Don't anoint next Labour leader, says Diane Abbott
Diane Abbott has warned against "anointing" Labour's next leader, saying they must show Labour has "moved on" from Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.

AV referendum bill clears first Commons hurdle
Plans to change the way MPs are elected have cleared the first Commons hurdle.

Four in 10 Lib Dem voters have deserted party since election
Poll finds 38% of people who voted Lib Dem on 6 May would not do so again if a general election were held today

Plans to cap number of skilled workers under scrutiny
MPs to quiz chairman of Migration Advisory Committee amid concerns caps on skilled labour could drive business abroad.

The greatest human catastrophe that is climate change will hit the world's poorest continent, Africa, the worst, according to the African Development Forum.

Chuka Umunna

New Streatham MP Chuka Umunna has received praise for asking a series of questions in Parliament about Nigeria.

Reverend Wale Hudson-Roberts of the African Development Forum (ADF) has commended Umumma for 'putting Nigeria on the map in Westminster'. He says he is looking to other African heritage MPs to also raise concerns about UK policy on Africa.

Merlene Carrington JP (left) & Somali Family Support Group members

Operation Black Vote has organised a free event to encourage more members of the Somali community to consider becoming magistrates.

Cameron's new housing plan

The Prime Minister's proposals to reform council housing tenure, which would end contracts that give families a "home for life" and review tenancies every five years, are likely to disproportionately affect impoverished BME communities.

For Muslims around the world today is the start of the holy month of Ramadan. A time of the year in which Muslims, through fasting from sun up to sun down, engage in a month-long process of introspection, repentance, and self-renewal.