A Home Affairs Select Committee report on the failure to deport foreign criminals is not a reason to quit the European Union, according to two Labour and Tory MPs.

Lord Alton says activists in Iran continue to be in "extreme danger", but will not be defeated by government violence. 

As National BBQ Week begins, discerning UK vets urge consumers to vote for good animal health and welfare by checking food labels before they buy.

Campaign for Fairer Gambling Founder Derek Webb writes about his personal experiences and explains his opposition to the merger of Ladbrokes and Coral.

Politicians, industry experts and entrepreneurs came together recently at the IPSE Policy Conference to discuss how self-employment can be supported and championed in the UK. Padraig Carroll from Dods Monitoring reports on the day's events.

Conservative MP Philip Davies believes that the time has come to 'challenge those who seek to peddle untruths' about fixed odds betting terminal and the gambling sector.

It feels like only yesterday that David Cameron was being denounced from the Labour benches as a “racist” for trying to link Sadiq Khan to Islamic extremists.

A Labour MP says voters are being misled by 'woefully inaccurate claims' by both sides.

A survey by the National Federation of Builders (NFB) reveals more of its members want to leave the EU than remain. 

As a select committee of MPs considers what should be done about the pet trade, Blue Cross is urging a pragmatic solution that will really work.

Dr Simon Peplow, from the History Department at the University of Exeter, responds to the ONS annual net migration figures and asks if BME voters in the UK will decide the referendum result.

Responding to the Government’s call for ideas, Rory Moss, MD at insulation manufacturer ROCKWOOL UK, shares his thoughts on upgrading buildings to improve health and well-being.

There is a legal duty to teach every child, Lord Addington tells PoliticsHome, but the Government’s White Paper on Educational Excellence looks to fail those with special educational needs.

The former shadow home secretary calls for a change in attitudes to online abuse and intimidation as she calls on people to #reclaimtheinternet.

Ahead of UN’s Menstrual Hygiene Day, Pauline Latham MP calls on governments to enable women “to deal with periods in a hygienic and dignified way.”

As the Government invites local ideas for housing estate regeneration, former deputy prime minister Lord Heseltine argues that improving these structures of ‘hopelessness and neglect’ is a must.

New research by Vodafone explores the benefits of a robust partnership between public – and third – sector organisations.

Lord Collins of Highbury highlights the UK’s seminal role in a global system of tax avoidance and evasion, which sees $1trn ‘secreted out’ of the poorest countries each year.

The Campaign for Fairer Gambling calls on the Government to resolve the 'FOBT problem' and 'stop dithering and stalling' on gambling policy.

Professor Alison Harcourt from the University of Exeter's Department of Politics writes about the Digital Economy Bill, announced in last week's Queen's Speech.

Fresh economic analysis shows independent butchers have been quick to shift with consumer habits, employing swathes of the UK workforce and generating £2.3bn in revenue.

The Second Chamber is dominated by peers from the capital, Labour's Lord Foulkes reveals to PoliticsHome, attending to a metropolitan elite, rather than ordinary people.

Michael Dugher MP writes ahead of his House of Commons Adjournment debate on proposed funding cuts to community pharmacies.

An extensive report published today by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) attempts to understand why productivity in the construction sector has stalled, and how this affects productivity in the wider economy.