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

A Tory ex-minister who oversaw the hike in tuition fees to £9,000 a year has called on the Government overhaul its student loans repayments system.

Conservative backbenchers who last week defied the Government on Brexit have reportedly urged Downing Street to form a cross-party alliance against a hard EU withdrawal.

Theresa May is reportedly being urged to stay on as Prime Minister until near the time of the next election so as not to derail the fragile Brexit talks.

Campaigners have lashed out at alleged demands by top Brexit supporters to quit the EU working time directive.

SNP firebrand Mhairi Black has revealed she has never had a proper conversation with Nicola Sturgeon and was given style tips by Alex Salmond.

Diane Abbott has hinted that migration levels could remain much the same after Brexit under Labour.

Theresa May has insisted she will not be “derailed” in her mission to deliver Brexit.

Boris Johnson has warned the UK could become a “vassal state” if it fails to reject EU laws after Brexit.

Theresa May has urged voters to stop launching abusive attacks on MPs after a string of Conservatives said they had faced death threats.

Chancellor Philip Hammond has reportedly stunned colleagues by calling his Cabinet colleague Michael Gove a liar in a row over Brexit.

Anna Soubry, one of the Conservative MPs who rebelled to inflict the government’s first defeat over Brexit last week, has received messages saying she should be hanged for treason.

European leaders have given the green light to phase two of the Brexit negotiations - but told Britain it must abide by EU rules until 2021.

Unite is facing an investigation over Len McCluskey’s re-election as general secretary following a probe by the Government’s trade union regulator.

European leaders will today give the green light for Brexit talks to move onto the next phase - after Theresa May told them it was "in the best interests" of Britain and the EU.

The Government has been accused of not taking steps to tackle the gender pay gap after it emerged the new male Director of Communications is paid £15,000 more than his female predecessor.

Speaking at a Social Mobility conference yesterday, Education Secretary Justine Greening laid out her plan on how to crack the social mobility problem. 

NHS England said this week that loneliness can increase the risk of premature death by a third, highlights Seema Kennedy, Co-chair of the Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness.

Tory MP Douglas Ross has been criticised after it emerged he received almost £2,000 for being a linesman at a Champions League match in Barcelona while MPs debated Universal Credit.

Theresa May has insisted that the Government’s landmark Brexit Bill is still “making good progress” despite suffering a humiliating defeat in the Commons last night. 

Tory rebels have warned Theresa May that she faces another Commons defeat over her plans to enshrine the date of Brexit in law.

Labour bosses have been forced to delay the selection of a parliamentary candidate in a key marginal seat amid claims of "1970s-style backroom deals" by the Unite union.

Theresa May blocked an attempt to deselect serial Conservative rebel Heidi Allen, according to her former top aide Nick Timothy. 

Kezia Dugdale has been reprimanded by Scottish Labour chiefs after returning from a three week stint on ‘I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!’.