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MPs on a powerful committee have accused the Government of ignoring the "unacceptable hardship" suffered by benefit claimants switching to the controversial Universal Credit system.

Labour's John McDonnell has said he feels like he went a "few rounds with Muhammad Ali" after falling over some fly-tipped rubbish and badly bruising his face.

Britain is at risk of becoming a “two-speed society" thanks to a string of "alarming backward steps" on the equalities agenda, according to the government’s own watchdog.

Theresa May has “strongly urged” the king of Saudi Arabia to cooperate with a Turkish investigation in to the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

MPs have slammed the Home Office over a "complete failure" to give police forces the resources they need to deal with online child sex offences.

A Conservative MP has been blasted for suggesting that a new homeless shelter in his constituency was proof it had not been affected by spending cuts.

The stepfather of a hospitalised child has demanded an apology from Tory Brexiteer Stewart Jackson after the ex-MP called him a "pathetic cretin".

An autistic MP has said that high levels of 'heckling and aggression' at Prime Minister's Questions have made it impossible for him to attend.

Ministers should treat pornography as a major public health issue to combat the harassment and abuse of women, MPs have said.

Leading Brexiteer critics of Theresa May leapt to her defence today after she was told to "bring her own noose" to a showdown with Tory backbenchers.

Britain’s Brexit transition period will end “well before” 2022, Theresa May has insisted, as she faced fresh criticism over her latest bid to unfreeze talks with Brussels.

Sir Nick Clegg has hailed an "exciting new adventure" as he takes up a plum job on Facebook's top team.

Jeremy Hunt has suggested his controversial comparison between the EU and the Soviet Union eased the logjam in Brexit negotiations.

Theresa May has prompted fury from her own party after saying she would consider extending the UK's Brexit transition period by a “matter of months”.

Jeremy Corbyn has slapped down Labour frontbencher Emily Thornberry over her defence of John Bercow amid an ongoing bullying scandal in Parliament.

MPs have hit out at a "misguided" strategy aimed at curbing dangerous dog attacks.

Penny Mordaunt is gearing up to announce a global crackdown on sexual predators working in charities.

Watch the key exchanges as MPs clashed over the Speaker's future following a damning report into bullying in Parliament.

Shami Chakrabarti has slammed contraversial gagging clauses, allegedly forced on charities delivering Universal Credit and other Government welfare programmes.

Dozens of Tory MPs have urged Philip Hammond to find extra cash in the Budget to help prop up the Universal Credit welfare scheme.

The Conservatives have taken a four-point lead over Labour despite the on-going row over the party’s approach to Brexit.

Dominic Raab has heaped pressure on Theresa May to set out precisely how long the UK will remain in a customs union with the EU after Brexit.

Theresa May’s Chequer’s plan has been struck with a fresh blow after a former minister said that “at least 40” Tory MPs would vote against it.

Philip Hammond has been urged by MPs to introduce a tech levy against Facebook after MPs slammed its “outrageous” tax bill.

Penny Mordaunt is set to slash the UK's aid budget by billions by including private investors in overseas projects.

Ministers have promised a fresh crackdown on companies that fail to pay their suppliers on time.

Jeremy Hunt has accused Russian military intelligence of orchestrating a series of devastating cyber-attacks ordered by the Kremlin.

Immigrants who want to become British citizens will be made to sit a new "values" test under plans announced by Sajid Javid.

NHS must go through culture change before any major tech advances, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said.

Diane Abbott today lashed out at Theresa May after the Prime Minister refused to apologise for the so-called 'hostile environment' immigration policy that led to the Windrush scandal.

The personal details of senior Cabinet ministers were left exposed to the public after a major security blunder on the Conservatives' conference app. 

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