International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt was interrupted by a charity whistleblower today as she hosted a conference on rooting out abuse in the aid sector.

The DUP's backing for Brexit has seen them backed into a constitutional corner, says Andrew McQuillan.

An accusation of bullying made against Labour frontbencher Valerie Vaz was not followed up by the party, it has emerged.

Ministers have been accused of presiding over a “shambles” after it was revealed they owe more than £1bn in back payments to tens of thousands of claimants who were underpaid.

John Bercow is the victim of a "witch-hunt" and should not be removed as Speaker over the Commons bullying row, Ken Clarke has said.

MPs have rejected a bid by Labour to force the Government to reveal its own assessment of the impact of Universal Credit.

John McDonnell has admitted he "longs for a united Ireland" but insisted it should not happen as a result of a botched Brexit.

Local authorities must do more to enable development within our existing communities, says NFB. 

Now is the time to fix these design flaws, so Universal Credit supports rather than punishes the self-employed, says Jordan Marshall, Policy Development Manager at IPSE.

Labour will today try to force ministers to reveal the impact of Universal Credit on benefit claimants' incomes.

Lord Lucas says research around medical treatments for gender dysphoria in children is weak and more needs to be done to understand the "far-reaching and long-lasting consequences."

Commons Speaker John Bercow will stand down next summer, it has been reported, as he faced sharp criticism from MPs following a damning report on bullying in Parliament.

A  jibe about "crossing yourself" by a top Labour official risks losing the party Catholic voters, an MP has warned.

The roll-out of the Government’s troubled welfare policy, Universal Credit, has been delayed once again after a barrage of criticism from influential Tory MPs.

Ageism and misogyny could become hate crimes as part of a major legal shake-up, Sajid Javid will announce today.

Each winter there are over 30,000 ‘excess deaths’, many traceable to poor heating, says Hywel Williams MP, ahead of his Ten Minute Rule Motion today on Cold Weather Payments.

Women are turning to prostitution because of Universal Credit, according to a veteran MP.

As the government publishes its refreshed Hate Crime Action Plan, our message is clear: wherever we find discrimination we will do all we can to confront it, says Lord Bourne

Theresa May has said tackling loneliness is a “national mission” as the Government announced plans to plough millions of pounds into a new scheme to reduce it. 

Scottish Tory bigwigs Ruth Davidson and David Mundell have warned Theresa they will ditch their support for her Brexit strategy if it threatens “the integrity of our United Kingdom”, PoliticsHome can reveal.

Labour has today contested a claim by Cabinet minister Matt Hancock that he has received no complaints from constituents about the Universal Credit welfare scheme.

Shami Chakrabarti has slammed contraversial gagging clauses, allegedly forced on charities delivering Universal Credit and other Government welfare programmes.

Ministers could face a backlash over plans to overhaul transgender rights, as a new poll finds overwhelming opposition among Tory MPs.

Ministers have been accused of delaying a crackdown on rip-off leasehold agreements on new homes, after a fresh consultation was launched.