Theresa May has only met the head of Britain's trade union movement once since becoming Prime Minister, it has been revealed.

Despite a slight quarter-on-quarter rise in confidence and a 13 per cent increase in earnings, a structural shift caused by Brexit is preventing the confidence of the freelance sector from returning to pre-referendum levels.

Theresa May has been accused of a major U-turn after she said Britain is ready to continue paying to remain part of a key nuclear safety body after Brexit.

On 14 June 2017, a fire at Grenfell Tower in London took the lives of 71 people and robbed hundreds of others of their homes and possessions. Its impact was felt across the world and the government committed to urgent action to ensure that such a tragedy won’t happen again.

Boris Johnson has said he is "convinced" that Theresa May will be "true to her promises of a Brexit deal", amid a furious Conservative Party row over Britain's future customs ties with the European Union.

Barry Gardiner has defended his claim that Brexit risks to the Good Friday Agreement were being "played up" for economic reasons as an attempt to further thinking on the Irish border.

John McDonnell has said a Labour government would stop the big six firms in accountancy and auditing from “acting like a cartel” following the Carillion scandal.

Social media giants like Facebook and Twitter could be forced to stump up more cash to help boost internet safety, under new plans proposed by ministers.

The Government has today released a consultation around off-payroll working rules – known as IR35 – and extending them to the private sector.

Well over half of people wrongly assume that millennials are useless when it comes to carrying out practical jobs around the home, according to new research by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

IPSE have responded to Stephen Lloyd MP.

Thousands of nurses, doctors, teachers, public sector contractors and freelancers could be made bankrupt because of the retrospective tax measures contained in the Government’s 2019 Loan Charge, says Lib Dem Work and Pensions Spokesperson Stephen Lloyd MP. 

Theresa May is to publish fresh proposals for avoiding a hard border in Ireland in a last-ditch attempt to break the Brexit deadlock.

IPSE, the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed, has said the latest tribunal defeat for HMRC demonstrates yet again the ‘ludicrous complexity’ of IR35 tax law. 

Chuka Umunna has criticised a close aide to Jeremy Corbyn after he ruled out any prospect of Labour backing membership of the European Economic Area.

‘Insufficient' - MIMA’s first reaction to Dame Judith Hackitt’s independent report on Building Regulations and Fire Safety. MIMA firmly believes that the report should have gone further to ensure that the residents of high-rise buildings are safe, and feel safe, by the simple and practical measure of requiring that only non-combustible materials may be used on mid and high-rise & high occupancy/high risk buildings.

Concrete: The Non-Combustible Material for Structures

Secretary of State for International Trade Dr Liam Fox MP writes ahead of today's Board of Trade meeting in Stirling that 'A truly global Britain, able to determine an independent trade policy, will be in a position to make the most of the opportunities that lie ahead'.

Below is the latest press release from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) commenting on Dame Judith Hackitt’s Review into Building Regulations, published this morning.

Theresa May has been accused of "kicking the can down the road" after it emerged her flagship Brexit bill may not even be passed in time for the summer.

Ministers have agreed to tell the EU that Britain is willing to stay in the customs union after 2021 - teeing up a fresh clash with Conservative eurosceptics.

Jeremy Corbyn is facing renewed pressure to shift his opposition to a Norway-style soft Brexit, amid reports that at least 70 MPs may be ready to defy him over the issue.