Nicholas Mairs

The Home Office is investigating 8,000 potential cases in the wake of the Windrush scandal, ministers have revealed.

A Jeremy Corbyn ally and Labour MP has called on the party’s top brass to apologise for its “treacherous” and "damaging" 2017 general election campaign.

Former shadow cabinet minister Heidi Alexander has announced she will stand down as an MP to take up the role of London's deputy mayor for transport.

Diane Abbott has accused ministers of a “random” approach to migration rules amid claims more than 1,000 skilled migrants could wrongly face deportation.

The SNP's Mhairi Black has said Jeremy Corbyn told her he backs Scotland becoming an independent country in a private conversation.

A senior Tory MP has said John Bercow should welcome an investigation into allegations of bullying made by former parliamentary staff.

Lord Adonis has apologised after he tweeted a cartoon depicting Sajid Javid planning to deport his own parents.

Ministers are looking into giving grandparents an effective legal right to see their grandchildren following a divorce between parents.

Conservative MPs are preparing to ramp up pressure on John Bercow by launching a series of parliamentary questions and motions calling on him to resign as speaker.

Rebel Conservative MPs reportedly believe they have the numbers needed in the Commons to keep Britain in the single market after Brexit.

Labour has accused ministers of “betraying” young people by spending millions on a new homes programme that has yet to see any houses built.

The Government is to begin drawing up a new code which aims to tackle "chilling" attempts to stop people from expressing their views on university grounds.

John McDonnell has said some voters are willing to pay more in council tax in order to boost local services.

Labour has called for a Commons vote on Wednesday which could force ministers to publish all internal government memos on the Windrush scandal.

Theresa May has said ministers will ramp up their efforts to reverse a series of Lords amendments to the flagship Brexit bill which she claims would “tie the Government’s hands”.

Sajid Javid has ditched the "hostile environment" phrase to describe the Government approach to illegal immigration as he sought to distance himself from Theresa May's legacy at the Home Office.

Sajid Javid has suggested that the Government may water down its desire to create a "hostile environment" for illegal immigrants as he began work as the new Home Secretary.

Amber Rudd is facing further pressure after a leaked memo suggests she was made aware of targets for immigration removals nearly a year ago - days after telling MPs they did not exist.

Senior Labour MPs have hit out at the revelation that nobody from a Black Caribbean background was accepted on to the civil service graduate scheme in one year despite record numbers applying.

MPs have attacked the Government’s "completely inadequate" management of two major rail franchises as exposing a “broken model" with “serious and deep-rooted problems”.

Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson has announced she is 13 weeks pregnant with her first child.

Labour are set to record their best vote in London for 40 years at next week’s local elections, according to a poll.

Keir Starmer has accused Theresa May of “governing for narrow party interest” by ruling out a new customs union after Brexit, ahead of a key vote later today.

Amber Rudd’s claim that there is no target in place for the removal of illegal migrants has sparked confusion after it was refuted by the leader of Britain’s immigration workers union.

Favouring EU migrants who want to move to the UK after Brexit would be "racist", Jacob Rees-Mogg has said.

Theresa May has reportedly told ministers to stay away from a vote this week which could end in a majority of MPs backing remaining in the customs union.

European Union negotiators have reportedly admitted that their plan to force common regulations between Northern Ireland and the Republic in order to stop a hard border is flawed.

John McDonnell has attacked soaring pay among senior water industry bosses at a time when consumers’ bills are going up as a “national scandal”.

Theresa May has announced plans for an annual commemoration in honour of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence.

Philip Hammond reportedly stepped in to block a maximum stake for highly addictive betting machines amid fears the Treasury would be unable to replace lost revenue.

The head of the Confederation for British Industry has hit out at Sajid Javid after he insisted Britain must quit the customs union after Brexit.

The Government is facing fresh pressure after a leaked letter revealed that the impact of immigration policy changes on the so-called Windrush generation was known about at least two years ago.

Shadow cabinet minister Dawn Butler has said Theresa May could personally be accused of "racism" for her role in bringing forward policies that led to the Windrush scandal.

A former cabinet minister in the coalition government has said Theresa May threw out proposals for a trade deal with India because of the country’s “modest” visa demands.

Nearly half of UK voters believe a new centre-ground party is needed, while just under a quarter of the public are against the idea.

Plans to try out voter ID checks in some council areas at next month’s local elections will unfairly impact on minority groups, the Government’s equality watchdog has said.