Tory MP Michael Fabricant has claimed he is “the victim” of a false allegation after being included in a dossier of Tory MPs accused of inappropriate behaviour.

Gavin Williamson was today named as the new Defence Secretary after Michael Fallon dramatically quit the Government last night.

Ruth Davidson has said the “dam has broken” and it is time to clean up politics in the wake of the Westminster sex abuse scandal. 

Michael Fallon has said he had to quit as Defence Secretary over past misdemeanours - but insisted his behaviour was "acceptable" 10 years ago.

Michael Fallon has dramatically resigned as Defence Secretary as the Westminster sex scandal claimed its first ministerial victim.

Hundreds of thousands more children will be pushed below the poverty line in the coming years by the Government’s freeze to benefits, a respected thinktank has said.

​​Conservative MPs have hit back after their inclusion on a Westminster sex pest list, with one branding it "a form of harassment and intimidation".

Theresa May was repeatedly warned about Westminster sex abuse allegations three years ago, Labour MP Lisa Nandy has said. 

Accusations of sexual assault and harassment in Westminster are as bad as the expenses scandal, a minister has claimed. 

Plans to set a budget for Northern Ireland at Westminster have begun, although talks on resuming power-sharing are reportedly set to continue for another day.

Theresa May has been hit by a fresh twist in the sexual harassment scandal after it emerged her right-hand man will be investigated over a claim of inappropriate behaviour.

Letting agents will be banned from charging sky-high fees to tenants under Government plans published today.

Westminster is at risk of "navel-gazing" over the sexual harassment scandal which has engulfed parliament, according to a former Conservative Cabinet minister.

Labour has accused the Government of a failure to act after ministers kicked a clampdown on so-called ‘crack cocaine’ gambling machines down the road.

James  Brokenshire has given the DUP and Sinn Féin more time to reach a deal on power-sharing at Stormont after the latest talks broke up without a breakthrough.

Michael Fallon has admitted he had to apologise to a journalist for putting his hand on her knee during a dinner.

John Bercow has said “there is a need for change” in parliament as the pressure to tackle sexual harassment by MPs continued to build.

A Labour MP has said she was sexually harassed by a male MEP at the European Parliament when she was in her 20s.

Pressure is mounting on a government minister accused of making his secretary buy sex toys after Downing Street refused to say Theresa May retains confidence in him.

A newly elected Tory MP has accused Labour members of attempting to harass his family.

Shami Chakrabarti has called for the Today programme to apologise after Michael Gove made a joke on the programme about disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein.

Victims of domestic violence will be allowed to skip the queue for long-term social housing, under government plans.

The Government is reportedly preparing for a major U-turn on the controversial Universal Credit system at the Budget next month.

A legal loophole allowing separated parents to dodge child maintenance payments will be closed within months, the Government has announced.