The new All-Party Parliamentary Group on Mortgage Prisoners will campaign to ensure that all who are trapped on expensive deals offered a way out, say founding members Seema Malhotra MP and Charlie Elphicke MP.

Theresa May has ordered councils to do more to protect domestic abuse victims and their children as she vowed to end the "postcode lottery" in support services.

The latest Commons gossip from Emilio Casalicchio

Three organisations that have failed to report their gender pay gap information on time for the second year in a row have today been publicly named and shamed by the Equality and Human Rights Commission.

Knife crime has dominated headlines, engulfed parliamentary discussions and debates for years, and yet the heightened awareness and publicity has had no significant impact on reducing the problem, writes Laura Hutchinson.

Threats against MPs have reached record levels in the wake of the Brexit referendum, police chiefs have revealed.

By ensuring that regional economic growth provides access to opportunity for all and doesn’t leave anyone behind, we’ll be one step closer to creating a truly fair England where opportunities are shared equally across the country, says Caroline Waters, Deputy Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission.

Margaret Thatcher would not have allowed Huawei to have a role in the development of the UK's 5G network, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has claimed.

The new immigration scheme aimed at guaranteeing the rights of EU nationals after Brexit is set to become a Windrush scandal “times ten,” ministers have been warned.

Ministers have been urged to plough more resources into police budgets as it emerged the number of officers requiring treatment for mental health problems has soared.

The UK and Welsh governments must do more to improve their record on preventing inhuman and degrading treatment across several areas, including immigration detention, healthcare and youth custody, the Equality and Human Rights Commission has warned.

The CEO of EDF Energy responds to the vision set out by the Committee on Climate Change to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and achieve ‘net zero’ by 2050.

Ministers have been condemned after a report revealed that the places hardest hit by cuts to youth services are likely to have seen the biggest increases in knife crime.

Radical reforms to the probation service were introduced too quickly by Chris Grayling and will end up costing the public purse nearly half a billion pounds, according to MPs.

The Recall of MPs Act 2015 is a decent piece of legislation – it balances the rights of MPs and constituents. The law should be extended to local and devolved governments, writes Tony Grew

Gavin Williamson will avoid a criminal investigation into his alleged role in leaking top-secret information after the head of the Metropolitan Police said the case would need to be referred to them by ministers.

The next Queen’s Speech – originally expected in June – is likely to be delayed until at least the autumn as the Brexit stalemate drags on. Nikki da Costa looks at the Prime Minister’s options 

Theresa May has been warned that Britain risks “nesting a dragon” if ministers ignore top intelligence advice and allow Huawei to build parts of the country's new 5G network.

The legal professions of England and Wales – solicitors, barristers and Chartered Legal Executives are joining together to mark Pride events in Birmingham, Bristol, Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester, Cardiff and London.

A cross-party group of MPs has referred the Home Office to the UK's equalities watchdog as they warned that "nothing has changed" since the Windrush scandal erupted last year.

Former district councillor, the Conservative MP for Rugby Mark Pawsey, writes ahead of his Westminster Hall debate on district council finances, in anticipation of this week's local council elections.

It was always unrealistic to assume that the technology companies providing social media, chat and gaming services would act unilaterally to police the online world and most will welcome a clear legal definition of harms and clarity on their statutory duty of care, says PA Consulting.

The Online Harms White Paper is a valuable step forward in creating a safer and stronger internet that works for the benefit of all humankind, says DCMS Minister, Lord Ashton.

Rape victims could be discouraged from coming forward if new guidelines force them to hand over their phones to police, MPs from across the political divide have warned.