Labour MP David Lammy has suggested he is not a shadow minister because he is black.

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

Remain campaigners have attacked the Government after it emerged tens of thousands of pounds were spent on a state visit by the King of Spain - during which he sparked a row with Gibraltar.

Jeremy Corbyn is among a host of London Labour MPs demanding to meet Theresa May and Amber Rudd in a bid to tackle the recent surge in knife and gun crime in the capital.

Labour is set to pile pressure on Jeremy Hunt to save nursing bursaries by exploiting the Conservative partnership with the DUP.

Labour's new general secretary has been criticised by one of the party's most senior MPs over her decision to place a top official on gardening leave.

Labour members could be given more powers to oust the party's MPs, one of Jeremy Corbyn's closest allies has revealed.

Labour has called on the Government to ditch controversial plans to give low income families government loans to pay their mortgage interest.

A Labour MP who was one of dozens to attend a demonstration against anti-Semitism in the party was forced to flee a meeting after being criticised by activists in her constituency.

Labour's new general secretary has been criticised after the party's most senior Jewish member of staff was placed on gardening leave.

Female staff at Tory HQ are paid more than their male colleagues on average, it has been revealed.

Labour has accused the Government of “playing party politics” over the Salisbury nerve agent attack after it emerged Jeremy Corbyn has not had access to the same intelligence as ministers.

A Jewish Momentum official has quit his role after claiming he had "witnessed more anti-Semitism in the past week" than in his previous eight years as a Labour member.

Speakers at the British Safety Council’s conference in Dubai will demonstrate how businesses in the Middle East can achieve health and safety excellence.

Jewish leaders will demand Ken Livingstone is kicked out of Labour for good when they meet with Jeremy Corbyn in the wake of the latest anti-Semitism row in the party, it has been reported.

Labour has demanded an investigation into whether Boris Johnson “misled” the country over the Salisbury nerve agent attack.

Boris Johnson has accused Jeremy Corbyn of “siding with the Russian spin machine” amid an ongoing row over the Salisbury nerve agent attack.

Jeremy Corbyn today said Boris Johnson had “egg on his face”, after the Foreign Secretary was left humiliated over comments he made about the Salisbury nerve agent attack.

A Tory councillor has been suspended after it emerged he shared an article calling Muslims “parasites” who “live off the state and breed like rabbits”.

The Foreign Office has been forced to retract a claim that the nerve agent used in the Salisbury attack last month was produced in Russia, in a major blow for Theresa May.

A senior minister has hit out at defence lab Porton Down after it said it could not confirm whether the nerve agent used in the Salisbury attack came from Russia, it has been reported.

A Tory MP has said BBC satire show Have I Got News For You is “too vicious” for female guests.

Jeremy Corbyn has hit back at criticism over his attendance at an event organised by a controversial Jewish group.

Dan Jarvis has won a major victory against Labour bosses enabling him to stay on as an MP if he is elected as South Yorkshire’s first mayor.