DAWN BUTLER: WE NEED MORE RUBBISH WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT TO ACHIEVE EQUALITY

Asked why more had not been done to change attitudes within parties, Butler added: "Sometimes you have to wait for people to die before it changes... READ MORE›

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LORDS WHO DID NOT VOTE CLAIM A?100K

Members do not have to vote in the House of Lords to be eligible for the ?300 daily allowance... READ MORE›

RICHMOND PARK BY-ELECTION: TOP EU OFFICIAL CLAIMS SHOCK RESULT IS A WIN FOR REMAIN, AS IAIN DUNCAN SMITH TELLS HIM TO 'MIND HIS OWN BLOODY BUSINESS'

Richmond Park voted to remain but 75 per cent of constituencies voted to leave at the referendum... READ MORE›

RICHMOND PARK BY-ELECTION: POLLS CLOSE AS ZAC GOLDSMITH LOOKS FOR VICTORY OVER LIB DEMS

Polls have closed in the Richmond Park by-election where former Conservative MP Zac Goldsmith faced a Lib Dem bid to unseat him... READ MORE›

The government's changes affected housing benefit, which is paid to less well-off tenants to help with rent... READ MORE›

CONSERVATIVES ON BRINK OF RECORD POLLING LEAD AS THERESA MAY TROUNCES LABOUR ON ALMOST EVERY MEASURE

The only age group where Labour still has a lead against the Government is among 18-24 year olds... READ MORE›

'YOU DON'T KNOW FAMILIES ON THE BREADLINE'

David Cameron has rejected Phillip Schofield's suggestion he is out of touch and does not know any poor working families... READ MORE›

CONSERVATIVES ON COURSE TO WIN 48PC OF GENERAL ELECTION VOTE, DOUBLE THAT OF LABOUR

YouGovs previous poll put the Tories further ahead of Labour than at any point in almost a decade... READ MORE›

ELECTION 2015: PARTIES FOCUS ON ECONOMY AND HEALTH

Pledges on the economy, businesses and mental health are expected from Westminster's party leaders as general election campaigning continues... READ MORE›

TORIES PLAN 'EXTREME CUTS' - LABOUR

That is why the Liberal Democrats will borrow less than Labour and cut less than the Conservatives... READ MORE›

ED MILIBAND RULES OUT SNP COALITION AFTER ELECTION

A Conservative Party spokesman said This changes nothing... READ MORE›

LORD SEWEL FACES CALL TO QUIT PARLIAMENT OVER DRUGS CLAIM

Lord Sewel has been suspended by Labour and urged to resign from the House of Lords after he was filmed allegedly taking drugs with prostitutes... READ MORE›

FARAGE HITS BACK AT DEFECTING MEP

Conservative Party chairman Grant Shapps described Mr Bashir's suspension by UKIP as desperate stuff ... READ MORE›

LEADER WILLIE RENNIE MAKES NHS FUNDING PLEDGE

Related Stories Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie believes only his party can tackle Scotland's NHS funding crisis... READ MORE›

UK TO INTRODUCE PLAIN CIGARETTE PACKAGING BEFORE NEXT ELECTION

MPs are to be given a free vote on whether to enforce plain packaging for tobacco products... READ MORE›

MHAIRI BLACK PLEADS WITH LABOUR TO VOTE AGAINST CUTS, SAYS SNP VICTORY WAS NOT DUE TO NATIONALISM

All these speeches have served to do is demonstrate how deep the lack of understanding about Scotland there is within the Labour party... READ MORE›

SIR VINCE CABLE TO BE CROWNED LIBDEM LEADER WITH PLEDGE TO BECOME UK'S SECOND BIGGEST PARTY

Sir Vince Cable will be crowned leader of the Liberal Democrats on Thursday with a pledge to become Britain's second biggest party... READ MORE›

BRITISH LORD RESIGNS POSTS IN SCANDAL OVER DRUGS

Lord Sewel does not represent any political party in the House of Lords, a fact that could limit the fallout from the allegations... READ MORE›

BREXIT BILL REBELLION: ROW ERUPTS AS EUROSCEPTIC CLAIMS 27 TORY MPS POISED TO BACK WRECKING AMENDMENTSA

Tory Eurosceptics have claimed that 27 Tory MPs are preparing to ldquo wreck rdquo the Brexit Bill this week by backing Labour and Liberal Democrats amendments... READ MORE›

HOW YOUR MP VOTED ON IRAQ STRIKES

Related Stories The government's motion proposing air strikes was carried by 524 votes to 43 after being backed by the Labour opposition... READ MORE›

BRITISH PM MAY'S CONSERVATIVES SEE LEAD SLIP TO 17 POINTS

Support for the pro-EU Liberal Democrats fell 3 points to 8 percent, and for the eurosceptic UKIP by 2 points to 7 percent... READ MORE›

MANDELSON CAUTIONS LABOUR ON PRE-POLL TUITION FEE MOVE

12 22 Tuition fee cut Ed Miliband promises that a Labour government will cut tuition fees by a third, from 9000 to 6000 from September 2016... READ MORE›

CALLS FOR ASSAD'S WIFE TO LOSE BRITISH CITIZENSHIP OVER SUPPORT OF REGIME

The Liberal Democrats' foreign affairs spokesman, MP Tom Brake, on Sunday accused Asma al-Assad of using her international profile to defend a barbarous regime ... READ MORE›

NHS DATA LOSS SCANDAL HAS PROMPTED FIVE INQUIRIES, MINISTERS SAY

It raises fresh questions for the health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, who has publicly championed openness in the NHS... READ MORE›

FRANCE 'MAY EXTEND AIRSTRIKES ON ISIL TO SYRIA'

The claim comes as David Cameron indicated that Britain's plans to do the same could be abandoned if Jeremy Corbyn becomes Labour party leader... READ MORE›

THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE TORIES IS A PROGRESSIVE ALLIANCE

In ruling out a progressive alliance between the Greens, SNP, Lib Dems and Labour, both Corbyn and Farron have doomed the UK to another Conservative government... READ MORE›

IN BRITAIN FISSURES THAT CANT BE BLAMED ON BREXIT

Mrs. May's Conservatives now embrace Brexit, and the Labour Party, led by the left-winger, Jeremy Corbyn, accepts it... READ MORE›

LIBERAL DEMOCRAT BEATS ZAC GOLDSMITH IN UK BY-ELECTION

Liberal Democrat Sarah Olney overturns huge majority to oust pro-Brexit former London mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith... READ MORE›

BIG VICTOR IN BRITISHLABOUR PARTY VOTEMAYBE CONSERVATIVES

Jeremy Corbyn the new leader of the opposition Labour Party has stopped wearing T-shirts in public and now favors blue shirts and darker jackets... READ MORE›

PARLIAMENT TURNS THE PAGE ON PARCHMENT

The House of Lords is the less powerful chamber, but it is responsible for recording the acts of Parliament for both the parliamentary and national archives... READ MORE›

THE NHS CALLS FOR AN EXTRA A?8BN BY 2020 IN ORDER TO SAFEGUARD ITS SERVICES

NHS bosses are warning that patients may suffer severe consequences unless the health service receives a further increase to its funding... READ MORE›