The number of homeless families has risen by almost 1,000 over the past three months leaving 15,000 with no permanent home over the festive period, according to new figures. 

Labour bosses have been forced to delay the selection of a parliamentary candidate in a key marginal seat amid claims of "1970s-style backroom deals" by the Unite union.

Kezia Dugdale has been reprimanded by Scottish Labour chiefs after returning from a three week stint on ‘I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!’. 

Jeremy Corbyn does not support a "blanket" boycott of Israeli goods and would buy products made in the country himself, Labour has insisted.

A Labour activist has hit out after the party delayed the outcome of its investigation into her claims of sexual harassment against former Shadow Cabinet member Kelvin Hopkins.

Chuka Umunna has said he will not stand near the edge of platforms on the London Underground as he fears being pushed under a tube by an angry member of the public.

Kate Osamor will not be disciplined by Jeremy Corbyn after she defied Labour policy to back a boycott of Israeli goods, PoliticsHome has learned.

MP Jared O’Mara is not currently attending Parliament following advice from his GP, according to a spokesman. 

A senior Labour frontbencher has backed the boycott of Israeli goods - just weeks after Shadow Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry condemned it.

Half of new build homes should be reserved for people living in the UK to boost their chances against foreign investors, a Conservative MP has said.

MPs are failing to check up on whether the Government has taken action in the wake of major tragedies, a damning new report has revealed.

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government welcomes a new report from the Federation of Master Builders which encourages the building of new homes above the high streets of towns and cities throughout the UK.

A Conservative MP who sparked a race row by describing a no-deal Brexit as "the n****r in the woodpile" has had the party whip restored.

More than 90% of MPs think that converting empty spaces above shops could help reverse the current housing shortage, according to new research by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

Labour MP Clive Lewis has been cleared of allegations of sexual harassment following a party inquiry.

Damian Green will be told he does not have to resign over allegations of sexual misconduct or storing porn on a work computer, according to the political editor of ITV.

Two thirds of young people believe Brexit should be abandoned, according to a new poll, in an apparent “wake-up call” to the Government.

Equality and human rights violations are to form the basis of an examination of the tragic fire at Grenfell Tower.

Four construction industry bodies have asked the skills minister to reconsider the makeup of the panel chosen to select the next chair of the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB).

Top DUP MP Ian Paisley has boasted that Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar was “done over” by his party, the UK and the EU in the Brexit negotiations.

Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell have argued the £612m pension fund for MPs should end its investments in fossil fuels.

MPs are calling on the Government to speed up plans to stamp out cold calling pension scams. 

The Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers Association (MIMA) writes in advance of the interim report of the Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety.

David Davis has sparked a diplomatic row with the Irish government after he claimed the Brexit deal struck by Theresa May last week was not legally binding.