The Government's "cruel and harmful" welfare policies have left tens of thousands of poor families hungry, a damning new report has said.

A far-right terrorist who plotted to kill Labour MP Rosie Cooper has been jailed for at least 20 years.

Just 43 days as a new Minster at DWP, Will Quince MP announces the development of new statistics to measure poverty.

Theresa May has given her full support to Chris Grayling, despite mounting criticism of his disaster-strewn ministerial career.

This week, the Bar Council opens its long-standing Law Reform Essay Competition, which offers a total of £10,000 prize money to winners. The competition has been running for over 10 years and has helped contribute to the costs of qualification as a barrister for many aspiring barristers. 

Today in the House of Commons we mark the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia and recognise that there is still more to do as a global community to take a stand against this prejudice, says Nick Herbert MP.

Labour are set to unveil fresh plans to renationalise the energy grid in a "dramtic" bid to tackle climate change.

Probation services are to be brought back under public control after the Government scrapped controversial reforms introduced by Chris Grayling.

Responding to the IBA's new report on sexual harassment and bullying in the legal profession, Sam Mercer, Head of Diversity & Inclusion and CSR at the Bar Council, said:

Ministers have been criticised after it emerged they will not adopt a definition of Islamophobia demanded by MPs and Muslim groups.

Is it any wonder that survivors of sexual violence do not report to the police or drop charges along the way, when we look at the process by which these individuals must go through, asks Robert Halfon MP. 

Liberal Democrat Justice Spokesperson Wera Hobhouse MP is calling on the Government to stop letting down domestic abuse survivors and to bring back the Domestic Abuse Bill, so it can be promptly passed into law.

Theresa May has urged world leaders to follow the UK lead in cracking down on “hateful” extremist internet content.

The new All-Party Parliamentary Group on Mortgage Prisoners will campaign to ensure that all who are trapped on expensive deals offered a way out, say founding members Seema Malhotra MP and Charlie Elphicke MP.

Theresa May has ordered councils to do more to protect domestic abuse victims and their children as she vowed to end the "postcode lottery" in support services.

Three organisations that have failed to report their gender pay gap information on time for the second year in a row have today been publicly named and shamed by the Equality and Human Rights Commission.

Knife crime has dominated headlines, engulfed parliamentary discussions and debates for years, and yet the heightened awareness and publicity has had no significant impact on reducing the problem, writes Laura Hutchinson.

Threats against MPs have reached record levels in the wake of the Brexit referendum, police chiefs have revealed.

By ensuring that regional economic growth provides access to opportunity for all and doesn’t leave anyone behind, we’ll be one step closer to creating a truly fair England where opportunities are shared equally across the country, says Caroline Waters, Deputy Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission.

Margaret Thatcher would not have allowed Huawei to have a role in the development of the UK's 5G network, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has claimed.

The new immigration scheme aimed at guaranteeing the rights of EU nationals after Brexit is set to become a Windrush scandal “times ten,” ministers have been warned.

Ministers have been urged to plough more resources into police budgets as it emerged the number of officers requiring treatment for mental health problems has soared.

The UK and Welsh governments must do more to improve their record on preventing inhuman and degrading treatment across several areas, including immigration detention, healthcare and youth custody, the Equality and Human Rights Commission has warned.

The CEO of EDF Energy responds to the vision set out by the Committee on Climate Change to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and achieve ‘net zero’ by 2050.