A Labour government will oversee a massive expansion of free childcare for the parents of pre-school youngsters, Jeremy Corbyn is to announce. 

We asked five Labour backbenchers to make the case for a policy they would like to see in the party’s next programme for government. Seema Malhotra says her party must grasp the nettle and pave the way for a new deal for leaseholders before it is too late.

We asked five Labour backbenchers to make the case for a policy they would like to see in the party’s next programme for government. Lisa Nandy argues the next Labour manifesto must offer a convincing future for towns – and pledge to restore power to those who rightfully own it.

Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard has condemned one of the party's most senior figures over an "anti-Catholic" remark he made to a female member.

Labour MPs have accused two senior union chiefs of trying to downplay the party's anti-Semitism problems.

A Labour government will champion community concerns, and repair the damage done to local services from years of Tory austerity, writes Andrew Gwynne

The only way to fix the housing crisis is to build more genuinely affordable homes, writes shadow housing minister John Healey

Labour would create a separate Cabinet post to focus on women's and equality issues were it to lead the next government, the party has said.

Carolyn Harris has built a reputation as an effective and shrewd campaigner in her short time in Parliament. Her latest mission, to crack down on those who profit from sexual exploitation by tackling demand, remains a divisive topic. Can she win the argument within her party for the Nordic Model? The Shadow Women’s Minister talks to Jess Phillips

The Law Commission has proposed a series of radical reforms designed to provide a better deal for leaseholders who want to purchase the freehold or to extend the lease of their home.

A Labour government would stop betting companies from advertising during live sporting events as part of a wider bid to clampdown on problem gambling, the party has said.

Theresa May will insist social housing tenants are not "second-rate citizens" as she announces £2bn to build a generation of new homes.

An activist who claims she was raped by a senior Labour official has accused the party of sitting on a report which reveals sexual harassment is "rife" in the organisation.

The Government must urgently reconsider the rollout of Universal Credit (UC) and heed the growing warnings about the damage the policy has caused, IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) has today said.

A former top aide to David Cameron has called for the rollout of the controversial Universal Credit system introduced under the ex-PM to be halted.

Ruth Davidson has ruled out ever running for the Conservative leadership - as she revealed a history of depression and self-harm.

The NFB welcomes the announcement of new funding but remains concerned that the Government’s efforts to solve the housing crisis have moved away from making the planning process more efficient. 

Jeremy Corbyn "has been a perpetrator of anti-Semitism", a former Labour frontbencher has declared.

Today (Wednesday 12 September 2018) in Prime Minister’s Questions Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn mentioned mental health charity Mind while talking about Government plans to move more than 2 million people on existing benefits over to Universal Credit.

MPs from across the political divide have flocked to support Jacob Rees-Mogg after the top Tory and his children were harangued by an angry protester.

It is vital that we must not assign all the ills of veterans’ lives to the military - whatever happened to personal responsibility? Says Hugh Milroy, CEO, Veterans Aid.

Emma Reynolds, MP for Wolverhampton North East, has told the Labour Party that it needs a relentless focus on increasing the supply of homes.

The next Labour government needs to focus all of its energy on solving the problems which are holding back the supply of new homes, says Emma Reynolds MP.

Labour's Shadow Minister for Children and Families, Emma Lewell-Buck, writes ahead of her parliamentary debate on funeral poverty and argues 'no one should ever have to endure the agony of worrying about funeral costs at the same time as grieving'.