Ministers have been accused of trying to rush an emergency law through the Commons in an attempt to block the introduction of same-sex marriage in...
Jeremy Hunt has pledged to order an independent investigation into the extent of Islamophobia within the Conservative Party if he becomes its next...
A Labour MP gave a tearful thank you in the Commons after winning a three-year fight to assist bereaved parents cover funeral costs.
Labour bosses have finally condemned an attempt to deselect a heavily-pregnant Labour MP for criticising the decision to let Chris Williamson back...
Ministers should “urgently” probe the benefits of medicinal cannabis with a view to giving doctors the confidence to prescribe it more widely, MPs...
A heavily-pregnant Labour MP is facing the threat of deselection after she put her name to a statement criticising the decision to re-admit Chris...
Theresa May has defended compulsory LGBT lessons for primary school children despite protests by some parents.
Boris Johnson has pledged to undo billions of pounds of Government cuts to schools funding if he becomes the next Prime Minister.
Chris Williamson has lost the Labour whip again - just 48 hours after he was controversially allowed back into the party.
A tearful Labour MP has hit out at the parents protesting against LGBT education, defiantly telling them “we aren't going to get back in the...
New fathers should not be barred from claiming paternity leave even if they are from “high earning” jobs, says CMI.
Pregnant Labour MP Stella Creasy has said the lack of maternity support for those in Parliament is forcing her to "choose between being an MP and...
It is time to stop playing the generation game and instead develop a long-term holistic approach to tackling problems, writes Lord Bird
Fourteen million UK citizens now live in poverty. The government must urgently re-establish a welfare system worthy of the fifth largest economy...
Too many remote gambling licences have been granted without proper scrutiny. Companies should have to reapply for the privilege of operating in...
We must close the extracurricular loophole and protect 16 and 17-year-olds from sexual exploitation, writes Sarah Champion
Labour's Tom Watson has slammed the Government after the BBC announced that it was ending the free TV licence scheme for millions of over-75s.
Cashpoint charges disproportionately impact older people and those on low incomes. As access to free cash machines continues to decline, the...
Bedtime stories improve children’s educational attainment, and it has even more impact when Dad reads it, write David Lammy and Steve Double
What further horror must people endure before the UK government decides ‘enough is enough’, asks Alison Thewliss MP.
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