Theresa May has avoided a fresh leadership crisis after heading off a Tory rebellion with huge last-minute concessions on the Government's Brexit strategy.

In the second in a series of blog posts to be published this week focussing on HMRC’s online tool, IPSE explains why HMRC’s argument that mutuality of obligation exists in every engagement has been undermined by recent tax tribunal cases.

It’s been criticised in parliament and condemned by tax accountants as not fit for purpose. In a series of blogs this week, IPSE will explore the CEST tool and why it is wholly inadequate.

An MP has been cowed into voting against their conscience on Brexit after threats to their safety and that of their family, it was claimed today.

The continuing rise of self-employment shown in today’s labour market statistics reflects the new opportunities it is creating, IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) has said. 

Top Brexit campaigner Arron Banks accused MPs of peddling "fake news" as he faced a stormy parliamentary grilling on his business affairs and meetings with Russian officials.

A former Conservative minister has praised Philip Lee's “honesty and integrity” following his shock resignation from the frontbench ahead of today’s key Brexit bill votes.

David Davis has refused to say Theresa May will definitely lead the Conservatives into the next general election.

Boris Johnson has thrown his weight behind plans for a new £15bn bridge between mainland Britain and Northern Ireland.

Dods Monitoring consultant, Alex Tiley, says 'tremendous opportunity' lies ahead for UK farmers if Defra looks to encourage agri-tech post-Brexit. 

A leading Tory rebel has thrown Theresa May a lifeline which could see her avoid a humiliating defeat on the Government's flagship Brexit bill.

Businesses often deemed too risky or unprofitable by mainstream banks can thrive with finance and other support from responsible lenders, says Jennifer Tankard, Chief Executive, Responsible Finance. 

Jeremy Corbyn is braced for a major rebellion by pro-Remain Labour MPs as the flagship Brexit legislation returns to the Commons.

Theresa May is set to avoid a humiliating defeat on a key Brexit policy after Tory rebels agreed to a compromise deal with Number 10.

The attack on our democracy revealed by the Cambridge Analytica scandal raises fundamental questions about our legal system’s failure to keep up, warns Lord Knight, ahead of Thursday's debate on the abuse of social media data 

Theresa May has warned Tory MPs that any Commons defeats inflicted on the Government's flagship Brexit bill will "undermine" her attempts to get a good deal from Brussels.

IPSE wholeheartedly supports a government proposal to make training for new skills tax-deductible for the self-employed – as it is for employees – balancing a flawed system that had disadvantaged the UK’s flexible labour market.

The House Builders Association (HBA) – the housing division of NFB – agrees with the LGA’s appeal to enable local authorities to spend all of the money generated by the sale of properties under Right to Buy, saying that such a move would help diversify both the supply and type of housing.

The Beast from the East, rising costs and Brexit are to blame for the sharp drop in construction output, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has said in response to the April 2018 construction output figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Theresa May will tonight urge her MPs to send the nation “a message” by backing her on a set of crunch Brexit votes.

A prominent Labour MP last night called for a police probe into Russian links to Brexit after it emerged the boss of the Leave.EU campaign held previously undisclosed meetings with Moscow top brass.

A Conservative minister today insisted it would be unacceptable for the UK to remain tied to the EU customs regime as part of the so-called Brexit ‘backstop’ as it heads into the next election.

David Lidington has pushed back at Boris Johnson’s accusation that the Treasury has acted as the “heart of Remain” by failing to seize the opportunities of leaving the EU.

Theresa May is facing a new round of Brexit turmoil as ministers clash over plans for the UK’s future migration system.