The average cost of the ‘poverty premium’ in 2017 was £490 per household per year, according to research by Bristol University.  The poverty premium is when low income households pay more for essential goods and services.  Bristol University estimate that low income households pay an additional £55.00 a year to access high cost credit and £9.00 a year to access money.  These are costs that low-income households can’t afford.

Andrew Murrison believes the success of Brexit hinges on the UK-Ireland border. But the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee chair is optimistic a solution will be found – and insists leaving the EU is compatible with upholding the Good Friday Agreement. He talks to Nicholas Mairs

David Cameron has insisted he does not regret calling the referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union that cost him his job as Prime Minister.

Peers have delivered a blow to Theresa May by decisively backing moves to keep Britain in a customs union with the European Union after Brexit.

Ministers will announce a climbdown over part of their flagship Brexit bill in a bid to head off a Lords rebellion, PoliticsHome has learned.

Keir Starmer has hit back at Barry Gardiner for appearing to suggest the Good Friday Agreement is outdated and describing a key plank of Labour's Brexit policy as "b******s".

The Government has hinted at fresh changes to its flagship Brexit bill in a bid to stave off likely defeat in the House of Lords.

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

The marathon UK pay squeeze has finally come to an end after official figures showed wages growing slightly faster than inflation.

Ministers are braced for a series of defeats as their flagship Brexit bill faces crunch votes in the House of Lords

I agree with many of the views expressed by organisations with whom we have ideological differences, that fur labelling falls significantly short of what consumers expect. Together with MPs we all have a responsibility to put this right, says Mike Moser, Chief Executive, British Fur Trade Association. 

What does it mean to be mutual? Formally, there is the ownership structure, with customers as member-owners of the business. However, mutuality goes much deeper, affecting how and why an organisation functions, says Andrew Gall, Chief Economist, BSA.

The Government is at risk of "stumbling into dangerous territory" over the use of "killer robots", a new report from peers has warned.

Working together we can break down barriers to help all Commonwealth countries achieve their development ambitions, reduce dependence on aid – and create the trading partnerships of the future, writes Liam Fox

Allegations about Facebook’s misuse of data have raised new and deeply disturbing questions. Ministers must not be complacent about the potential impact, writes Lord Tyler

The duty to ‘Do No Harm’ will set the standard by which freedom to trade versus public health is balanced after we leave the EU, argues Lord Warner

The head of the EU’s Brexit negotiating team has predicted the UK will give in to the EU’s demands over Gibraltar.

The NFB has welcomed a package of government proposals to remove barriers to SMEs winning more government and public sector contracts. 

The Building and Allied Trades Joint Industrial Council (BATJIC) has agreed a one year deal involving a 3.1% pay rise to come into effect in June 2018. This follows from the successful conclusion of pay negotiations between the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), on behalf of SME construction employers, and Unite the union, on behalf of operatives, the FMB has said.

Prince Charles should not become the next Commonwealth head when the Queen steps down from the role, according to a senior Labour MP.

Amber Rudd will set out plans to spend an extra £9m on fighting use of the dark web by criminal gangs.

British civil servants are set to begin detailed negotiations on the future trade relationship with Brussels after David Davis won out in a key internal battle. 

Choosing to diverge from EU rules after Brexit will mean more costs for British businesses, the Confederation of British Industry has warned.

In the wake of Carillion’s collapse, the dangers of concentrating public sector procurement in the hands of big business are clear to see. Far from reducing risk, the government’s reliance on a small number of very large firms sent ripples along the supply chain and left thousands of small businesses with unpaid invoices.