The report by the McKay Commission says that English-only laws should normally need backing by a majority of MPs representing English constituencies.

Some 75 civic organisations have joined together in a call for councils across England to use a new law to help tackle community decline.

Church leaders in the North East of England have warned the government that spending cuts and welfare changes are having a “scandalous” impact on communities in their region.

Children's Commissioner Maggie Atkinson has published a damning assessment of the impact of the Welfare Reform Bill on children's rights in England.