The National Federation of Builders (NFB) has welcomed Network Rail’s announcement that it will commit its suppliers to paying their subcontractors within 28 days. 

The UK could still be negotiating its future trade deal with the EU right up until the moment the Brexit transition period ends, top Brussels bigwig Guy Verhofstadt said today.

We must crack down where there is exploitation, but regulating the gig economy out of existence would hurt far more people than it would help, says IPSE.

Philip Hammond will reportedly unveil plans to hit the wealthiest the hardest in order to fund Theresa May’s promised £20bn boost over four years for the NHS.

The head of GCHQ has ramped up calls for UK-EU security ties to be defended after Brexit as he revealed British intelligence thwarted four terror plots on the continent last year.

Matt Hancock has said more schools should consider banning students from using mobile phones during the day.

Theresa May is relying on Labour Brexiteers to help her defeat Tory rebels in a tense Commons showdown on the EU Withdrawal Bill.

The negative impact of insecure work and the gig economy is well known, says Stephanie Peacock MP, and it is time for our laws to reflect that.

When it comes to today's debate on whether Parliament gets a 'meaningful vote' on Brexit, Lib Dem MP Tom Brake says MPs will be judged on "how they weighed their responsibilities and how they then acted."

The Bank of England should stay independent but be given an explicit target to turn around Britain's flagging productivity, a review launched by Labour's John McDonnell has concluded.

EU leaders are set to warn that "no substantial progress" has been made on solving the row over the Irish border amid fears the UK is heading for a no deal Brexit.

Theresa May’s former deputy has joined criticism of the Government’s claim that a major increase in NHS spending will be funded through a “Brexit dividend”.

Here is a summary of this morning's briefing for lobby journalists by the Prime Minister's official spokesman.

Theresa May is braced for a fresh Brexit rebellion as Downing Street said it "cannot accept" a compromise tacked onto its flagship EU exit bill by the House of Lords.

Post-Brexit Britain will be shut out of key European Union crime-fighting measures unless there is "more realism" from the UK Government, the EU's chief Brexit negotiator has said.

Peers have inflicted yet another defeat on the Government's flagship Brexit bill - and paved the way for a high-stakes Commons showdown between Theresa May and Tory rebels.

Theresa May has been reported to the Advertising Standards Agency over claims that a huge cash boost for the NHS will be partly funded by a "Brexit dividend".

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) published a report arguing that it could take up to five generations for descendants of low-income families to reach the average national income. 

Tory rebels have tabled a fresh compromise amendment to the Government's flagship Brexit bill as Theresa May heads for yet another House of Lords defeat.

A Labour frontbencher has ditched his support for another EU referendum - just 48 hours after saying he supported one.

The row over what happens to powers returning to the UK from Brussels after Brexit will "haunt the Tories like the Poll Tax", Ian Blackford has claimed.

The responsible finance industry is underpinned by the principles of fairness, transparency and a strong customer focus, says Jennifer Tankard, Chief Executive, Responsible Finance.

The fact that the Government is doing its bit to subsidise the housing market through the Lifetime ISA and Help To Buy schemes shows that something is wrong in the market itself, says Scott Mann MP.

Pro-EU backbencher Dominic Grieve has admitted MPs could bring down the Government by voting against the final Brexit bill.