Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham and homelessness charity Crisis have jointly called for the government to increase Local Housing Allowance (LHA) to help tackle homelessness.

A couple of weeks ago, there was a very striking moment as a House of Lords Select Committee heard evidence on the euphemistically named Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.

Some of the biggest names in music have come together with groups representing consumers and the industry to call on Sir Keir Starmer to honour his pledge to protect fans from online ticket touts.

As Chair of the influential Women and Equalities Select Committee, Sarah Owen MP is one of Parliament’s strongest and most consistent voices for a fairer society. As part of our Women in Westminster series, we sat down with Owen to learn why she believes it is structures, not people that are “the problem”

In March 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic hit the UK, millions of people began working from their homes for the first time – transforming what was once a niche working practice into a mainstream one.

There is a dangerous child safeguarding gap in our legislation, which has now been recognised by the government, and we have a chance to close it through an amendment to the Sentencing Bill.

Cruelty Free International praises turning point in human-relevant science

The Renters’ Rights Act means that more people can open their homes to a pet – a huge step forward in making more properties pet friendly.

When AI is touted as the solution to every policy question, we need to learn to ask the right questions to sift the real from the illusory.

At Labour’s annual conference in Liverpool, MPs joined animal welfare groups as a first step to co-deliver the government’s priorities for animals

Meagre decrease highlights urgent need for the government’s phase-out strategy

If you would be surprised to find that you are involved in a multi-year lawsuit you have never heard of, imagine finding out that you are involved in ten.

The government recently completed the rollout of the 30-hour childcare expansion, with eligible families now able to claim support for children aged from nine months to four years

I have one of the best jobs in the world. Every day, I get to work with some of the most ambitious and resilient young people you could ever hope to meet

Taking the helm of a century-old organisation is daunting, but the League’s mission remains clear: to end cruel blood sports. With new leadership in Defra, this year offers a pivotal chance to consign animal cruelty to history

It is one year since I became CEO of Stonewall. It’s been a year of turbulence, challenge and change for the LGBTQ+ community in the UK and globally.

Forced to plug the gaps in a crumbling health and social care system, unpaid carers have reached their limit, and the government must act before it’s too late.

Raising online gambling taxes would generate billions for public services, lift families out of poverty and reduce the widespread social harms caused by online gambling.

Despite record numbers of young women aspiring to lead, rising bias and an anti-DEI backlash risk shutting them out of UK workplaces and boardrooms.

Some 60 years ago my grandmother was reaching the end of her tether. A single mother, abandoned by her husband, she was struggling to raise four young children by herself. In her desperation she wrote to the one wealthy man she believed might feel a sense of obligation to his relative, the prominent Liberal MP, Jeremy Thorpe.

A major change in food and drink advertising regulation is coming into force from 1 October. As part of the Government’s anti-obesity strategy, and to encourage product reformulation, advertising restrictions will apply across TV and the internet for adverts showing identifiable food and drink products that are defined as ‘less healthy’.

The Liberal Democrats have always been clear: protecting children online is a moral imperative.

From rising youth unemployment to failing welfare systems, our inability to connect and utilise the data we already collect is leaving vulnerable young people behind – with lifelong consequences.

Scrapping the OSA would ignore the evidence of online harms that organisations like mine have spent years uncovering, from self-harm and suicide promotion to child exploitation