A former minister has called for the Government to plough billions of pounds into social housing as part of an overhaul to the Tories’ policy platform.

Theresa May will today announce a major new drive to build hundreds of thousands of council houses, it has been reported.

Theresa May has vowed to get a grip on “uncomfortable” race inequalities in Britain as she unveiled findings from a major audit illustrating the stark divides in society.

A Labour MP has accused a Tory backbencher of being “misogynistic and patronising”, after he urged young people to try and find work alongside "gorgeous EU women".

Ministers will press ahead with the roll-out of Universal Credit despite a major protest from 12 backbench Conservative rebels, a new report has said.

With Government planning to increase housing numbers in expensive areas, a public poll reveals little public faith in either Government or large developers to meet local housing needs.

Angry tenants could challenge their landlords in a special new court, Sajid Javid announced today, as he blasted his own party for its "failure" on housing.

Sajid Javid has insisted he would support Theresa May remaining Tory leader at the next election 'if she wants to', following an interview in which he failed to give her his backing.

As the private rented sector continues to grow, we must adopt a strategic approach to improving standards, says Kevin Hollinrake MP.

The expansion of the Government's flagship Universal Credit welfare reform has been put at risk after a dozen Tory MPs called for it to be put on hold.

Nationwide’s Paul Wootton says the ‘vital’ private rented sector must meet the needs of tenants and landlords alike. 

Conservative gloom is deep ahead of their conference next week. They know they need to change – or demography will do for them. 

A Labour MP has said the housing market must be “seriously disrupted” to ensure thousands more homes are built in England each year.

The Conservatives should use their £1.5bn deal with the DUP to secure a "timetable” to improve equality in Northern Ireland, a senior minister has said.

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.