A former Tory health secretary has called on Theresa May to lift the visa cap limiting the number of foreign workers that can be recruited to the NHS every year, or risk a staffing crisis.

Responding to today's announcement of a new Advocates' Graduated Fee Scheme (AGFS) the Chair of the Bar, Andrew Walker QC warns the proposal accepted many of the points raised by the Bar but it still fell short in several respects.

Theresa May is reportedly preparing to bow to Brussels and allow EU migrants who arrive in the UK during the Brexit transition period permanent residency.

A Tory rising star and aide to Chancellor Philip Hammond has suggested some bankers should have gone to jail in the wake of the financial crash.

The UK’s Brexit divorce bill could cost an extra £5bn if the proposed transition period runs beyond 2020, according to the head of an influential group of MPs.

Theresa May has rejected criticism of the Government's response to the Grenfell Tower tragedy by grime artist Stormzy.

Net migration from the EU dropped by 75,000 in the year to September 2017 - falling below 100,000 for the first time in four years, official figures revealed today.

Consumers are ready to exercise rights under GDPR 

A Labour MP was left “badly shaken up” after he was brutally mugged on his way home from Parliament last night.

Stella Creasy says today, by voting for the amendment to the Finance Bill on a PFI windfall tax, parliament has a chance to show the public that when politicians make mistakes, they recognise the necessity is not to find someone to blame but to put things right.

Diane Abbott today said EU nationals who come to the UK during the Brexit transition period will have the right to bring future partners to the country under a Labour government.

Diane Abbott will today announce plans to end the break-up of migrant families resulting from Britain’s immigration rules.

Labour MP Toby Perkins writes ahead of his Westminster Hall debate later today on ‘Child to parent violence’ which affects 300,000 families in the UK and up to 30% of adoptive parents.

Theresa May has called on opposition parties to "encourage" some of their peers to retire in a bid to reduce the overall size of the House of Lords.

IKEA’s partnership with the Big Clean Switch can help customers live more sustainably and save money by switching to a 100% renewable electricity tariff

Oxfam are investigating 26 new allegations relating to the Haiti sex scandal, while thousands of donors have pulled their funding, the charity’s boss has revealed.

An influential group of MPs has urged the Government to reconsider charging high interest rates on student loans. 

Theresa May has warned that people across Europe will be at greater risk of a terror attack after Brexit unless the EU drops its "ideological" opposition to security agreements with non-member states.

Theresa May has called on Europe’s leaders to cooperate on Brexit, telling Angela Merkel the negotiations should not be “a one-way street”. 

Dods People draws together a list of this week's appointments in Westminster politics, all the devolved administrations and the public affairs sector.

Jeremy Corbyn was either "incredibly naive or complicit" over his meeting with a Czech spy at the height of the Cold War, according to the former head of MI6.

Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has said Jeremy Corbyn "cannot be trusted" after it emerged the Labour leader held meetings with a Czech spy during the Cold War.

Voters are overwhelmingly opposed to plans to put new peers into a House of Lords which campaigners claim is already "bursting at the seams", according to a new poll.

Data published today by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) reveals that while the overall legal sector is increasingly reflective of wider society, challenges remain in achieving true diversity at senior levels in some firms.