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.

The Government must commit to more defence spending to counter emerging threats from countries such as Russia, the head of the Army will warn today. 

Embattled Ukip leader Henry Bolton has said the party will probably be finished if it ousts him as leader in a crunch meeting today.

The Government will not go ahead with a judicial review into the decision to release John Worboys because it has no "reasonable" chance of succeeding, David Gauke has announced. 

The surprise announcement of plans for yet more court closures has prompted concerns from the Bar over how much harder it may become for vulnerable people to access their local court, and whether the drive to cut costs will impact the quality of our system of justice.

Pro-EU campaigners have laid into the Government for not beginning its search for a Brexit digital guru until 18 months after the vote to leave the bloc.

The Supreme Court said that the law had taken a wrong turn, but nothing has changed. MPs now want to have their say, writes Lucy Powell

My Stalking Protection Bill would help to take the onus off victims and make it easier for authorities to intervene in stalking cases earlier, writes Sarah Wollaston

Lack of Government progress contributes to increasing uncertainty surrounding the Post-Brexit future of the animal medicines industry.

Social media giant Facebook has said it will investigate Russian attempts to influence the EU referendum result. 

The UK will spend an extra £44.5m on border security in France in a bid to ensure checks continue on the other side of the Channel, it has emerged.

Ronnie Cowan MP writes ahead of his Westminster Hall debate on Drug consumption rooms which he also recently raised with the Prime Minister at PMQs.

The British Plastics Federation is surprised by Iceland’s announcement. Plastic packaging is used because it vastly reduces food waste and is resource efficient. 

More needs to be done to tackle mental health, the Police Federation of England and Wales will tell a roundtable event

One in four very-low income households are struggling to pay bills or debt, with 10% spending more than a quarter of their salary on credit card repayments, a report has found.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission have released their briefing paper for the Report Stage of the EU Withdrawal bill in which they set out recommendations for 6 New Clauses and Ammendments.

Dods Monitoring's Home Affairs specialist, Sabine Tyldesley, asks what does the move of the ‘Women and Equalities’ ministerial brief to Home Office mean?

New Tory chairman Brandon Lewis has called on the Labour party to crackdown on abuse in politics by pledging to suspend candidate who breach a new code of conduct.  

Michael Gove has pledged to get tough on privatised water companies using offshore tax havens to drive down their tax bills.

Newly appointed Justice Secretary David Gauke is considering a judicial review of the decision to release serial rapist John Worboys.

The commitment to human rights protections is a British value all Members of Parliament share. But this government’s EU Withdrawal Bill puts that at risk, warns Shadow Brexit Minister Paul Blomfield 

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

Government plans around migration targets and controls should be based on public consultation and debated by MPs each year, a Commons committee has said.

With the festivities over for another year, Parliament is back in full swing and it's time to pay attention again. Test how much you remember from the last week...