One assessment foreshadowed Windrush scandal, while inspector accused Home Office of 'explaining away' discrimination in controversial rent scheme ... more

Lord Green says Britain must 'swallow our pride' and build relationship with Syrian dictator ... more

The Government is on the back foot over its handling of the cases of Windrush generation immigrants, with much of the row focusing on the destruction of the landing cards that were filled in when people entered the UK. ... more

It's been blamed for the Windrush scandal, leaving people incorrectly identified as illegal immigrants. ... more

Nick Clegg has launched his 'anger management' podcast series, and it involves sitting in a tiny room with Nigel Farage on a very hot day ... more

'We would like to see the UK go even further, and we think ultimately we should be moving towards a ban on all single-use plastic by 2025' ... more

Lib Dem Leader Vince Cable says data is the "new oil" yet people were giving it away free. ... more

The Scottish Conservative leader makes the Time magazine list of the world's most influential people. ... more

A Defra press release refers to 8.5 billion straws being used per year in the UK - is that likely to be true? ... more

The DUP leader denies the scheme was intended to benefit her party's supporters. ... more

According to the Electoral Commission's donation database, the company frequently donated to the Conservatives until 2016 and in that year alone handed the party over £600,000 in cash and auction prizes ... more

Nicola Sturgeon says a consultant working for the party met the firm three months before the last Holyrood vote. ... more

HMRC denies refusing to assist with a probe into a French telecoms firm because it had been a Tory donor. ... more

A cross-party group of MPs will ratchet up pressure on the government over a customs union next week. ... more

If the prospect of returning to the ballot box yet again leaves you feeling like Brenda from Bristol, here's everything you need to know to put your mind at rest ... more

The government was defeated in the Lords over the customs union just 24 hours ago ... more

Reaction from poet Benjamin Zephaniah, who grew up in Birmingham, and students from Wolverhampton, which was represented in the Commons by Enoch Powell. ... more

A Labour government would offer bankers a seat at the table on policy making, John McDonnell says ... more

NICOLA STURGEON’s party reacted with outrage after she was asked whether the SNP had any links with the analytics firm, Cambridge Analytica, by Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson. ... more

Shadow chancellor proposes a 'new start in the relationship between Labour and the finance sector' ... more

But critics say the Windrush scandal has hit the UK's reputation with post-Brexit trading partners. ... more

UK wants to keep benefits of EU's 'geographical indications' scheme but is reluctant to follow the other rules ... more

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TAX officials are under fire after it emerged they refused to investigate a company for money laundering – saying the firm was a massive Tory donor. HMRC was asked by French authorities to raid the offices of telecoms firm Lycamobile, but turned down the request. Lycamobile has faced a probe… ... more

A year after the introduction of the levy scheme the number of new apprenticeships has fallen sharply. ... more

Transport minister Nusrat Ghani was embarrassed in the Commons after not realising a question was for her. ... more

Former Ukip leader's offspring to maintain free movement rights after Brexit ... more

THERESA May thanked the Queen for her “service, dedication and constancyâ€� to the Commonwealth as world leaders bid farewell to Her Majesty at her final summit. The Prime Minister praised her as the group’s “most steadfast and fervent championâ€� at the opening ceremony in Buckingham Palace this morning. Theresa May… ... more

ALL workers received a pay boost when the National Living Wage was increased on April 1 – those aged 25 and over have been helped out by November’s Budget. But the amount is still below the Real Living Wage, a voluntary scheme to which thousands of employers including retailers, local… ... more

PM's former chief of staff claims she was 'on holiday' when decision to launch controversial scheme was made ... more

The London Mayor blamed the 'hostile environment' policy pursued by Theresa May for the problem ... more

The 53 nations are to discuss plastic waste, cyber security, trade and the Queen's successor at the meeting. ... more

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EMMANUEL Macron is pushing for a “European empire� in his ideological pursuit of a unified, monetised European Union but his pursuit will cause the trade bloc to break apart, according to an academic in shocking claims. ... more

THERESA May’s immigration policy as Home Secretary, which some have blamed for the Windrush crisis, was called “fascist� by the former Head of the Civil Service before being slammed by a rival guest in a fiery debate on BBC Newsnight. ... more

Theresa May says the decision was taken to destroy documents in 2009 - but Labour disputes this. ... more

The former head of the civil service said some ministers were "deeply unhappy" about the introduction of the "hostile environment" strategy under then Home Secretary Theresa May. ... more

Plan for ban in England announced as Commonwealth leaders urged to join fight against plastic waste. ... more

INDIA’S Prime Minister pledged his country’s key support to Theresa May’s Brexit plans yesterday – vowing to become an even closer partner with Britain after our EU exit. Narendra Modi said London’s world-leading role in the financial sector meant Britain would remain “of great importanceâ€� after Brexit. Rex Features After… ... more

STUDENTS and recent graduates face another blow to their pockets after it emerged maximum interest rates are set to rise this autumn. From this September, students will pay up to 6.3 per cent, after a rise in the Retail Prices Index (RPI). Getty - Contributor Thousands of young people will… ... more

THERESA May last night branded tackling Russia’s onslaught of internet lies as “one of the great challenges of our timeâ€�. The PM revealed the Kremlin has stepped up a major cyber disinformation campaign after the Salisbury nerve agent attack last month. Getty - Contributor Theresa is concerned with Russia’s black… ... more

