Labour has scrapped plans to charge black and ethnic minority members less for tickets to a conference after an equalities watchdog said it was "unlawful".

Suspended Labour activist Jackie Walker has suggested allegations of anti-Semitism made against members of the party are being orchestrated by opponents of Jeremy Corbyn.

Conservative MP Ben Bradley has said he “cocked it up” when he wrote that unemployed people should get vasectomies.

Labour faces a probe by equalities watchdogs into whether it broke the law by offering cheaper rally tickets to black and ethnic minority members.

Philip Hammond must lift restrictions on councils and let them borrow as much as they need to meet government housebuilding targets, an influential committee of MPs has declared.

John McDonnell has refused to apologise for repeating an offensive remark about new Work and Pensions Secretary Esther McVey.

A powerful group representing Jewish Labour members has accused the party of failing to deal with a “vast backlog” of anti-Semitism complaints. 

Philip Hammond is allowing the armed forces to shrink in a dangerous pursuit of votes at the next election, the chair of the Defence Select Committee has suggested. 

The Work and Pensions secretary has announced a major U-turn over disability payments.

Downing Street and the White House have confirmed that the Prime Minister will meet with President Trump at the World Economic Forum in Davos next week.

The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has published a statement confirming that the Government will not appeal over the High Court’s judgement that the changes it made to Personal Indpendence Payments (PIP) last year were “blatantly discriminatory” against claimants with mental health conditions.

Almost 700,000 children in England are living in unsafe rented homes, PoliticsHome can reveal. 

Karen Bradley has said a new round of Stormont talks set to take place next week mark the “the last opportunity” to get the Northern Irish executive up and running again.

A Conservative rising star has hit out at "puritanical" Millennials for taking offence at the storylines in US comedy Friends.

Tory vice chairman Ben Bradley has been forced to apologise for a second time after further offensive comments he made online in the past emerged last night. 

In 2007, the National Federation of Builders (NFB) was one of the first organisations to take issue with how the Government’s approach to procurement and frameworks put SMEs at a distinct disadvantage. 

Ukip leader Henry Bolton was spotted with his girlfriend, Jo Marney, last night just days after claiming they had broken up amid a row over racist texts. 

Jared O’Mara will embark on a “phased return” to work following his suspension by Labour over sexist and homophobic comments, it has emerged.

A Conservative MP tasked by Theresa May with reconnecting the party with young people once called for the unemployed to have vasectomies to stop them having children.

Theresa May has appointed a new minister for loneliness as part of a raft of measures to tackle the issue inspired by the late MP Jo Cox.

Jacob Rees-Mogg has said more cash may have to be ploughed into the NHS as the service struggles to cope with winter pressures. 

MPA welcomes Defra’s recognition that well-planned mineral extraction and restoration can make a significant contribution to the understanding and conservation of our nations’ rich geodiversity and biodiversity heritage, as outlined in their 25 year plan released on 11th January 2018.

Pressure is mounting on Henry Bolton to quit as Ukip leader over racist messages by his former girlfriend - as a former deputy chair of the party predicted he will be gone by the weekend.

Sinn Féin MP Barry McElduff has resigned his seat after he caused outrage by putting a loaf of Kingsmill bread on his head on the anniversary of the Kingsmill massacre.