New fathers should not be barred from claiming paternity leave even if they are from “high earning” jobs, says CMI.

We need more effective mechanisms to compel contractor CarillionAmey to improve, says Suella Braverman

Net Zero must be a legacy for the next Prime Minister, to ensure that the UK delivers on the promise made my Theresa May last week on reducing carbon emissions by 2050 according to the Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers Association.

Pregnant Labour MP Stella Creasy has said the lack of maternity support for those in Parliament is forcing her to "choose between being an MP and being a mum".

It is time to stop playing the generation game and instead develop a long-term holistic approach to tackling problems, writes Lord Bird

Fourteen million UK citizens now live in poverty. The government must urgently re-establish a welfare system worthy of the fifth largest economy in the world, argues Baroness Janke

Too many remote gambling licences have been granted without proper scrutiny. Companies should have to reapply for the privilege of operating in the British market, says Tom Watson

We must close the extracurricular loophole and protect 16 and 17-year-olds from sexual exploitation, writes Sarah Champion

Ministers have been accused of presiding over "fundamental" flaws in a key housing scheme, as the public spending watchdog found that many of those who benefited from Help to Buy could have bought a home without it.

Labour's Tom Watson has slammed the Government after the BBC announced that it was ending the free TV licence scheme for millions of over-75s.

Bedtime stories improve children’s educational attainment, and it has even more impact when Dad reads it, write David Lammy and Steve Double

Labour has called on ministers to take over any private blocks which still have Grenfell-style cladding on them by the end of this year.

What further horror must people endure before the UK government decides ‘enough is enough’, asks Alison Thewliss MP.

A prominent Labour MP will today urge the Government to crack down on “aggressive activists” who protest against LGBT relationship education at school gates.

Labour is facing calls to suspend its new MP for Peterborough amid a row over anti-semitism - just hours after she was elected.

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.