Talks aimed at restoring devolved government in Northern Ireland are to restart in the wake of the murder of journalist Lyra McKee.

A row has erupted over a former aide to Jeremy Corbyn being put in charge of Labour's complaints unit.

New figures from the Trussell Trust show that the number of emergency food parcels their network has given to people in the past year has increased by 19% increase on the previous year. With around half of people resorting to foodbanks because of Universal Credit (UC) delays.

Ministers have been urged to ditch pensioner perks including free bus passes and TV licenses in favour of higher public spending on the issues affecting young people.

A major food bank charity has called on ministers to slash the wait faced by first-time Universal Credit claimants following their busiest year yet.

The Government must urgently address the “grave” and “systemic” breaches of women’s rights flagged up in relation to Northern Ireland's abortion laws, MPs have warned.

The Bishop of Durham writes following his House of Lords question on the impact of the two-child limit on the per-child element of Universal Credit and Child Tax Credit payments on child poverty and child development'.

Nicola Sturgeon has said that a second Scottish independence referendum should be held within two years if the UK has left the European Union by then.

Tom Watson has accused a fellow Labour MP of spreading "misinformation" after he shared a video which wrongly claimed to show Israeli soldiers beating up Palestinian children.

A European election candidate for Change UK has been forced to quit over comments he made in the past about "Romanian pickpockets".

Labour has been hit by a fresh anti-semitism row after an MP shared a video which wrongly claimed to show Israeli soldiers beating up Palestinian children.

Theresa May has used her Easter message to highlight the plight of persecuted Christians around the world.

Removing the uncertainty and insecurity caused by short term tenancies and the constant threat of eviction is an important step in creating a modern private rented sector. Nationwide has been calling on Government for some time to introduce indefinite tenancies and we welcome their commitment on this issue.

Liberal Democrat leader Vince Cable sets out his party's stall ahead of local election on 2nd May, which will be a crucial test of public opinion. He writes: "My hope is that this year will see greater participation and more fluid voting patterns".

Landlords will be banned from turfing tenants out of private rental properties for no reason under a major housing shake-up announced by Theresa May today.

A Labour MP has argued his comparison between hardcore Brexiteers and Nazis was “not strong enough”.

A Tory MP widely tipped for the leadership of the party has set out a raft of measures to tackle the housing crisis in a veiled rebuke to Theresa May.

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. 

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.

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.