Let’s mark Refugee Week by shaping policies to help refugees integrate and contribute to society in the UK, says Thangam Debbonaire

Theresa May has been accused of attempting to tie the hands of her successor with a massive £27bn funding pledge for schools.

The Prime Minister’s announcement on tackling modern slavery is a welcome start – but if we are to truly end this evil we must act decisively, writes Frank Field

The Vagrancy Act is an archaic law that undermines the positive work being done by this government to help the homeless – it should be repealed immediately, says Bob Blackman

SNP MP Ronnie Cowan, the Vice-chair of the APPG on drug policy reform writes of the recent admissions from Conservative leadership candidates: "These are politicians that have fought to maintain the pernicious and discriminatory drugs policy that the UK has maintained since 1971 and yet they don’t believe it applies to them or their friends".

Firstly, the tragic fire at the Notre Dame cathedral in April was a sobering reminder to all of us not only of the vulnerability, but also the unique importance, of historic buildings, writes Liz Peace

Despite decades of equality legislation across G7 members, there is still a big difference between the average earnings of men and women. As we leave the EU, the UK has a chance to set out our global leadership on issues which affect the day to day lives of all UK workers, says Baroness Buscombe. 

More and more people are turning to surrogacy to start a family, yet the laws governing surrogacy came into effect in the mid-1980s and need updating, says the Law Commission. 

Please find below details of a briefing EHRC have published in contribution to a Lords debate tomorrow on domestic abuse. 

Whether it’s nuisance bikes, anti-social behaviour, burglaries or violence, it feels as though our smaller communities are battling against the tide, writes Tracy Brabin

This week marks the 75th anniversary of an unprecedented event in the history of warfare. We owe a debt of gratitude to the heroes of D-Day, writes Earl Howe

Ministers must be reminded of how cutting regulations, careless specifying, poor workmanship and bad maintenance can kill men, women and children in truly horrific circumstances, writes Emma Dent Coad

Robert Skidelsky is one of Britain's leading public intellectuals and arguably the greatest living authority on the life and work of economist John Maynard Keynes. To mark the crossbench peer's 80th birthday, Geoffrey Lyons sits down with him to discuss austerity, Lords reform, and what Keynes would think of today's political environment

The Home Affairs Committee (HAC) has called on the Government to confirm in primary legislation the rights of EU citizens after the UK leaves the EU.

John McDonnell has torn in to the Tory leadership candidates for kick-starting a "race to the bottom" on tax and spending pledges.

Dominic Raab has launched a scathing personal attack against Jeremy Corbyn over his response to tackling anti-semitism.

Ministers have been warned they must enshrine the rights of EU citizens to live and work in the UK in law before Brexit or risk a repeat of the Windrush scandal.

The Government must include key construction roles in its Shortage Occupation List following the Migration Advisory Committee’s recognition of skills shortages in the construction industry, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is today launching a formal investigation to determine whether The Labour Party has unlawfully discriminated against, harassed or victimised people because they are Jewish. The EHRC is pleased that The Labour Party has committed to co-operate fully with its investigation.

Michael Gove will grant free citizenship to the three million EU nationals living in Britain if he becomes Prime Minister, it has emerged.

MPs and firefighters have criticised Theresa May for citing her response to the Grenfell tragedy as part of her legacy during her resignation speech.

Responding to today’s announcement by the Criminal Bar Association to ballot its members on whether to take action over prosecution and defence fees, the Bar Council and the Young Barristers’ Committee (YBC) said: “The lack of investment in the criminal justice system over many years has been highlighted by the Bar Council and YBC at every available opportunity. The Bar Council and YBC share the widespread concerns of those practising at the criminal Bar. 

The lack of oversight of the use of facial recognition technology by the police has drawn the attention of multiple human rights and political commentators. What is the problem and what should be the way forward? Guinevere Poncia, Political Consultant at Dods Monitoring takes a closer look.

Liberal Democrat peer Baroness Ludford writes following her parliamentary question on 'Preventing fraud perpetrated on bank customers'.