Politics

The Labour government has unveiled a raft of plans for changes to the UK’s welfare system, which it says will save the UK a...

Liz Kendall has today announced changes to the disability support system PIP (Personal Independence Payment). Despite rumours that the government would scrap the benefit...

The eligibility criteria for disability benefits will be narrowed in a bid to slash £5bn from the welfare bill, Liz Kendall has announced. Speaking...

On a hilltop above Ashfield, a sculpture of a miner watches over the local towns. In a part of Nottinghamshire with a proud mining...

Since taking office nine months ago Sir Keir Starmer has weathered party rows about winter fuel payments, the two child benefit cap, WASPI women,...

Wes Streeting said the NHS is “addicted to overspending”, as he confirmed he is seeking cuts within Integrated Care Boards (ICBs). The health secretary...

Wes Streeting has denied that Labour is “changing into the Tories” with its welfare reforms, amid speculation disability benefits could be cut. The health...

Proposals to freeze some dis­ability benefits are reportedly being scrapped after concerns from Labour politicians about the scale of planned welfare cuts. The work...

There was one clear, united message from today’s virtual meeting of leaders – that they rejected Vladimir Putin’s “yes, but” approach to a ceasefire....

Sir Keir Starmer will host a virtual meeting of world leaders to discuss peacekeeping in Ukraine, and he will use the call to say...

The chancellor has insisted that “we do need to get a grip” on the welfare budget, saying the “current system is not working for...

Reform UK’s most senior woman has told Sky News the Rupert Lowe row “doesn’t look great” and she doesn’t “want to see it in...

Sir Keir Starmer has confirmed plans to abolish the “arm’s-length body” NHS England. But what is the quango – and why is the prime...

A ‘cloak of secrecy’ created by the UK in its encryption showdown with Apple must be removed, according to a cross-party group of politicians...

When Sir Keir Starmer landed in Hull on Thursday as the latest prime minister proposing to reshape the state, he wanted to show he...

Wes Streeting has admitted he did not anticipate scrapping NHS England when he became health secretary but said it is a “necessary step”. Before...

A requirement for a High Court judge to approve assisted dying cases has been scrapped, prompting criticism from opponents. MPs on the parliamentary committee...

Any court showdown between Apple and the Home Office over customer data must be held in public, MPs have demanded. It comes after the...

It is “almost certain” civil service staff numbers will be slashed as the government embraces digital technology, a cabinet minister has said. Science and...