In a package of reforms next week, the Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall is expected to tighten up eligibility for the ...

Rachel Reeves has insisted on the need to "get a grip" on the welfare bill, saying the system is not working for the taxpayer ...

Opponents of the legislation have warned that, if passed, the bill would lead to the deaths of many vulnerable people, ...

SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn has passed party vetting to run for Holyrood next year, the PA news agency understands. Mr Flynn previously announced plans to stand for the Aberdeen South and ...

The ‘Parent Pact’ campaign by Smartphone Free Childhood has now reached over 100,000 signatures, with famous names including ex-footballer Jamie Redknapp, actor Benedict Cumberbatch and singers Rachel ...

Joani Reid MP has responded to critics, saying she "completely understands" why people are concerned about welfare reform and ...

A cross-party group is calling for an independent, public inquiry into the UK’s involvement in Israel’s military assault on ...

Thames Water and the majority of its lenders want to see the company borrow another £3bn to prevent collapse, which comes ...

Louise Murphy, senior economist at the Resolution Foundation think-tank, urged ministers to “proceed cautiously rather than ...

Lib Dem MP Clive Jones told the Commons the hardest thing he has ever had to do is tell his two teenage daughters he has ...

The UK’s professional membership body for GPs is no longer formally opposed to a change in the law to legalise assisted dying ...

Darren Jones, Treasury chief secretary, is leading a spending review — to conclude in June — which will cover three years of ...