Ministers have been accused of treating welfare claimants who gave evidence about Universal Credit "like dirt" and ignoring a string of warnings about the impact of the controversial welfare shake-up on working parents.

The Government has ploughed ahead with massive, often untried reforms, making huge budget savings on the backs of the poorest, without ever stopping to find out if they actually work or can justify their external financial, or human, costs, says Frank Field MP. 

Theresa May was today forced to sack a government advisor after he made a string of controversial remarks about race.

Theresa May is facing fresh calls to sack a government adviser after he made another string of controversial remarks about race.

Labour MPs have demanded party bosses set up an independent complaints process for investigating anti-semitism accusations against members.

Today marks the beginning of the fourth year of the benefit freeze and it's disastrous impact. One of the quickest ways this Government could put money back into people’s pockets would be to lift the freeze immediately and up-rate benefits with inflation, says SNP Work and Pensions spokesperson, Neil Gray.

The Jewish Labour Movement has branded Jeremy Corbyn "unfit to be Prime Minister" over his handling of the party's anti-semitism crisis.

Ministers must take major action to address the long-term inequalities faced by Britain’s Gypsy Roma and Traveller communities, MPs have said in a new report.

The current Cabinet has shown "the worst example of ill-discipline" in the history of British politics, the Government's own chief whip has said, as he hit out at Theresa May's Brexit strategy.

The poorest areas in the country have been hardest hit by the “savage” spending cuts imposed by the Conservatives, Labour will claim today.

Labour has let down its Jewish supporters and members by failing to tackle anti-semitism in its ranks, according to the party's peers.

The Conservatives have been forced to suspend another batch of party members over allegations of Islamophobia.

Chris Elmore MP, chair of the all-party group on social media and young people's mental health and wellbeing, says it is time for politicians to tackle a problem hiding in "plain sight".

The Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers Association responds to the Chancellor's Spring Statement in which he announced a new 'Future Homes Standard' to be introduced by 2025.

A row has broken out after it emerged the Jewish Labour Movement will no longer provide anti-semitism training for party members.

A majority of claimants affected by the Government's “cruel” benefits cap will never be able to return to work, an influential group of MPs has said.

The bungled roll-out of Universal Credit has caused dire problems for thousands of people across the UK, says IPSE.

Universal Credit claimants should be handed compensation if their benefits are not paid on time, a leading conservative think tank has said.

A multi-million pound government housing project that has failed to build a single home has not been “an enormous success,” a Tory minister has admitted.

Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley is continuing to battle calls for her resignation as she distanced herself from controversial comments on the Troubles as "not what I believe".

A member of Labour's ruling body has called for a human rights body to be scrapped after it said the party may have discriminated against Jewish people.

Amber Rudd has been forced to apologise after she sparked outrage by describing Diane Abbott as a “coloured woman”.

Independent equalities watchdogs have launched a probe to determine whether the Labour party under Jeremy Corbyn is institutionally anti-semitic.

Members of the Jewish Labour Movement have voted to stand by the party despite ongoing rows over anti-semitism.