House of Commons

The Government has vowed to outlaw letting fees, crack down on whiplash fraud and pass a Repeal Bill to handle the Brexit transition as it unveiled its plans for new legislation over the next two years.

MPs will today debate whether regulators should have greater powers to tackle payday loan firms.

A cap should be placed on the amount of interest credit card users in debt should have to pay, an MP has argued in the House of Commons.

The Government is considering enforcing tougher sanctions for disabled and sickness benefit claimants who refuse to take steps to get back into the workplace.

Fraud, including "staged accidents", is driving up the cost of motor insurance, according to a report by MPs.

Expensive payday lending will be the subject of a House of Commons debate next month following a campaign by cross party MPs.