A top cop was sacked yesterday after top-secret files were stolen from his car – but he will keep his £215,000 tax-free pension. Senior counter-terrorism officer Marcus Beale,54, left the confidential papers in a locked case which was stolen from the boot of his unmarked car. PA:Press Association Marcus Beale,… ... more

FOREIGN Secretary Boris Johnson has called for more use of stop-and-search powers to end the ‘absolute misery’ that knife crime causes. In an interview with The Telegraph, Boris said that police had to ‘take knives off the streets’ and come down like a ‘ton of bricks’ on gang leaders. AFP… ... more

LABOUR will today double the number of affordable homes they will pledge to build every year to 200,000 in a bid to shame the government’s inaction. Under new plans unveiled by Jeremy Corbyn, the party will also ditch the right to buy and put rocket boosters under compulsory purchase powers… ... more

THOUSANDS of children working in charity shops are at risk of being preyed upon by paedophiles, Oxfam’s former head of safeguarding has warned. Helen Evans told MPs that a gaping loophole allows charity shops to employ staff and volunteers without criminal record checks. Alamy Thousands of kids working in charity… ... more

THE UK made a “deadly� mistake joining the Common Market after “turning its back� on the Commonwealth which caused people to “kill themselves�, according to Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson. ... more

BREXIT is not about migration the Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, insisted as he revealed his belief leaving the EU is vital or else the UK will “die� in a major interview. ... more

Up to 20m facial images are retained - six years after High Court ruling that the practice is unlawful because of the 'risk of stigmatisation' ... more

WEB giants including Amazon, Facebook and Google should be split into smaller companies to stop them dominating society, Lib Dem boss Vince Cable says today. The veteran leader is calling for competition authorities to consider forcing the world’s biggest tech firms to break themselves up. Mark Zuckerberg should be forced… ... more

THE mum of a Windrush Brit who died suddenly in the street at just 57 last month blames stress from trying to prove he wasn’t illegally here. Dexter Bristol was 57 when he died – having moved from Grenada to the UK in 1968 on his mother’s British passport. Channel… ... more

UNELECTED peers have provoked fury by passing a wrecking amendment in a bid to derail Brexit and overturn the will of the British people to leave the EU. ... more

Environment secretary Michael Gove said it is 'vital' that the government act to prevent further pollution ... more

SNUBBED British firm De La Rue dropped its appeal over the UK’s new blue passports – after coming third in the race to make them. The Sun can reveal the UK company’s bid was so uncompetitive it even lost out to a German firm that also wanted the contract awarded… ... more

THERESA May will tomorrow unveil a sweeping ban on plastic straws, coffee stirrers and even cotton buds in a dramatic bid to help clean up the world’s oceans. The move is the Tory government’s most striking act yet in its war on plastic pollution. Alamy Straws are among a number of… ... more

THERESA MAY may strike a post-Brexit deal on EU immigration rights BEFORE a report into the impacts of sky-high migration is ready, officials revealed yesterday. Professor Alan Manning, the head of the Migration Advisory Committee, said he’d been told “some decisions may have to beâ€� made before his team publishes… ... more

Dexter Bristol spent the last year of his life trying to prove his immigration status - despite moving to the UK in 1968 ... more

A FORMER Tory MP has called for new laws to regulate social media after he finally won a 10 month fight to delete election lies that helped oust him. Labour activist Dan Evans issued a grovelling apology yesterday for spreading smears about Byron Davies during last year’s general election campaign.… ... more

The mother of a soldier who died in Iraq criticises an MP who posed for pictures on Saddam's throne. ... more

More than 800,000 private rented homes have at least one major hazard, such as mould, vermin infestations and exposed wiring ... more

PM urged to 'listen to the growing chorus of voices who are urging her to drop her red line' ... more

SADIQ KHAN today hosted two of the world’s most right-on politicians for a summit in London – and showed off his latest bromance with a selfie. The London mayor held a love-in with Canada’s trendy PM Justin Trudeau and New Zealand’s new leader Jacinda Ardern, who is currently pregnant. AP:Associated… ... more

Apparent combination of deportation threats with launch of campaign to celebrate 70th anniversary of Empire Windrush arrival condemned as 'devious even for Tories' ... more

The Welsh Tory leader urges the publication of a report on a reshuffle before Carl Sargeant's death. ... more

THE HOUSE of Lords has dealt a major blow to Theresa May's flagship Brexit Bill this afternoon with peers voting for an amendment which could leave the door open to future customs union membership. ... more

Peers back a proposal requiring ministers to report on negotiating a continued customs union with EU. ... more

A LABOUR councillor has been thrown out of the party for abusing Tory women online and mocking Conservative supporters who suffer from cancer. Richard Taylor, former mayor of Wakefield, was suspended by Labour after his misogynistic messages came to light. Wakefield councillor Richard Taylor has been suspended by Labour Questioned… ... more

Michelle Brown denied the word she used to describe Labour MP Chuka Umunna was racist. ... more

Ms May told the Commons that Albert Thompson would receive the care he needs without the patient having been made aware of the news ... more

REMAIN-BACKING peers have voted to keep Britain in the EU customs union after we leave as Theresa May suffered her first defeat in the House of Lords on her key Brexit legislation. Peers passed an amendment which wants to force the Prime Minister to change her approach to negotiations with Brussels.… ... more

People who switched support to Corbyn's party during campaign more likely to be older, Eurosceptic and socially conservative, report says ... more