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.

Dozens of Tory MPs have urged Philip Hammond to find extra cash in the Budget to help prop up the Universal Credit welfare scheme.

British policing is “still institutionally racist”, a senior officer admitted as he launched a new drive to boost the number of ethnically diverse recruits.

We rightly see the rise in rough sleeping on our streets as a national disgrace. But it is vital that those in temporary accommodation are not forgotten in actions to alleviate homelessness, writes Melanie Onn

A no-deal Brexit could result in electricity blackouts across Northern Ireland, the Government has warned.

Tensions between the Conservatives and DUP burst into the open following suggestions that Theresa May could be replaced as Tory leader.

Esther McVey has admitted that benefit claimants moving on to Universal Credit "will be worse off" than under the old system, despite Theresa May insisting nobody would lose out.

We have a system which - from the outset - makes bold assumptions about equality of access to household income and does nothing to secure it for the most vulnerable. The results of that failure can be devastating, says Danielle Rowley MP.

Former Business & Treasury Minister and Tesco Director writes following her parliamentary question this week, on the proportion of goods sorted for recycling by households in England eventually ending up in landfill. 

Vince Cable will today tell housing bosses to rein in multi-million pound bonuses paid to chief executives - or risk facing a forced cap.

Ministers risk a public backlash like that against the poll tax under Margaret Thatcher if they fail to address concerns over Universal Credit, John Major has said.

Businesses could be forced to disclose the ethnic pay gap within its workforce as part of a government plan to tackle earnings disparities between white and ethnic minority employees.

A Labour government will ensure school pupils understand the legacy of the British Empire, colonialism and slavery, Jeremy Corbyn will say.

Downing Street has said Theresa May will not “take lessons” from Gordon Brown as the Labour grandee urged her to halt the Universal Credit welfare shake-up or risk riots on the streets.

Providing shelter without equipping vulnerable individuals with the means to remain there is setting people up for failure, says Veterans Aid.

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Vince Cable and his constituent Elizabeth Cullen write about their efforts to update the law around cohabiting relationships, which affect as many as 3.3 million in Britain. Elizabeth suffered first hand from the impact of an abusive partner who refused to give financial support to his family.

New research now suggests more than eight homeless people are dying each week in the UK. Ministers are walking on by as their inaction contributes to this sickening death toll, says Neil Coyle MP.

Arlene Foster has insisted the DUP will reject any Brexit deal that throws up economic barriers between Northern Ireland and Great Britain.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has released the following in contribution to the upcoming Westminster Hall Debate concerning asylum accommodation contracts that will take place on Wednesday 10 October at 2.30-4pm. 

Chris Blythe OBE, Chief Executive of the CIOB, writes about the government’s latest proposals for a New Homes Ombudsman

The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) reports that in London, just one in three young adults is able to afford a home, compared to 90% in 1990.

Soaring house prices have led to a drastic fall in the number of young people able to afford the cheapest home in their area, according to a thinktank.