MPs were left humiliated today as Westminster’s journalists triumphed at the annual pancake race.

MPs will look at whether non-disclosure agreements are being used by employers to cover up harassment, as part of a wider inquiry into workplace culture.

Theresa May has urged Sinn Fein and the DUP to make "one final push" to reach a power-sharing agreement at the Stormont Assembly.

A minister charged with promoting the Government's new shared parental leave policy has admitted he is not actually entitled to take time off to look after his own baby.

Here is a summary of this morning's briefing for lobby journalists by the Prime Minister's official spokesman.

Ministers will investigate claims made by Priti Patel that government officials ignored warnings over sex abuse by charity staff.

Theresa May will visit Northern Ireland today as the parties in the Stormont Assembly try to break a year of political deadlock and form a power-sharing executive.

A hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic would be a “clear and present danger to the peace process,” the Irish government's EU spokesman has warned.

Labour’s Andrew Gwynne has suggested his party could scrap council tax and replace it with a “radical” new system for funding local government.

A Conservative-run council in one of London's wealthiest areas is asking rich residents to pay a voluntary contribution on top of their council tax to help fund extra services.

Tougher guidelines for councils borrowing cheap loans to make multi-million pound bets on the commercial property market have been introduced by ministers.

The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator has warned that border checks between Northern Ireland and the Republic are “unavoidable” if the UK leaves the single market and the customs union. 

A Scottish Labour MSP refused to sit next to his party leader over the failure to suspend an MP who admitted using "deeply offensive" language about gay people and the Chinese community.

Northern Ireland will have to remain in the customs union and single market after Brexit in order to avoid a hard border, EU negotiators have said.

Every local authority should have at least one handyman to help the elderly with odd jobs and to stay safe in their homes, MPs have said.

Jo Swinson has clashed with veteran BBC journalist John Humphrys over comments he made in the wake of Carrie Gracie's resignation as the corporation's China editor.

MPs who are found guilty of sexual harassment could be booted out of parliament under tough new measures aimed at stamping out abuse.

Labour MPs have criticised Jeremy Corbyn for appearing alongside a former National Union of Students boss who has been at the centre of anti-Semitism controversies.

Theresa May has called on John McDonnell to apologise to Work and Pensions Secretary Esther McVey over remarks he made about her being “lynched”.

A Scottish Labour MP has been forced to apologise after he admitted using "deeply offensive" language about gay people and the Chinese community at a Burns supper.

Jack Sargeant, the son of late Labour politician Carl Sargeant, has succeeded his father in the Welsh Assembly seat left vacant following his death last year.

Theresa May has condemned the "sexist and bullying" behaviour which led to a female council leader being "hounded out" of her job.

A Labour government would offer an apology and an official pardon to the Suffragettes, Jeremy Corbyn has announced.

A new mission statement drawn up by Theresa May in a bid to show the Government's driving purpose has been branded “pathetic” and “anaemic” by ministers.