Theresa May fears the Conservatives’ free market message is under threat at home and abroad, as under-40s turn to ‘socialist’ Labour and world leaders turn to protectionism. But does she have the answers to the challenges facing her party and her country? As the Tories gather for their first conference since the general election, the Prime Minister talks to former leader Michael Howard about what went wrong – and how she plans to put it right

A major housing charity today warned Jeremy Corbyn that his plan to slap rent controls on landlords could "end up harming" those he intends to help.

Shadow work and pensions secretary Debbie Abrahams calls for a total transformation of the social security system to better serve the needs of disabled people in the UK.

Jeremy Corbyn has been criticised for snubbing a Labour Friends of Israel conference reception for the first time since he became party leader.

Making offensive comments about Jewish people does not make someone "inherently anti-Semitic", Ken Livingstone has claimed.

Speaking at a Labour party conference fringe event, senior figures from the construction industry encouraged the creation of single industry voice to help deal with challenges from Brexit. 

Shadow Housing Secretary John Healey spoke at the Housing Fringe on the state of social housing in the UK today.

A 44-year-old female driver from London has today issued sex discrimination proceedings at the Employment Tribunal against Uber claiming  that the practices of the San Francisco-based company unfairly disadvantage women.

Recently resigned Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale has attacked Jeremy Corbyn over his "lazy and lacklustre" campaign to keep Britain in the EU.

Diane Abbott has urged Labour supporters not to engage in online abuse of BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg.

It is “a disgrace” that BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg needs a bodyguard to work at Labour conference, a prominent MP who used to work for the broadcaster said today.

SSE has become the first FTSE 100 company to publish its gender pay gap in line with the government's new Gender Pay Gap Reporting requirements, well in advance of the 4 April 018 deadline.

The Prime Minister may act like she is on the side of women and our diverse communities, but her actions tell another story, writes Dawn Butler

MIMA welcomes the review of Buildings Regulations but would like to see this review go much further 

A former top aide to Jeremy Corbyn has launched a bid to become an MP, PoliticsHome can reveal.

MIMA is calling for a more prescriptive approach to product specification with a requirement that only non-combustible products (Euroclass A1) or products of limited combustibility (Euroclass A2) shall be used on the facades of high rise or high occupancy buildings.

The Government could toughen up the law in a bid to tackle dangerous cycling, it has emerged.

A new paper published today by the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) argues that the Government’s continuing failure to prioritise genuine local housing needs over market demand will perpetuate the housing crisis while wasting precious countryside.

Lib Dem Leader Vince Cable is right to call on the Government to allow local councils to borrow to build, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has said in response to the Party Leader’s speech at the Liberal Democrats’ Party Conference.

The social housing sector is facing a funding "crisis", as private landlords pocket billions in housing benefit cash, according to a damning new report.

Militant campaigners who abuse MPs could be banned from voting, the electoral watchdog said today.

Some 87% of MPs faced some sort of abuse during the general election campaign, a new survey has suggested.

Dods Monitoring consultant Kerri Blyberg gives an overview of Communities and Housing policy ahead of party conference season.

Labour cannot say whether it would give public sector workers a real terms pay rise until it has “seen the books,” according to a shadow minister.