Theresa May's decision to call the snap general election cost taxpayers £140 million, it has been revealed.

A former top aide to Theresa May has hit back at George Osborne over claims he has told friends he want the Prime Minister "chopped up in bags in [his] freezer".

Theresa May today used parliament's primetime period to reveal Tory backbencher Michael Fabricant will take part in a hit TV dating show.

Jeremy Corbyn has refused to condemn Len McCluskey over his threat to call illegal strike action over public sector pay.

Workers continue to feel the pinch as wages failed to keep up with the pace of rising prices for the fifth month in a row, official figures revealed today.

Neil Sartorio, Head of Local Public Services at EY, has commented on today’s National Audit Office report on homelessness.

Plans to guarantee the Conservatives a majority on powerful Commons committees despite the general election delivering a hung parliament have been backed by MPs.

The Government’s ‘light touch’ approach has led to increasing homelessness ‘in all its forms,’ according to a new report by the National Audit Office. 

The next round of Brexit talks have been delayed by a week, it has been confirmed.

An attempt by media mogul Rupert Murdoch to enlarge his broadcasting empire in the UK is set to be referred to the official competition watchdog, it was announced today.

Labour will force a Commons vote tomorrow on the Government’s plans to raise tuition fees by £250 a year.

Angry Conservative rebels today launched an attempt to force a vote in parliament on the final trade deal the Government strikes with the European Union.

Former Tony Blair advisor and once staunch Jeremy Corbyn critic John McTernan has said the Labour leader will win the next election.

LBC radio has been rapped by the UK's broadcasting watchdog for failing to challenge a listener who branded Diane Abbott “a retard”.

A jump in the price of clothing due to the fall in the pound pushed inflation to its joint highest level in more than five years, official statistics revealed today.

Labour have demanded that major EU powers be handed straight to the devolved administrations after Brexit.

Labour MPs rebelled against Jeremy Corbyn as the Commons gave its backing to the Government's flagship Brexit bill.

Britain will continue to provide military and security assistance to the European Union after Brexit, the Government has insisted.

Labour bosses believe as many as 20 of their MPs could refuse to vote against the EU (Withdrawal) Bill in a major challenge to Jeremy Corbyn's authority.

Supporters of Jeremy Corbyn have won seats on a powerful committee overseeing the Labour conference agenda in a major boost for the party leader.

The Liberal Democrats are going “backwards” and face existential challenges that could get worse, Paddy Ashdown has said.

Independent Age Behind the Wheel guide launches to help older people

Boris Johnson was condemned today after insisting the Government would deliver on the promises made during the EU referendum campaign.

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