Philip Hammond reportedly stepped in to block a maximum stake for highly addictive betting machines amid fears the Treasury would be unable to replace lost revenue.

Working together, Government, the church, heritage bodies and charities such as the National Churches Trust, can ensure that churches play a vital role in the life and well-being of people for many years to come.

Local authorities are reportedly sitting on hundreds of millions of pounds in funds earmarked for affordable housing.

Emily Thornberry has revealed that she had to take on an anti-Semitic Labour party supporter in the street, as the party grapples with claims it has been too slow to act on abuse.

The daughter of Labour MP John Mann has hit out at the party's response to anti-Semitism, saying that "nobody" from Labour high command contacted the family following a rape threat made against her.

Plans to try out voter ID checks in some council areas at next month’s local elections will unfairly impact on minority groups, the Government’s equality watchdog has said.

A deselected Conservative council in a key London election battleground has used his farewell speech to urge local people to back Labour. 

Householders who illegally dump rubbish face fines of £400 under new government rules. 

A Tory council candidate in Watford has been suspended over alleged links to far-right groups.

Theresa May has been dealt another blow after the European Union rejected out of hand the Government's proposals for avoiding a hard border in Ireland after Brexit.

The Good Friday Agreement is not "cast in stone" and could be amended in the future, according to the Tory chair of the Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee.

Labour's new general secretary must make eradicating anti-Semitism from Labour her "number one priority", a leading member of the Shadow Cabinet has declared.

Andrew Murrison believes the success of Brexit hinges on the UK-Ireland border. But the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee chair is optimistic a solution will be found – and insists leaving the EU is compatible with upholding the Good Friday Agreement. He talks to Nicholas Mairs

With local elections just weeks away, Labour remain hopeful of a good night at the polls. But amid reports of abuse at CLP meetings and attempts to unseat council leaders, Andrew Gwynne fears the sense of party unity that followed last year’s election success is under strain. The Shadow Communities Secretary tells Kevin Schofield why the party must unite and take the fight to the Conservatives

Ministers thought the tough immigration policies brought in by Theresa May were "almost reminiscent of Nazi Germany", the former head of the civil service has claimed.

Theresa May today accused Jeremy Corbyn of allowing anti-Semitism to “run rife” in Labour - as she heaped praise on two MPs who spoke out about the horrific abuse they have faced.

The decision to destroy the Windrush generation's landing papers was taken while Labour was in power, Theresa May has said.

Diane Abbott has said Amber Rudd should “consider her position” after the Home Secretary criticised officials in her own department over the Windrush scandal.

Nearly two-thirds of voters believe that Labour has a problem with prejudice, according to a new poll commissioned amid a bitter row over anti-Semitism in the party.

Jewish Labour MPs have spoken of the horrific anti-Semitic abuse they have suffered as they called on Jeremy Corbyn to do more to eradicate it from the party.

Suspended Cambridge Analytica Chief Alexander Nix has refused to appear in front of a parliamentary committee.

Two of Britain's leading Jewish groups have snubbed an invitation from Jeremy Corbyn to attend a round table meeting to discuss anti-Semitism in the Labour party.

Ministers are heading for a legal showdown with their Scottish and Welsh counterparts over key Brexit laws passed by the devolved administrations.

Theresa May has challenged Commonwealth nations to ease anti-gay laws, as she revealed her “deep regret” at the UK having imposed them around the world.