A staffing crisis in youth prisons is leaving too many children locked in cells when they should be in education or training, a damning watchdog report has said.

Scottish Labour has confirmed that former party leader Kezia Dugdale will not be suspended over her decision to appear on 'I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here'.

After years of false starts and half measures on housing, this Budget should be Philip Hammond’s chance to do something serious and long lasting, says John Mann MP.

Fiscal Phil is due at the Despatch Box shortly before 1pm tomorrow. Here are 15 things to look out for. Those in blue have already been announced.

Food insecurity is a growing issue here in the UK and there is a serious concern that children are bearing the brunt, says Shadow Minister for Public Health Sharon Hodgson MP.

Saga members are calling for the Chancellor to make positive changes affecting all generations when he presents the Autumn Budget on Wednesday. 

Conservative whips have been working behind the scenes to prevent a backbench rebellion over Treasury plans to relax planning laws in tomorrow’s Budget, it has been reported.

In an interview with the Sunday Times, Philip Hammond pledged to use the Autumn Budget to announce plans that will help Britain build 300,000 new homes a year.

A former councillor has accused a senior Labour MP of groping her under a table as his wife sat opposite. 

Rockwool writes following a recent meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Fire Safety and Rescue which invited experts from across the fire sector to discuss major changes to building regulations in England.

Gerry Adams has announced plans to step down as Sinn Féin leader next year.

Jeremy Corbyn has said newly-elected Scottish Labour boss Richard Leonard should not suspend Kezia Dugdale over her decision to appear on a reality TV show.

Philip Hammond is set to hand nurses a pay rise and unveil a series of measures to boost housebuilding in this week's Budget.

Councils across England and Wales to spend more than £1bn on commercial property this year, even though the number of homeless households has risen to 50,000 in 2017.

We must commit to fund a National Rent Deposit Guarantee Scheme and a Help to Rent scheme, says Bob Blackman MP.

The SNP has suspended Mark McDonald, who recently resigned as a Scottish government minister after admitting “inappropriate” behaviour towards women, saying it has received “new information”.

Theresa May "prioritised her own electoral survival" over the future of the Northern Ireland peace process when she agreed a pact between the Conservatives and the DUP, according to Michelle O'Neill.

After signing a confidence and supply agreement with the Conservatives, DUP MPs suddenly find themselves in high demand. James Millar talks to Nigel Dodds, as well as figures from across the political spectrum, to see how the party is viewed at Westminster

The Culture, Media and Sports Committee has become a safe space for whistle-blowers to expose malpractice. Its chair, Damian Collins, is now ready to take on the scourge of fake news. He talks to Sebastian Whale

In the absence of the Assembly and an Executive, the choice for both the British and Irish governments is between the protection of the Good Friday Agreement or its abandonment, writes Michelle O’Neill

Ministers are preparing to take £70bn off the Government’s balance sheet in a bid to prompt housing associations to borrow money to invest in new homes.

Dr. Milroy and Canada’s Veterans Ombudsman Guy Parent met first when the former briefed members of Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) and spoke at the country’s first Conference of the Canadian Institute for Military and Veterans Health Research (CIMVHR) in Kingston, Ontario. When Parent attended 9ICOAF  (9th International Conference of Ombuds Institutions for the Armed Forces) in London recently the two men had much to talk about.

Foster the leader. Foster the king-maker. Foster the devout Christian. Foster the ‘toxic brand’. Arlene Foster says she and her party are misunderstood by a London media and political class out of touch with the realities of Northern Irish politics. Daniel Bond travels to Stormont to meet her

Scottish Labour has suspended MSP Alex Rowley hours after he stood aside as interim leader following allegations of abuse.