It is essential that policymakers focus on improving the quality of the built environment and ensuring the highest standards are met in all new-build housing.

Small and medium-sized enterprises need more help from the Government to thrive, according to Rachel Reeves and Mark Pawsey. 

Labour has lashed out at the Government after new analysis found more than 130,000 children will wake up on Christmas day without a permanent home.

Britain could rip up its plan to leave the EU without having to get the approval of other member states, a top European legal adviser has said, in a major boost for anti-Brexit campaigners.

A shocking four million people in Britain live in poverty despite having jobs, a damning new report has claimed.

Good quality, accessible childcare has a massive impact on family life. Now is the time for the Government to realise its potential, says Save the Children.

A disciplinary probe into a Labour MP accused of being abusive towards Jeremy Corbyn has been dropped.

Scottish Secretary David Mundell is facing fresh calls to resign amid a brewing standoff over European access to Britain’s fishing waters after Brexit.

More than 100,000 children could be exposed to severe financial hardship over Christmas because of the Government’s troubled welfare programme Universal Credit, ministers have been warned.

Sajid Javid has been forced to scrap a ban on military-style rifles amid a revolt by Tory backbenchers and DUP MPs. 

As the DUP gathers for its annual conference in Belfast this weekend, Andrew McQuillan notes what a difference a year makes.

Tommy Robinson has been appointed as an adviser to Ukip leader Gerard Batten on rape gangs and prison reform.

Labour’s sister party in Northern Ireland has accused Jeremy Corbyn of “taking the DUP line” on Brexit.

Ministers need to "broaden out" their support for low-paid women, Penny Mordaunt will say today, as she sets out plans to change the focus of the Government's top equalities body.

Dods People draws together a list of appointments in Westminster politics, the devolved administrations and the public affairs sector in the last week.

The NFB is urging the Government to reform the planning process and help all ambitious communities grow. 

Amber Rudd today hit back at a UN expert who issued a damning report about the state of poverty in the UK.

The decline of the British seaside is far from inevitable or a permanent feature. But we need to invest in better connectivity and a more inclusive economic model that spreads wealth and opportunity, writes Lord Bassam 

Tory policies have inflicted “great misery” on the most vulnerable in society and the Government is “in denial” about it, a damning UN report has said.

Tenants and landlords could soon be able to settle their differences through a designated housing court, ministers have announced.

The 'cash-cow' of estate maintenance fees are now a common feature of many private housing developments, says Helen Goodman MP.

Responding to a Resolution Foundation report out today, IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) has said Universal Credit doesn’t just disincentivise workers and employees – it discourages people from striking out on their own too.

At least 40 Tory MPs are set to vote against Theresa May today in a bid to force her to publish crucial legal advice on Brexit.

A Government minister has defended housing tsar Roger Scruton amid calls that he be ousted from his new role over a string of controversial comments.