Getty ImagesA significant number of Labour MPs are threatening to vote against the government's working-age welfare reform plan when it comes before the House of Commons next week.The reforms ...

Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to "press ahead" with the government's planned welfare changes, despite a growing rebellion from Labour backbench MPs.More than 120 Labour MPs have signed up ...

Shanaz MusaferBusiness reporterBecky MortonPolitical reporterHouse of CommonsTaxes may have to rise in the autumn, economists have warned, despite big welfare cuts and spending reductions in Wednesday's Spring Statement.Chancellor Rachel ...

Rising levels of mental ill health are causing the UK welfare bill to balloon, new economic research suggests.More than half of the rise in 16 to 64-year-olds claiming disability ...

PAChancellor Rachel Reeves has earmarked "several billion pounds" in draft spending cuts to welfare ahead of her Spring Statement, according to the BBC.When asked about the welfare budget, the ...

Getty ImagesThe chancellor has earmarked several billion pounds in draft spending cuts to welfare and other government departments ahead of the Spring Statement.The Treasury will put the proposed cuts ...

Henry ZeffmanBBC chief political correspondent•@hzeffmanPA MediaWhen Sir Keir Starmer was preparing to run for the Labour leadership in 2020, his campaign director told the future prime minister what mattered ...

Getty ImagesQuestions have been raised about welfare standards on farms that are members of the RSPCA Assured schemeAnimal welfare inspectors have been sent into more than 200 farms amid ...

The Conservatives are promising to make more cuts to National Insurance if they win the election. Part of the plan to pay for it is a significant reduction in ...

The previous government's "Robodebt" scheme drove people to despair, a landmark inquiry finds. Source link

In a joint statement, 18 animal protection organisations, including the RSPCA, Humane Society International/UK and Dogs Trust, urged MPs to reintroduce the bill describing it as "the obvious and ...

A high court judge dismisses a legal challenge over the welfare of fast-growing chickens on farms. Source link