Labour has torn into the Government after the number of new homes built for affordable rent hit its lowest level since records began.

Jeremy Corbyn is to demand the Government pays £1bn to ensure all council high rises are retrofitted with sprinklers in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire, it has been reported.

A former Commons bar manager has said she was repeatedly pestered for sex by MPs - including one who followed her home after drinking 12 pints.

A government minister who made his female personal assistant buy sex toys has apologised to his constituents over the incident. 

The Chancellor must take bold action in the forthcoming Budget to improve access to finance for SME builders if he wants to tackle the housing crisis, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) Chief Executive Brian Berry.

Aides working in the House of Lords have been granted access to a Commons anti-bullying hotline in the wake of the Westminster sexual harassment scandal, PoliticsHome can reveal.

Planned benefit cuts mean poor families with children will probably be the hardest hit if the UK is crippled by another recession, according to new research.

Liam Fox has insisted Boris Johnson simply made a "slip of the tongue" when he claimed a British mother in an Iranian jail had been "teaching people journalism" in the country before her arrest.

A former member of Ed Miliband’s top team has been accused of making unwanted sexual advances on a colleague.    

The Liberal Democrats have confirmed they suspended a member who is alleged to have raped a party activist.

Labour has ramped up calls for the Universal Credit rollout to be paused after figures revealed foodbank use has gone up by a third in areas already operating under the system.

Theresa May today revealed she is aware of fresh Westminster sexual harassment allegations that are yet to be uncovered by the press.

Anna Soubry has called on the Prime Minister to “take a lead” on the sexual harassment scandal, as she attacked the “disgraceful” way it has been conducted so far.

Jeremy Corbyn is set to hit out at Westminster’s “warped and degrading” culture of sexual harassment.

Alex Salmond has said the timing to launch a fresh attempt at winning Scottish independence has "never looked better" as he warned Westminster politics is “decaying before our eyes”.

A Scottish government minister has resigned after admitting to "inappropriate" behaviour in the past.

Conservative MP Charlie Elphicke has been suspended by the party and reported to police over "serious allegations" against him.

A veteran Labour MP suspended by the party over claims he sexually harassed a female party activist has insisted he did nothing wrong.

Theresa May has revealed a new code of conduct for Conservative MPs in a bid to stamp out sexual harassment in the party.

Labour MPs were left furious today after a bid to lower the voting age to 16 was blocked by rambling Conservative MPs.

Jeremy Corbyn's office was warned by Labour's Chief Whip over his decision to promote Kelvin Hopkins to the Shadow Cabinet despite being reprimanded for sexual harassment.

MPs should be banned from a popular Commons bar to create a safe space from sex pest parliamentarians, an outspoken backbencher has said.

Shelter has published a new report entitled “Slipping through the loophole: how viability assessments are reducing affordable housing in England”.

Outspoken Labour MP Jess Phillips has questioned whether it was right for Kelvin Hopkins to be promoted despite an allegation he sexually harassed a party activist.