Far from defusing the growing unrest within his party, the prime minister’s U-turn has emboldened backbenchers to demand even more sweetener...

Opposition councillors have criticised Labour for halving the mayor’s allowance to pay a “special responsibility allowance” to the holder of...

Angela Rayner suggested the Chancellor should 'claw back' the handouts from families where one adult earns over £50,000 a year.

Sir Keir Starmer faces frontbench resignations unless his government agrees to demands from MPs to water down the disability benefit reforms...

Sir Keir Starmer announced the policy reversal amid a mounting backlash from Labour MPs – with a pledge to make more pensioners eligible for...

In an inspiring example of community empowerment and sustainable development, community members and parents of child labourers in Cotabato C...

Official figures showed net long-term inflows were 431,000 in the year to December, compared with 860,000 across 2023.

An independent sentencing review has called for criminals convicted of serious violence or sex offences to win their freedom after serving h...

“When parties don’t have new ideas, they reach back for old ones, or imitate others,” a new report says

The Labour leader of Brighton and Hove City Council has been re-elected by her party for a further year and was confirmed as leader at the a...

The Greens have accused Labour of ducking scrutiny by grabbing an unfair share of seats on council committees in a proposal published this a...

There is widespread public support, even among Nigel Farage’s supporters, for increasing community sentences for non-violent crime, writes A...

News that Angela Rayner privately demanded the Chancellor deliver a suite of tax rises on wealthier households rather than cut spending has...

Taking PMQs, Keir Starmer defended the decision to strip nine million older people of the payments soon after taking power.

Liz Kendall will argue her benefit cuts are necessary to save the welfare state