After years of austerity and benefit cuts under successive Tory governments, Labour’s victory in the 2024 general election was a huge sigh o...

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall is set to lay out moves to save around £5billion amid fears spiralling costs are 'unsustainable'.

Work and pension secretary Liz Kendall set to unveil plans to slash welfare bill by £5bn in benefits overhaul

Work and pension secretary Liz Kendall set to unveil plans to slash welfare bill by £5bn in benefits overhaul on Tuesday

The Government is set to announce a major overhaul of the welfare system with suggestions that concessions may have to be made to quell a po...

Estimates of Labour cuts continue to rise as MPs grapple with ministers

Major reforms to welfare are expected to be announced this week

MPs from the Government back benches and opposition parties offered their support for an e-petition pressing for compensation.

Labour’s reforms to benefits aim to reduce economic inactivity and encourage work, but critics warn they could push vulnerable people furthe...

As tensions mount ahead of the plan being unveiled tomorrow, Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has warned the PM that reducing eligibility could...

Estimates of Labour cuts continue to rise as MPs grapple with ministers

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall had been planning to freeze personal independence payments (PIP) to tackle Britain's spiralling welf...

Amanda Spielman accused Bridget Phillipson of bowing to the demands of unions and prioritising them over children

Diane Abbott said planned welfare cuts are ‘not a Labour thing to do’ as backlash grows in the party over the move

Editorial: The work and pensions secretary’s unexpected reversal on disability benefit cuts signals a major shift in government welfare poli...