Ministers have thrown their weight behind a Liberal Democrat bid to clamp down on people who take secret “upskirt” pictures of unsuspecting victims.

Following the publication of an assessment by the National Audit Office, disabled people appear to have been completely overlooked in the design and delivery of Universal Credit, says Scope.

Universal Credit has failed to deliver value for money and may end up being more expensive to run than the system it is replacing, the Government’s spending watchdog has revealed.

Today (Friday 15 June 2018) the National Audit Office (NAO) has released a damning report into Universal Credit (UC) – with a focus on how the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has not done enough to protect and support ‘vulnerable claimants’ including disabled people and people with health conditions.

A year on from the Grenfell Tower tragedy, Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott blasts the government and the Conservative-run Kensington and Chelsea council in the wake of the blaze she argues must become "a turning point".

A top Tory minister has criticised Commons Speaker John Bercow for “sexist and demeaning” behaviour towards female MPs.

The SNP's Westminster leader was booted out of Prime Minister's Questions today after clashing with Speaker John Bercow - prompting a mass walkout by the party's MPs.

John Bercow is the victim of a "witch hunt" by disgruntled former employees trying to settle old scores, according to the House of Commons' top security official.

David Davis has refused to say Theresa May will definitely lead the Conservatives into the next general election.

"We cannot go on with people feeling locked out of the [planning] system," writes Marcus Fysh MP ahead of his parliamentary debate today. 

Theresa May has said she will “always regret” not meeting survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire the day after the tragic event.

The long-standing housing scheme Right to Buy could collapse as cash-strapped councils struggle to replace homes, a new study has warned.

A Labour candidate has refused to take part in a by-election hustings after far-right campaigner Anne Marie Waters signed up to take part.

The Prime Minister will demand that social media firms take firmer action to end the "vile" abuse aimed at women online.

Mind calls for Government to quickly identify and repay thousands of disabled people out of pocket in the move to Universal Credit

The failure to ban combustible cladding means the Grenfell tragedy “could happen again tomorrow”, the MP for the area where the disaster happened has claimed.

Campaigners have piled pressure on Theresa May after Britain's highest court said abortion laws in Northern Ireland were a violation of human rights.

MPs have demanded that a higher proportion of female witnesses are called before select committees, in a bid to ensure a greater diversity of opinion.    

The latest SNP blueprint for an independent Scotland would see the country continue a programme of austerity, a major thinktank has warned.

Gordon Brown has called on Jeremy Corbyn to show "determination" and launch a new inquiry into anti-Semitism in the Labour party.

Conservative MPs will not be whipped to vote down any future bid to overhaul Northern Ireland’s strict anti-abortion laws, ministers have confirmed.

Today’s report from a coalition of teaching unions and expert organisations demonstrates the overwhelming support for making personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education a statutory curriculum subject, including but not limited to crucial learning about relationships and sex.

MPs will today hold an emergency debate on liberalising Northern Ireland’s abortion rules.

A senior defence minister has publicly urged the Government to reconsider bringing forward a statute of limitations for ex-servicemen, despite it being left out of a major consultation draft.