A Government-backed mission to disrupt people smuggling in the Mediterranean has ended up leaving more migrants dead, a committee of peers has found.

Andrew Langdon QC, Chair of the Bar Council, warns that court shifts are a on collision course with the legal profession's equality agenda.

Theresa May has announced a public inquiry will take place into the "appalling injustice" of the NHS contaminated blood scandal. 

Theresa May has called on Jeremy Corbyn to condemn the online abuse of MPs and election candidates by trolls on social media.

Senior figures in Labour have lined up to insist MPs who have been hostile to Jeremy Corbyn should not be booted out of parliament by his supporters.

Commenting on Lord Neuberger’s speech published yesterday, Chair of the Bar Andrew Langdon QC warned that there needs to be a complete rethink on the availability and sufficiency of legal aid to prevent excluding those who cannot afford its protection.

The hung parliament means party discipline – and those who enforce it – have never been more important, writes Kevin Maguire

The UK’s top judge has called on ministers to act quickly to confirm mutual recognition of British and EU court judgements will continue after Brexit. 

Labour MP John Mann says a voluntary approach has failed and internet firms need to be "hit where it hurts" to convince them to take action against extremist material online.

Theresa May has warned Labour’s economic strategy could leave the UK in a similar position to Greece, after Jeremy Corbyn demanded action to end the “low pay epidemic” in Britain.

Commenting on Lord Neuberger’s speech published yesterday, Chair of the Bar Andrew Langdon QC warned that there needs to be a complete rethink on the availability and sufficiency of legal aid to prevent excluding those who cannot afford its protection.

The price of gas for small to medium sized businesses is set to soar by 2020 as government climate and decarbonisation policies bite warn rural energy firm, Calor.

UK needs a modern, competitive legal system to meet people's needs and to support a strong post Brexit economy says Enid Rowlands, Chair of the SRA Board.

David Cameron has accused politicians calling on the Government to increase public spending of being "selfish" for wanting to spend money the country does not have.

Theresa May has vowed to crack down on the online trolling of MPs after a dramatic rise in "hard left" abuse during the general election.

A Labour frontbencher has called for the retired judge appointed to lead the Grenfell Tower inquiry to quit.

There will be no vote on repealing fox hunting before 2019 at the earliest, the Government has revealed.  

Theresa May has been accused of burying a report into Islamist extremism in order to protect diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia.

The Government has broadened its criteria for resettling refugees to include non-Syrians fleeing the conflict between the Assad regime, opposition groups and so-called Islamic State. 

Lifting the public sector pay cap is "under active discussion" in Whitehall, according to a government minister.

The Government has been accused of another U-turn after the energy regulator set out plans to extend the energy price cap to fewer households than the Conservative manifesto pledge. 

Theresa May's own counter-terrorism adviser has accused ministers of acting like the Chinese government with plans to fine tech companies not deemed to be helping combat extremism.

Boris Johnson has become the latest Cabinet minister to call for the end of the public sector pay cap.

Theresa May is under pressure to scrap the public sector pay cap, with Michael Gove telling fellow ministers to "respect" the recommendations of pay review bodies.