The UK Parliament must take into account a country's human rights record when seeking new trade deals after Brexit, ensuring the strong human rights considerations built into EU trade agreements are continued, writes Lord Harries.

Campaigners have lost a High Court battle against a Government move to increase the state pension age which hit millions of women.

A simple, flexible migration system for construction workers post-Brexit is essential if the Government is to meet its housing and infrastructure targets, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) in response to the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) research report ‘Migration and Construction’ published today.  

Priti Patel is set to order police watchdogs to investigate Scotland Yard over the way it handled a long-running investigation into claims of sexual abuse by high-profile public figures.

Parliament is to be suspended again - less than two weeks after the Supreme Court ordered MPs back to the Commons.

In an emotional Commons speech, Labour MP Rosie Duffield said she had suffered "constant hurt" during her coercive relationship.

Cabinet minister Liz Truss has admitted that she does not know how Boris Johnson plans to leave the EU without a deal on 31 October despite a cross-party law forbidding him from doing so.

The government must provide extra funding to help support vulnerable people going through the criminal justice system, a group of top legal experts has said.

Police chiefs are to be given the power to "dramatically" boost the number of officers who are able to carry Tasers, Priti Patel has announced.

Ministers have been heavily criticised after the number of homeless deaths hit a record high.

The most serious offenders will no longer be released halfway through their sentences under plans to toughen up the justice system.

The Prime Minister has promised to recruit another 20,000 police officers, but they will not replace those lost under his two Tory predecessors, writes Lord Harris of Haringey.

Boris Johnson has reportedly apologised to the Queen after the Supreme Court ruled his decision to prorogue Parliament was unlawful.

Labour and the Liberal Democrats have demanded urgent changes to the Home Office's "cruel" post-Brexit citizenship scheme amid fears children in care could lose their right to stay in the UK after Brexit.

The Chartered Institute of Building President Professor Charles Egbu has urged ministers to take a leading role in setting standards for improving mental health among construction workers.

Richard Atkins QC, Chair of the Bar Council, responds to the latest Criminal Court Statistics (quarterly) published. 

A new report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights shows that children who experience a parent going to prison as a child are more likely than their peers to have future problems, writes Committee Chair Harriet Harman MP.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission's latest transport project aims to "vigorously defend" disabled and older people's rights to use public transport.

The Attorney General has apologised to MPs after being accused of make a "joke" about domestic violence.

Attorney General Geoffrey Cox has slapped down his Cabinet colleague Jacob Rees-Mogg over a claim that the Supreme Court had launched a "constitutional coup" against the Government.

Richard Atkins QC, Chair of the Bar Council, responds to today’s Supreme Court decision on the prorogation on Parliament. 

Boris Johnson has vowed not to quit if the Supreme Court rules against him over his decision to suspend Parliament.

It will require the commitment of politicians on all sides to reinstate a world-renowned justice system, writes the Bar Council.