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.

Years of local authority cuts have left the youth service sector hollowed out. If we are to tackle youth violence we need a serious strategy, writes Vicky Foxcroft

SNP MPs would vote for a second referendum on Brexit if the issue came before the House of Commons, Nicola Sturgeon confirmed today.

John McDonnell has dropped the strongest hint yet that Labour would scrap the controversial Universal Credit welfare overhaul if it wins power.

The former Chair of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority has said that the system for assessing benefits has created a “hostile environment” for disabled people. 

The Work and Pensions Secretary has reportedly told the Cabinet that millions of families could lose £200 per month under Universal Credit. 

Former SNP deputy leader Angus Robertson has been commissioned by Plaid Cymru to front a "root and branch review" into the party’s campaign machinery.

Education is the ‘rocket-fuel’ for social mobility Education Secretary Damian Hinds has said, but added there is much more to be done.