More often than not, opportunism rather than well-thought strategy is what makes for political success.

The Libraries APPG is calling for long-term sustainable funding in public libraries, asking Parliamentarians to invest £50 million per year, creating more opportunities for communities accross the UK. 

Government must act now to regulate this out of control sector to bring up the standards of the worst performing accommodation to those of the best, writes Andrew Selous MP.

IPSE, the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employment, has said it is vital the now-vacant Small Business Commissioner position is filled to maintain the momentum of the campaign against late payment. 

MPs have said ministers and BBC bosses must reach a deal to restore free TV licences for over-75s as they criticised “flawed” talks that led to a major funding row.

Judges have delayed making a decision on whether Boris Johnson should be forced to request a Brexit extension if he fails to agree a new deal with Brussels.

Labour has vowed to end the “postcode lottery” of youth services by offering all young people help to confront "complex challenges" such as knife crime and mental health. 

Labour would hand football fans the power to challenge "bad owners" like Newcastle United's Mike Ashley, Jeremy Corbyn has announced.

Labour is failing to tackle the widespread "bullying and harassment" of female party members, according to a senior MP.

Boris Johnson’s latest Brexit plans have been dealt an early blow after they were criticised by Northern Ireland’s business leaders.

In five years time, leasehold and commonhold reform should enable fairer lease-rental and exploitative freeholders should have no forum to raise costs for leaseholders, writes Peter Bottomley MP. 

Ministers have been heavily criticised after the number of homeless deaths hit a record high.

A Labour government would scrap Universal Credit, Jeremy Corbyn is to announce.

You have to feel sorry for Rebecca Long-Bailey.

Leave.EU founder Arron Banks has been cleared after a probe into his funding of the pro-Brexit movement found “no evidence” of criminality.

A minister has suggested the Tories don’t need an independent inquiry into Islamophobia – despite a new raft of suspensions for members.

National learning disabilities charity, Hft and leading Connected Care & Health provider Tunstall Healthcare, have issued a joint submission to a House of Lords Science & Technology Committee inquiry into Ageing: Science, Technology and Healthy Living. 

A disabled Labour MP has claimed she was forced to sack a member of staff who helped her carry out her duties after the Commons spending watchdog withdrew funding for the post, PoliticsHome can reveal.

A senior SNP MP has said it is a "massive scandal" that David Cameron asked the Queen to intervene for the pro-Union side during the Scottish referendum.

Ministers have been urged to act on “shocking” figures which show a link between how long Universal Credit has been in place in an area and a rise in foodbank use.

The Mineral Products Association (MPA) has set out its new Priorities for Government, urging Cabinet Ministers to improve delivery of projects. 

Reflecting five years on from the referendum on Scottish Independence, Ian Blackford MP writes that "the people of Scotland deserve the choice of a better future than the Brexit chaos being imposed on us by a broken and bleak Westminster system".

The number of people forced to sleep rough has doubled in the last five years, PoliticsHome can reveal.

The DUP has angrily denied claims that it could water down its Brexit red lines in a bid to agree a deal with Brussels.