Ministers should consider scrapping the Scotland Office and replacing it with a new department that oversees UK constitutional affairs, according to MPs.

A government minister has taken a thinly-veiled swipe at Conservative leadership hopeful Esther McVey after she said parents should be able to withdraw their children from lessons about LGBT relationships.

Renters would no longer have to pay council tax under radical plans being considered by the Labour Party.

Refuges are just one part of the rebuilding process for people who have experienced domestic abuse. Safe homes for the longer-term must also form part of the picture, writes Neil Coyle

The new inquiry launched by the APPG on Mortgage Prisoners offers hope of a way out for homeowners trapped in high-rate deals as a result of the financial crisis, write co-chairs Seema Malhotra and Lord John Sharkey

An inquiry is needed before more young lives are lost, says Louise Haigh

The importance of statistics and how they can shape our perceptions.

Theresa May has been accused of throwing Northern Ireland veterans “to the wolves” as Tory MPs tore into the Government’s treatment of soldiers who served in the Troubles.

A damning UN report has compared the controversial Tory welfare regime to the infamous Victorian workhouses of the 19th Century.

Urgent Government action is needed so that all children are able to have access to, and benefit from, the education that is their right, says Baroness Janke.

Every week we at Mind hear from people with mental health problems who are struggling to cope the combined impact of having their benefits frozen for years on end, cuts to financial support for disabled people, and the five week wait for Universal Credit

Dealing with the fallout from sexual abuse is a moral duty for the country – and sound public policy, writes Sarah Champion 

The Tories’ cruel attack on our pensioners steps up a gear today as the pension credit cut comes into force. They simply cannot be trusted to look after our pensioners, says Mhairi Black MP.

Penny Mordaunt has said that dealing with the treatment of Army veterans facing prosecution over their actions in Northern Ireland is a "personal priority" for her.

Amber Rudd today announced a major rollback on benefits sanctions and said she hoped any damage done to the Tory brand by the controversial regime could be reversed.

Arfon MP Hywel Williams writes: "Plaid Cymru is calling for Wales’ European funding to be doubled in order to jumpstart our economy and provide a much-needed boost to working people’s income".

Labour is to launch a Commons bid to force the Government to maintain free TV licences for older people.

For the sake of our economy and society, ministers must prioritise further action to tackle the gender pay gap, writes Baroness Gale

Women human rights defenders are coming under attack at an alarming rate. The UK should be at the forefront of responding to this global backlash, writes Catherine West 

Philip Hammond has ditched plans to scrap 1p and 2p coins as part of plans to stop the UK going cashless.

The Government must urgently address problems with UC and make sure that our benefits system works for anyone who needs it.

Jeremy Corbyn heaped praise on a book which suggested banks and the media were controlled by Jews, it has emerged.

If the Department for Work and Pensions is confident that Universal Credit is operationally ready to begin the managed migration pilot, there is no explanation for not setting and meeting the tests to demonstrate this, says Frank Field MP.

The DWP risks leaving benefit claimants "destitute" if it fails to properly prepare for the roll-out of Universal Credit, a group of influential MPs has warned.