Nicholas Mairs

Universal Credit is failing parents who are trying to get into work because they are unable to afford the childcare fees up-front, MPs have revealed.

MPs today blasted the Government after it was revealed the number of deaths among people forced to sleep rough has jumped by a quarter in five years.

Britain’s major business groups have rounded on ministers’ post-Brexit immigration plan amid fears it could leave firms unable to recruit the staff they need.

The Government today unveilled its long-delayed blueprint for how Britain will manage migration after leaving the EU. PoliticsHome has broken down the key points.

Consumers face having to pay a deposit on bottles, cans and disposable cups under a new crackdown on waste, Michael Gove has revealed.

Plans to draw up guidelines for employers on how they should clamp down on sexual harassment in the workplace have been criticised by a top MP.

Emergency shelter would be provided for every rough sleeper in freezing weather under a Labour government, the party has announced.

Jeremy Corbyn has finally tabled a motion of no confidence in Theresa May - barely two hours after apparently ditching the idea.

MPs will finally vote on Theresa May's Brexit deal on the week beginning 14 January, it has been confirmed.

Tony Blair has hit back at Theresa May in a dramatic war of words between political heavyweights after she criticised his calls for a second EU referendum.

Dragging out the Brexit process is having a “detrimental effect” on wider domestic policy, a cross-party group of senior MPs has warned Theresa May.

Sajid Javid will outline plans to slash immigration from the European Union by up to 80% once Britain leaves the bloc, it has been reported.

Britain will “flourish and prosper” after Brexit even if the country quits the European Union without a deal, Jeremy Hunt has said.

The first ever female MP, Constance Markievicz, was elected to the House of Commons 100 years ago but didn’t take her seat as she was a member of the Northern Irish republican party, Sinn Féin. It took over 80 years to elect the party’s second Westminster MP, Michelle Gildernew. To mark the anniversary, we spoke to the Gildernew about Markievicz’s legacy and what it’s like following in her footsteps.     

Defiant Theresa May has vowed to fight an attempt by Conservative colleagues to oust her, after it was confirmed that a vote of no-confidence would go ahead this evening.

Former Labour frontbencher Kate Osamor has apologised for the "emotional outbursts" towards a journalist which led to her resignation from the Shadow Cabinet.

The number of patients on NHS waiting lists has shot up by over a million since the Conservatives came to power, Labour has said.

David Cameron has said he does not regret holding the Brexit referendum.

Labour is ready to form a minority government this week should Theresa May’s Brexit deal be voted down by MPs, a party frontbencher has said.

Labour would scrap laws that prevent British workers from striking in support of counterparts in other countries, John McDonnell has said.

Three ministers are reportedly on the verge of supporting a second EU referendum if Theresa May fails to get her Brexit deal through the Commons this week.

Jeremy Corbyn has congratulated Mark Drakeford after he won the Welsh Labour leadership contest to become the next first minister of the country.

On Tuesday Theresa May is set to face one of the greatest challenges of any modern Prime Minister in getting her Brexit agreement over the line.

Liam Fox has warned that MPs could try to “steal Brexit from the British people” after they voted to effectively hand Parliament control of the process should Theresa May's deal be voted down.

Nigel Farage has resigned from Ukip "with a heavy heart" over the current leadership’s "fixation" with former English Defence Leader Tommy Robinson and the issue of Islam.

MPs have backed a bid for Parliament to effectively take control of the Brexit process should Theresa May's deal be voted down.

The BBC has withdrawn its bid to host a live TV debate between Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn on the Brexit deal.

Ministers were in contempt of Parliament when they refused to reveal the full Brexit legal advice they have received, MPs have ruled.

Transport Secretary Chris Grayling tried to dodge responsibility for the rail timetabling chaos earlier this year but he should have taken the rap, MPs have declared.

Theresa May has insisted she “will still have a job in two weeks’ time” as she fended off suggestions she could be forced out of office within days.

Ukip boss Gerard Batten has survived an attempt to oust him after the party’s national executive voted “overwhelmingly” against a motion of no confidence in his leadership.

Theresa May's top Brexit adviser warned that the backstop deal to avoid a hard Irish border in all circumstances is a “bad outcome” for the UK and there is no legal guarantee that ministers can withdraw from it.

The Conservatives have extended their lead over Labour to five points despite major splits within the party over Brexit, according to a new poll.

A no-deal Brexit would jeopardise the ability of British and European authorities to protect the public from terrorism, a minister will warn today.

Ministers should end their support for exploitation of oil and gas reserves in the Arctic as it is “incompatible” with the UK’s global climate change commitments, MPs have said.

The US ambassador to the UK has moved to play down Donald Trump’s claim that Theresa May’s Brexit agreement could end hopes of a trade deal with the US.