Boris Johnson has stayed away from flood-hit parts of the country because he does not want to "distract" from recovery efforts, Downing Street has said.

Scotland is at risk of becoming "one of the West's most divided countries" because of the independence and Brexit referendums, Gordon Brown has warned.

Labour members accused of anti-semitism should not be given a vote in the contest to elect the party's new leader and theiri deputy, according to a senior MP.

The majority of households across England are set to be hit by a council tax rise, a new study has found.

More than a million homes were not built in the past decade despite planning permission for them being granted, new research has revealed.

Priti Patel has been forced to deny that Boris Johnson is a racist after he was criticised by the rapper Dave.

Plaid Cymru have been hit with a £29,000 fine by the elections watchdog for a "sustained failure" to report accurately on party donations.

A controversial Downing Street adviser has quit after a row over his past comments on eugenics, race and welfare claimants.

Jackson Carlaw has been confirmed as the new leader of the Scottish Conservatives. 

Students and academic staff from Belgium’s Thomas More University have once again visited Veterans Aid to learn more about the UK charity’s unique Welfare to Wellbeing model and its wider application among the socially excluded.

Emily Thornberry has accused Labour leadership rival Rebecca Long-Bailey of staying silent in Shadow Cabinet meetings about the party's anti-semitism problem.

Labour peer Hilary Armstrong talks to Gary Connor about witnessing the loss of her former constituency to the Tories for the first time in its history

MPs are to be stripped of their role in vetting claims of bullying and sexual harassment against their own colleagues, Commons authorities have announced.

Northern Ireland could be left in a different time zone to rest of UK under plans being considered in Brussels, an influential group of peers have warned.

“The youth justice system should be there to rehabilitate offenders, but it is failing miserably – 76 % of children who serve custodial sentences go on to reoffend” writes Anne Longfield, Children's Commissioner for England

Lisa Nandy has vowed to take a "zero tolerance" approach to tackling anti-semitism if she becomes Labour leader.

A cliff-edge abolition of Section 21 could lead to rent hikes and the exclusion of tenants most in need

National Federation of Builders say ‘First Homes’ scheme will lower deposit and mortgage requirements.

Boris Johnson has been told to prioritise the fight against poverty instead of fixating on "eye-catching schemes" as a new report revealed that more than half of all those struggling to make ends meet now live in a family where someone works.

Scottish Finance Minister Derek Mackay has been suspended from the SNP pending an investigation into messages he sent to a 16-year-old boy, Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed.

John Bercow said he would not rely on the word of a "f***ing clerk" who accused an MP of bullying and harassment, the Speaker's former top official has claimed.

The closure of over 3,000 banks across the country makes it more vital than ever to have free ATMs, particularly in rural communities, writes Lord Naseby. 

The Government's troubled Universal Credit welfare overhaul has been delayed yet again - and now will not be fully up-and-running until 2024.