson’s vision of a 'liberal' Brexit ahead of a key speech by the Foreign Secretary today. 

Britain’s longest serving mayor, Sir Robin Wales, is facing a deselection fight as he pursues an unprecedented fifth term at the helm of the borough that hosted the London Olympics.

The former Deputy Prime Minister has criticised Theresa May’s handling of Brexit, accusing her of running a “clueless” government full of “muppets”.

A group of MPs have launched an inquiry into the failure of the East Coast Mainline franchise, which they say raises “serious questions” about the process of bidding for government contracts.

Priti Patel has said allegations against Oxfam staff are only the "tip of the iceberg" of a global aid scandal that she raised with officials when she was Development Secretary.

Britain risks losing £5bn of defence contracts if a planned EU ban on palm oil goes ahead, it has emerged.

Boris Johnson has spoken out about the "horrendous living conditions" suffered by Rohingya refugees as he prepares for talks with Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Aid charities will have their funding from the Government withdrawn if they fail to comply with safeguarding issues, the International Development Secretary has warned.

The Prime Minister has come under fire from the arch-Brexiteer side of her own party for her latest plan to comprise on the terms of leaving the EU.

The Prime Minister spent £985.50 from the public purse on the safe delivery of the official letter to trigger Britain’s exit from the European Union.

Staff working for MPs in their constituencies have complained to journalists they are concerned new anti-harassment guidelines focus too much on the Westminster village.

Tougher guidelines for councils borrowing cheap loans to make multi-million pound bets on the commercial property market have been introduced by ministers.

The Government is reviewing their current work with the international anti-poverty charity Oxfam, after officials were revealed to have had sex parties with prostitutes after the Haiti earthquake.

Some of society’s most vulnerable have been failed by assessments for disability benefits which are often full of basic errors and show an ignorance of lifelong health conditions, a group of MPs have found.

The Chair of the Environment Committee has warned of an “agricultural crisis” as plummeting numbers of migrant farm workers has led to food “rotting in fields”. 

Theresa May has been criticised after she refused to rule out the possibility of American firms gaining access to the NHS as part of a post-Brexit trade deal.

Business leaders have launched a scathing attack on Theresa May over Brexit and demanded a "clear statement of intent" over the Government's plans. 

Ministers have set up a secret database so they can track Brexit preparations being made across government departments.

Counselling could be on offer to couples on the verge of splitting up, as part of a policy drive to help boost families.

Peers may step down from their seats in the House of Lords if they are forced to relocate during plans for £4bn refurbishment of Parliament, one former minister has warned.

Jeremy Corbyn has backed the Labour ruling executive over a bitter housing development row that saw a council leader quit.

MPs caring for a newborn baby could be able to nominate a colleague to vote on their behalf under new plans backed by the Commons.

Businesses in the UK will leave for mainland Europe soon if the Government does not agree a suitable Brexit plan, a House of Lords report has warned.

Businesses based in Britain will be able to trade with the EU as they normally would during the two-year transition period, top ministers have said in a letter.

The beleaguered leader of Ukip has insisted his relationship with a 25-year-old glamour model is not just about sex and that there are “feelings on both sides”.

Support for a second referendum on the terms of EU membership is growing, with a poll finding a 16-point lead for those in favour.

Authorities would do more to stop the rising number of teenagers stabbed to death if the victims were white, Stephen Lawrence’s mother has claimed.

Jacob Rees-Mogg has hit out at Philip Hammond, accusing him of "undermining" Theresa May with recent comments on Brexit.

David Cameron has admitted that Brexit has “turned out less badly” than he thought it would.

Theresa May today made a personal appeal for more women to get screened for cervical cancer after the number getting a check-up each year plummeted to a two-decade low.

The UK will not be able to assume full control of its borders until the Brexit transition period has ended in 2021, a top EU official has said.

The UK’s armed forces could become “a very big bargaining chip” in Brexit negotiations, according to three top EU diplomats.