Betty Boothroyd was one more election defeat away from giving up hope of becoming an MP. But at the fifth time of asking, the Yorkshire-born Labour activist realised her dream. With typical determination, she seized the opportunity with both hands – and went on to make history. Sebastian Whale talks to the former Speaker, and those who know her, about her landmark career

Home Secretary Amber Rudd is facing renewed calls to quit after admitting that her department does have targets for removing illegal immigrants from the UK - a day after denying that was the case in a grilling by MPs.

Theresa May's DUP allies have threatened to bring down the Government if Northern Ireland is kept inside the EU’s customs union after Brexit.

Amber Rudd’s claim that there is no target in place for the removal of illegal migrants has sparked confusion after it was refuted by the leader of Britain’s immigration workers union.

Robin Allen QC, Chair of the Bar Council’s Equality & Diversity and Social Mobility Committee, said: 

Former shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper has accused Theresa May of shirking responsibility for the Windrush scandal, in a blistering attack in the Commons today.

Chair of the Bar Andrew Walker QC said:

The leaders of the opposition parties have come together to urge ministers to back new plans to tackle unhealthy eating.

Theresa May and Boris Johnson have clashed after the Foreign Secretary repeated his calls for an amnesty for some illegal immigrants.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has set out the details of its work to protect the public and maintain high professional standards in its latest Annual Review.

The Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Home Affairs, Sir Ed Davey, warns the Government that 'a little noticed clause in the Data Protection Bill' could cause a new scandal even larger than Windrush.

Victims of the Windrush scandal are to have their citizenship fees waived, Amber Rudd has announced.

Peers have inflicted another defeat on Theresa May by backing calls for the Charter of Fundamental Rights to be incorporated in UK law after Brexit.

Cash-strapped councils are struggling to cope. While the Local Government Association is on hand to provide practical support, central government must take steps to address the funding gap before services suffer, warns LGA chair Lord Porter

Hereditary peers have no place in modern political Britain. This sorry situation must now end, writes David Hanson ahead of his House of Lords (Exclusion of Hereditary Peers) Bill 

The Government is facing fresh pressure after a leaked letter revealed that the impact of immigration policy changes on the so-called Windrush generation was known about at least two years ago.

Confronting religious intolerance would strengthen the Commonwealth and society at large, writes Preet Gill

Shadow cabinet minister Dawn Butler has said Theresa May could personally be accused of "racism" for her role in bringing forward policies that led to the Windrush scandal.

Senior Tory ministers were among the “harshest critics” of Theresa May’s immigration policies under the coalition government, a former chair of the Conservative party has claimed.

Theresa May has announced that Britain’s Windrush children will be entitled to compensation over their unfair treatment by the Home Office.

Amber Rudd said officials would have greater “teeth” to boost deportations of illegal migrants just months before the Windrush saga began, it has been reported.

Dods People draws together a list of this week's appointments in Westminster politics, all the devolved administrations and the public affairs sector.

Lee Bridges did not think he would fit in when he started work at Westminster in 2012. Now the Director of Communications for the House of Commons is determined to change the way Parliament is perceived

The heads of parliament’s most powerful committees have joined forces in a bid to coordinate the information that each have on the threats posed by Russia.