Rough sleeping in Westminster has jumped by 41% in the past year despite an outcry over two high-profile deaths at the door of Parliament, bleak new government figures have revealed.

Welsh Labour MP Tonia Antoniazzi writes ahead of her Adjournment debate today on the State pension age for women born in the 1950s and notes that a Judicial Review into this policy is planned for June 2019.

Ireland's deputy prime minister has accused Theresa May of "wishful thinking" over her calls for the Brexit deal to be re-negotiated.

Cabinet minister James Brokenshire will today admit the Tories need to “raise our game” on housing as he unlocks £500m for social homes.

Scarlett Crawford has always focused her art on politics, race and class. Naturally, she jumped at the chance to pitch for the First Waves project, an exhibition on Race Relations legislation in the UK currently showing in Westminster Hall. With an eclectic mix of contributors, the artist hopes her work illustrates what it is to be British

Labour is at risk of being seen as "institutionally anti-semitic" unless it does more to tackle Jew hatred in the party, MPs have warned.

Women face enormous challenges during maternity – but there remains a significant gap in the recognition and value of paternity, writes Tracey Crouch

Labour has accused ministers of making "politically-motivated cuts" as a new report found that cities in the North of England have been hardest-hit by austerity over the past decade.

Jeremy Corbyn gives the impression "he is, deep-down, somebody who doesn’t like Jewish people", according to a former Archbishop of Canterbury.

Former MP Jim Sheridan has been reinstated to the Labour party following an investigation into claims he made anti-semitic comments on social media.

The army may need to be deployed to secure the Irish border if Britain leaves the European Union without a deal, Ireland’s Prime Minister has warned.

Cold Weather Payments should be there to support vulnerable older people and not give them extra worries, says George McNamara, Director of Policy and Influencing at Independent Age.

Diane Abbott has accused the BBC of "legitimising" racist abuse after the Labour frontbencher was barracked on Question Time.

A Tory MP is calling for a ban on low-level letterboxes to try and stop long-suffering posties from getting injured on the job.

The system of monthly assessment termed the Minimum Income Floor is a disaster, and politicians from all sides must come together to address this before resuming the roll-out, says IPSE.

Ministers have been criticised for quietly announcing a cut to thousands of pensioner couples’ benefits in the run-up to last night’s crunch Commons Brexit vote.

Theresa May was forced to axe part of her last-ditch Brexit plea after it was found that her voting record undermined a comparison she was due to make with the Welsh Assembly referendum.

A Labour party branch has been criticised for accusing Israel of funding an international campaign to accuse its critics of anti-Semitism.

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has published its latest statistics on homelessness in England. Senior Library Clerk Cassie Barton explains the new system for collecting data – and what the figures tell us  

The only safe and appropriate way to move people across to UC is to ensure nobody risks losing their income if they are unable to make a new claim within three months, says Mind.

The Government's flagship Universal Credit welfare shake-up has suffered another setback as the High Court ruled in favour of a challenge to the scheme lodged by four single working mothers.

Plans to extend the controversial cap on Universal Credit payments to families with more than two chilren have been ditched after Amber Rudd won a cash battle with Philip Hammond.

Theresa May has been urged to appoint a dedicated 'Minister for Hunger' as MPs accused the Government of letting efforts to tackle malnutrition slip "between the cracks".

This is a bold and interesting move and although I applaud the intent I have concerns about its application, says Dr. Hugh Milroy, CEO Veterans Aid.