The Conservatives were not properly prepared for the snap general election, Theresa May has declared.

Our message to the Government is to support this achievable commitment to keeping energy costs in British homes and buildings down and deliver a high quality, sustainable programme.

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

Union calls for backing of move to make assaults on emergency workers in the line of duty an aggravated offence.

Labour's Shadow Immigration Minister Afzal Khan writes: "Labour would seek a reciprocal arrangement for UK nationals in the EU, and rule out the possibility of ‘no deal’".

SSE has published its first 'Valuing Difference' report and commits to refocusing its human capital strategy to become a truly inclusive organisation.

A Labour government would tackle spiralling consumer debt by capping credit card interest payments, John McDonnell will announce today.

The UK has seen a "shift" in the terror threat in 2017, with seven attacks thwarted since March, Sadiq Khan has said.

The UK’s credit rating has been downgraded again over fears about the state of public finances and Brexit fears, Moody’s has announced.

To assault a police officer is to show a complete disregard for law and order, our shared values and for democracy itself, says Holly Lynch MP.

Banks are to carry out checks on all current accounts in a bid to identify illegal immigrants living in Britain, it has emerged. 

The Ministry of Defence spent more than £60,000 on mobile internet use for a single phone last year, PoliticsHome can reveal.

Andrew Langdon QC, Chair of the Bar, has responded to HM Courts & Tribunals Services decision to postpone court flexible operating hours pilots.

The Bar Council has responded to new findings from the Work Foundation which shows that, despite efforts already made to ensure that the Queen’s Counsel (QC) appointment system gives all qualified applicants a fair chance of appointment, more action is needed to encourage applications from women.

Solicitors providing tax planning services could face greater scrutiny from both HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), as the Government looks to clamp down on "aggressive" tax avoidance schemes.

One in seven members of the House of Lords claimed nearly £1.3 million from the public purse without speaking in any debates, it has been revealed.

Theresa May will today order internet giants to remove terrorist content within two hours of it being uploaded or face fines.

Party conferences should be an opportunity for all political parties to show that they recognise the importance of legal services to our economy, says Andrew Kidd, social mobility ambassador and Treasurer of the Society of Conservative Lawyers.

Yvette Cooper has attacked YouTube after it emerged the internet giant is failing to take down extremist videos months after they have been complained about.

When tighter immigration rules are suggested there have been spikes in applications and this has already been shown since Brexit, says Keith Vaz MP.

Britain will pay to retain membership of a key EU crime-fighting operation at least through a post-Brexit transition period, it was announced today.

Labour has renewed its attack on Government cuts to policing in the wake of the Parsons Green bomb attack.

Theresa May has abandoned plans to force UK companies to prove they could not find British workers before taking on EU employees, it has been reported.

Theresa May has hit back at Donald Trump over 'unhelpful' comments in the wake of the Parsons Green bomb attack.