The UK government backed down on Friday on controversial plans to slash disability and sickness benefits after a a major ...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer gave way to political pressure on Friday, watering down planned welfare reforms to avoid ...

The U-turn, including protecting personal independence payments (Pip) for existing claimants, comes after 126 MPs threatened ...

A demonstration against the Labour Government’s planned welfare reforms is to take place in Doncaster, despite Prime Minister ...

The UK Government has confirmed it will make major concessions to its benefit reforms after 120 backbenchers threatened to rebel.

Some 126 party backbenchers had signed an amendment that would halt the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill in its tracks.

It’s easy – and lazy – to blame advisers for the failures of politicians. his week’s Westminster main character is Morgan McSweeney – a high-risk position for any political figure to be in, but ...

People who currently receive Personal Independence Payments (Pip), or the health element of Universal Credit, will continue ...

The hand-signed formal invitation for the state visit, known as the Manu Regia, was hand-delivered to the White House last ...

Some say Reeves, with her determination to balance the books, is responsible for the crisis, while others point the finger at Starmer’s chief of staff Morgan McSweeney. Others say the culprit is ...

Some Liberals say Prime Minister Mark Carney made a mistake by committing to immediately calling a byelection vote for Pierre Poilievre, warning that the Conservative leader remains a serious threat ...

Sir Keir Starmer has tabled "big concessions" in negotiations over an upcoming vote on Welfare reforms as the government looks to prevent rebel MPs from tanking the bill.