Some MPs are probably involved in the abuse of children, an influential Labour backbencher has claimed. 

Labour has called for Theresa May's "direct involvement" in last-ditch talks to get power-sharing up and running again at Stormont.

Hopes of establishing a new executive in Northern Ireland have been dashed after DUP leader Arlene Foster pulled her party out of cross-party talks.

MPs have expressed their shock and dismay after a suspected rough sleeper was found dead just yards from the entrance to Parliament.

The Work and Pensions Committee has today (Wednesday 14 February 2018) released its full report on benefits assessments for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and Personal Independence Payments (PIP).

Scope has commented on the Work and Pensions select committee's report on disability benefit claimants' experiences, which found a "pervasive lack of trust" and assesssment reports "riddled with errors".

MPs have delivered a scathing verdict on the assessment system for disability benefits, warning it is having an "untenable human cost" on claimants. 

DUP leader Arlene Foster has branded Theresa May’s attempt to reach a power-sharing agreement in Northern Ireland a “distraction”.

Britain’s longest serving mayor, Sir Robin Wales, is facing a deselection fight as he pursues an unprecedented fifth term at the helm of the borough that hosted the London Olympics.

MPs will look at whether non-disclosure agreements are being used by employers to cover up harassment, as part of a wider inquiry into workplace culture.

Theresa May has urged Sinn Fein and the DUP to make "one final push" to reach a power-sharing agreement at the Stormont Assembly.

A minister charged with promoting the Government's new shared parental leave policy has admitted he is not actually entitled to take time off to look after his own baby.

Here is a summary of this morning's briefing for lobby journalists by the Prime Minister's official spokesman.

Ministers will investigate claims made by Priti Patel that government officials ignored warnings over sex abuse by charity staff.

Theresa May will visit Northern Ireland today as the parties in the Stormont Assembly try to break a year of political deadlock and form a power-sharing executive.

A hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic would be a “clear and present danger to the peace process,” the Irish government's EU spokesman has warned.

Labour’s Andrew Gwynne has suggested his party could scrap council tax and replace it with a “radical” new system for funding local government.

A Conservative-run council in one of London's wealthiest areas is asking rich residents to pay a voluntary contribution on top of their council tax to help fund extra services.

Tougher guidelines for councils borrowing cheap loans to make multi-million pound bets on the commercial property market have been introduced by ministers.

The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator has warned that border checks between Northern Ireland and the Republic are “unavoidable” if the UK leaves the single market and the customs union. 

A Scottish Labour MSP refused to sit next to his party leader over the failure to suspend an MP who admitted using "deeply offensive" language about gay people and the Chinese community.

Northern Ireland will have to remain in the customs union and single market after Brexit in order to avoid a hard border, EU negotiators have said.

Every local authority should have at least one handyman to help the elderly with odd jobs and to stay safe in their homes, MPs have said.

Jo Swinson has clashed with veteran BBC journalist John Humphrys over comments he made in the wake of Carrie Gracie's resignation as the corporation's China editor.